Nursing Assistant Responsibilities:

• Help patients with hygiene activities such as using the bathroom, bathing, brushing teeth, and dressing.
• Assist patients with meals by feeding them.
• Clean linen regularly.
• Monitor vital signs and report worrying symptoms to the RN.
• Provide and clean bedpans.
• Help patients with mobility problems to move around.

Nursing Assistant Requirements:

• A valid nursing license.
• Prior experience as a nursing assistant
• Completed training as a nursing assistant.
• Patience.
• Compassion.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work long shifts.
• Strength to lift and move patients.