Nurse Assistant Personal Care Workers
SaveWhat Does a Nurse Assistant Do?
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.
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Hygiene In A Health Care Setting
The procedures related to maintaining a hygienic environment within a health care setting such as hospitals and clinics. It can range from hand washing to cleaning and disinfection of medical equipment used and infection control methods.
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These are common skills for this role. Real-world experience matters more than ticking every box — use this as a guide, not a checklist.
Skills You Need to Become a Nurse Assistant
Essential Skills
Essential Skills
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EssentialHygiene In A Health Care Setting knowledge
The procedures related to maintaining a hygienic environment within a health care setting such as hospitals and clinics. It can range from hand washing to cleaning and disinfection of medical …
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EssentialPerson Centred Care knowledge
The person centered care approach involves treating patients as equal partners in the planning and developing of care, patients and their needs being at the core of all decisions.
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EssentialFirst Aid knowledge
The emergency treatment given to a sick or injured person in the case of circulatory and/or respiratory failure, unconsciousness, wounds, bleeding, shock or poisoning.
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EssentialDisability Care knowledge
The specific methods and practices used in providing care to people with physical, intellectual and learning disabilities.
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EssentialHealth Care Legislation knowledge
The patients` rights and responsibilities of health practitioners and the possible repercussions and prosecutions in relation to medical treatment negligence or malpractice.
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EssentialNursing Science knowledge
The factors that influence human health and the therapeutic interventions that promote health with the purpose to improve individual`s mental and physical health.
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EssentialNursing Principles knowledge
The ethics, the codes of conduct, the philosophy of nursing, the philosophy of human rights and nursing theories and concepts.
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EssentialAccept Own Accountability skill
Accept accountability for one`s own professional activities and recognise the limits of one`s own scope of practice and competencies.
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EssentialAddress Problems Critically skill
Identify the strengths and weaknesses of various abstract, rational concepts, such as issues, opinions, and approaches related to a specific problematic situation in order to formulate solutions and alternative methods …
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EssentialAdvise On Healthcare Users' Informed Consent skill
Ensure patients/clients are fully informed about the risks and benefits of proposed treatments so they can give informed consent, engaging patients/clients in the process of their care and treatment.
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EssentialApply Health Sciences skill
Apply a broad range of bio-medical, psycho-social, organisational, educational, and societal aspects of health, disease, and healthcare to improve healthcare services and to improve quality of life.
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EssentialApply Person-Centred Care skill
Treat individuals as partners in planning, developing and assessing care, to make sure it is appropriate for their needs. Put them and their caregivers at the heart of all decisions.
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EssentialCommunicate Effectively In Healthcare skill
Communicate effectively with patients, families and other caregivers, health care professionals, and community partners.
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EssentialComply With Legislation Related To Health Care skill
Comply with the regional and national legislation that is relevant to one`s work and apply it in practice.
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EssentialComply With Quality Standards Related To Healthcare Practice skill
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EssentialContribute To Continuity Of Health Care skill
Contribute to the delivery of coordinated and continuous healthcare.
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EssentialEmpathise With The Healthcare User skill
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EssentialEnsure Safety Of Healthcare Users skill
Make sure that healthcare users are being treated professionally, effectively and safe from harm, adapting techniques and procedures according to the person's needs, abilities or the prevailing conditions.
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EssentialFollow Clinical Guidelines skill
Follow agreed protocols and guidelines in support of healthcare practice which are provided by healthcare institutions, professional associations, or authorities and also scientific organisations.
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EssentialInteract With Healthcare Users skill
Communicate with clients and their carer's, with the patient's permission, to keep them informed about the clients' and patients' progress and safeguarding confidentiality.
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EssentialListen Actively skill
Give attention to what other people say, patiently understand points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times; able to listen carefully the needs of customers, …
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EssentialPromote Inclusion skill
Promote inclusion in health care and social services and respect diversity of beliefs, culture, values and preferences, keeping in mind the importance of equality and diversity issues.
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EssentialRespond To Changing Situations In Health Care skill
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EssentialWork In Multidisciplinary Health Teams skill
Participate in the delivery of multidisciplinary health care, and understand the rules and competences of other healthcare related professions.
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EssentialApply Nursing Care In Long-Term Care skill
Enable the promotion and the development of nursing care in long term care, co-morbidity and in situations of dependency in order to maintain individuals' personal autonomy and relationships with the …
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EssentialApply Sustainability Principles In Health Care skill
Take into account the sustainability principles in healthcare and strive for the rational use of resources.
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EssentialCommunicate With Nursing Staff skill
Communicate with nurses and other health professionals ensuring the delivery of quality and safe patient care.
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EssentialIdentify Abnormalities skill
Identify what is normal and abnormal concerning the well-being of patients, through experience and instruction, reporting to the nurses what is abnormal.
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EssentialImplement Fundamentals Of Nursing skill
Implement the nursing theoretical and methodological fundamentals and principles, basic nursing interventions on scientific evidence and the resources available.
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EssentialImplement Nursing Care skill
Implement nursing care when treating patients in order to improve professional practice.
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EssentialMonitor Basic Patients Signs skill
Monitor basic patient vital signs and other signs, taking actions as indicated by the nurse and report to her/him as appropriate.
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EssentialPlan Nursing Care skill
Plan care, defining nursing objectives, deciding on nursing measures to be taken, paying attention to health education and preventative measures and ensuring continuity and fullness of care.
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EssentialProvide Basic Support To Patients skill
Support patients and citizens with activities of daily living, such as hygiene, comfort, mobilisation and feeding needs.
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EssentialProvide Professional Care In Nursing skill
Provide professional care, adequate to the health and nursing care needs of the individuals, families and groups, taking into account the scientific developments, as well as the quality and safety …
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EssentialSolve Problems In Healthcare skill
Carry out actions, by previously identifying and analysing problems, that facilitate seeking the most beneficial solution for the patient, the family and the community, reaching objectives, improving outcomes and keeping …
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EssentialSupport Nurses skill
Support nurses with the preparation and delivery of diagnostic and treatment interventions.
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EssentialWork With Nursing Staff skill
Work together with nurses and other health professionals in supporting the delivery of basic patient care.
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Optional Skills (5 of 21 displayed)
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OptionalPharmacology knowledge
Pharmacology is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
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OptionalPalliative Care knowledge
The methods of pain relief and quality of life improvement for the patients with serious illnesses.
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OptionalGeriatrics knowledge
Geriatrics is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
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OptionalInfection Control knowledge
The routes of transmission and methods of preventing spread of common and important infecting organisms together with the methods available for sterilisation and disinfection of pathogenic organisms in the prevention …
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OptionalGeneral Medicine knowledge
General medicine is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
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OptionalHuman Physiology knowledge
The science that studies the human organs and its interactions and mechanisms.
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OptionalResuscitation knowledge
The emergency procedure applied to individuals with no pulse to restore them to consciousness.
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OptionalSafe Management Of Medicines knowledge
The methods and principles required to handle, store and prescribe medication with the aim of improving the safety and quality of medication usage.
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OptionalAcute Care knowledge
The type of care administered to patients for a brief and critical sequence of illness such as trauma or recovery from surgery.
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OptionalAdolescence Medicine knowledge
Topics related to the adolescent period of development such as sexually transmitted diseases, unintended pregnancy, contraception, substance abuse, menstrual disorders, acnee, eating disorders.
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OptionalPrimary Care knowledge
The regular, routine medical care provided to patients, usually performed by a physician or a nurse, that leads to a decision on the following course of action required to solve …
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OptionalDisability Types knowledge
The nature and types of disabilities affecting the human beings such as physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional or developmental and the specific needs and access requirements of disabled people.
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OptionalHuman Anatomy knowledge
The dynamic relationship of human structure and function and the muscosceletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, urinary, reproductive, integumentary and nervous systems; normal and altered anatomy and physiology throughout the human …
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OptionalPaediatrics knowledge
Paediatrics is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
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OptionalPathology knowledge
The components of a disease, the cause, mechanisms of development, morphologic changes, and the clinical consequences of those changes.
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OptionalInnovation In Nursing knowledge
The methods and tools used to bring about innovative changes and quality improvement in the nursing field.
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OptionalMedicines knowledge
The medicines, their nomenclature and the substances used in the manufacture of medicines.
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OptionalDeal With Emergency Care Situations skill
Assess the signs and be well-prepared for a situation that poses an immediate threat to a person's health, security, property or environment.
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OptionalDistribute Meals To Patients skill
Provide meals to patients or residents, following the dietary requirements and medical prescriptions.
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OptionalPromote A Positive Image Of Nursing skill
Present and preserve a positive image of nursing in specific environments of the healthcare and educational spectra.
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OptionalUse Electronic Health Records In Nursing skill
Use electronic health records to document nursing assessment, diagnosis, interventions and outcomes based on comparable nursing classification systems and nursing taxonomy.
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