State Tested Nursing Assistant

What they do

• Help patients with personal care and grooming, including bathing, dressing, toileting, hair care and skin care.
• Assist patients with walking, transferring in and out of wheelchairs and changing position in bed.
• Feed patients that cannot feed themselves.
• Monitor patients' vital signs.
• STNAs that work in patients' homes may also prepare meals and do light housekeeping tasks.
• Provide companionship and emotional support.
• Document the care they provide in patients' medical charts.

Qualifications

• Completion of a course of education that includes classroom study and clinical work experience.
• Certified or registered with the state in which you wish to work.
• Completion of at leasthours of education.
• Pass the state exam.