Student nurse technician vs medication aide

Differences between student nurse technician and medication aide 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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Medication aide example responsibilities.

• Manage memory unity within facility.
• Provide care for patients in need of long term care and rehabilitation.
• Administer medication according to state laws and guidelines as well as facility guidelines and assist residents with ADL's.
• preserve patient's dignity while providing such duties as bedpan changes, bathing, diapering, emptying catheter and colostomy bags.
• Assist with changing colostomy bags.
• learned to be more efficient with time restraints!
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