Student nurse technician vs certified nursing assistant

Differences between student nurse technician and certified nursing assistant duties and responsibilities

Student nurse technician example responsibilities.

• Manage memory unity within facility.
• Test patients for TB using PPD injections and take standard universal precaution when need.
• Assure cardiac telemetry monitors are placed, answer call lights, assist patients with hygiene, ambulation and transfers.
• Work full-time while going through nursing school providing care to post-surgical/surgical oncology patients.
• Work as a staff nurse in MED/SURG and IMU.
• Assist patient in ADL's, blood draws, dressing changes
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Certified nursing assistant example responsibilities.

• Achieve lead CMA role when a nurse are not available.
• Manage patient charts as relates to activity of daily living through EMR system.
• Manage memory unity within facility.
• Care for patients with blood born pathogens such as but not limit to HIV/AIDS.
• Work per LNA practice guidelines in all aspects of care at facility: assist living; skil nursing and rehabilitation
• Assist the patients with their various mobility devices such as their walkers, wheelchairs, canes and lifters if need.
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