Health Science: Medicaid Nurse Aide

Practice good personal hygiene.

Maintain good personal health.

Exhibit acceptable behavior.

Work cooperatively with others.

Maintain confidentiality

Observe the Resident’s Rights.

Identify and report abuse or neglect to appropriate person.

Use plan of care to meet resident’s needs.

Communicate with resident, family, and staff

Assist resident in use of intercom/call system/telephone.

Report observations/information to appropriate personnel.

Recognize health problems related to the aging process.

Recognize needs of the resident with cognitive impairment.

Assist with providing recreational activities for the resident.

Assist with giving postmortem care. 

Follow standard precautions and bloodborne pathogens standard.

Wash hands aseptically.

Provide for environmental safety.

Adjust bed and side rails.

Assist with application of protective devices.

Report unsafe conditions to appropriate person.

Assist with care of resident with oxygen.

Follow fire and disaster plan

Assist resident who has fallen. 

Assist resident who has fainted.

Assist resident who is having a seizure.

Clear the obstructed airway – the conscious adult.

Use elevation, direct pressure, and pressure points to control bleeding. 

Serve meals and collect trays.

Recognize diet modifications/restrictions.

Check food tray against diet list.

Feed or assist resident in eating.

Administer after meal care.

Record and report intake and output.

Give bed bath.

Assist resident with the partial bath.

Assist resident with tub bath.

Assist resident with shower.

Make unoccupied (closed) bed.

Make occupied bed. 

Perform or assist in performing oral hygiene for the conscious/unconscious resident.

Assist with or shave resident.

Give backrub.

Give perineal care.

Shampoo/groom hair

Give nail care.

Assist resident with dressing and undressing.

Provide urinary catheter care.

Provide care for the urinary incontinent resident to include incontinence brief.

Provide care for the bowel incontinent resident.

Assist resident in bladder retraining.

Assist resident in bowel retraining.

Assist resident in using bedpan/urinal.

Assist with enema administration.

Collect routine/clean catch urine specimen.

Collect stool specimen

Collect sputum specimen.

Use good body mechanics.

Perform or assist with range of motion exercises.

Turn and position the resident in bed.

Transfer resident to and from bed/chair.

Use a mechanical lift to transfer resident.

Apply and use gait belt.

Assist resident with standing/walking.

Assist resident in using cane/walker.

Transport resident by wheelchair

Move resident between stretcher and bed.

Assist with admission, in-house transfer, and discharge of resident.

Measure and record resident temperature by using

Measure and record radial pulse.

Measure and record respiration.

Measure and record blood pressure.

Measure and record height/weight.

Assist in prevention of pressure/circulatory ulcers.

Apply elastic stockings.

Don and doff personal protective equipment.

oral,

auxiliary,

rectal and

tympanic routes using non-mercury glass/electronic thermometer