Licensed Nursing Assistant

LNAs must be qualified to perform duties that include but are' not limited to : |

• Providing patients with basic information, assisting in interpersonal relationships, and facilitating the adjustment of patients to their living environment.
• s directed by a nurse, assisting in planning and providing for daily needs of the patients with Activities of Daily Living (ADL) or minor treatment procedures.
• Supervising patients in various groups for patient enjoyment and maintenance of ADL skills and current level of functioning.
• Reporting related findings through verbal and written communication to their shift supervisor.
• Provides for the needs of residents, such as cleanliness, nourishment, emotional comfort and activities such as sensory simulation as directed by a nurse.
• Provides basic nursing care taking vital signs and collecting specific specimiens for routine laboratory examinations.
• Utilizes principles of infection control and universal precautions to foster resident treatment, recovery and / or prevention of infection.