Loading...Certified nursing assistants have a vital role in the healthcare system. A Certified Nursing Assistant works under supervision of a Registered Nurse to provide quality health care to the patients.
Here we will discuss the top five responsibilities of a Certified Nursing Assistant.
Ensure Patient Safety
Certified nursing assistants work at hospitals, nursing homes and community based health care centers. They are responsible to assist patients with their daily life activities like bathing, dressing, walking etc. Therefore, a CNA is responsible to ensure patient safety and welfare in daily life.
Monitor Patient’s Health Status
A CNA is responsible to check and monitor the vital signs of a patient. A CNA is responsible to report any unusual change in the vital signs to the Registered nurse immediately. It is also the duty of a CNA to record the input and output information of a hospitalized patient daily.
Keep the Knowledge Updated
In order to provide effective and efficient care to the patients, a CNA should keep his or her knowledge updated. This can be achieved by participating in continuing medical education (CME) activities, reading medical journals, and maintaining licensure.
Infection Control
A CNA should be well aware of infection control practices, because, he or she is in close contact with the patients. In order to ensure his own and the patients’ safety, a CNA should follow the standard infection control protocols.
A CNA should also educate his or her patients about the importance of infection control.
Communicating with the Patients
Certified nursing assistants spend a lot of time directly with patients, therefore, good communication skills are a necessity for them. When providing care to psychiatric patients, it is very important to effectively communicate and give a sense of assurance to such patients.