Nursing Assistants

No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (95%).

• Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
• Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
• Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
• Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.
• Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.
• Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
• Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
• Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
• Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
• Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
• Prepare or serve food trays.
• Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
• Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.
• Change bed linens or make beds.
• Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.
• Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
• Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.
• Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.
• Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.

• Exercise patients who are comatose, paralyzed, or have restricted mobility.