§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

nurse assistant

Nurse assistants provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff.

Description

Nurse assistants provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. They perform duties such as feed, bathe, dress, groom, move patients or change linens and may transfer or transport patients.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

disability care person centred care nursing principles nursing science health care legislation hygiene in a health care setting first aid

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

palliative care pharmacology medicines human physiology pathology paediatrics safe management of medicines primary care resuscitation general medicine acute care geriatrics adolescence medicine human anatomy innovation in nursing disability types infection control

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

provide basic support to patients implement fundamentals of nursing comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice contribute to continuity of health care empathise with the healthcare user communicate with nursing staff interact with healthcare users apply person-centred care communicate in healthcare plan nursing care support nurses solve problems in healthcare apply sustainability principles in health care promote inclusion apply nursing care in long-term care address problems critically respond to changing situations in health care implement nursing care work in multidisciplinary health teams monitor basic patients signs follow clinical guidelines comply with legislation related to health care identify abnormalities ensure safety of healthcare users provide professional care in nursing accept own accountability advise on healthcare users' informed consent listen actively work with nursing staff

OPTIONALOptional competences

follow-up patients with heart attack distribute meals to patients use electronic health records in nursing perform venous cannulation deal with emergency care situations promote a positive image of nursing perform diagnostic testing for allergies

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)