nurse assistant

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.

ESCO Code

5321.1.1

NACE Code

86.1 - Hospital activities

Alternative Labels

healthcare nurse

state enrolled nurse

nursing assistant

nurse auxiliary

nursing auxiliary

assistant nurse

auxiliary nurse

assistant nursing practitioner

SEN

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

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

Essential Knowledge

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

Optional Skills and Competences

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

Optional Knowledge

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

Skills Group Share

Concept status

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/87d0795a-d41f-47ee-979f-0ab7d73836e7

Status

released

Occupations

nurse assistant

Concept overview

Skills & Competences

Skills Group Share

Concept status