Responsibilities of a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) include, but are not limited to:
- Providing for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary and ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; and providing fresh water and nourishment between meals
- Maintaining patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; testing urine and recording intake and output information
- Providing patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients’ call lights and requests; and reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor
- Documenting actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records
- Maintaining work operations by following policies and procedures
- Protecting organization’s value by keeping patient information confidential
- Serving and protects the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures; federal, state, and local requirements
- Updating job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, participating in professional organizations, and maintaining licensure
- Enhancing nursing department and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
