A nursing assistant is trained to perform different tasks related to health care.
A nursing assistant is a person who has a technical qualification in nursing care . The scope of this profession varies depending on the country, since the concept is used to name various degrees of training.
Nursing is a concept linked to health and the health system . It may be the profession that consists of the care and attention of the sick and injured under clinical criteria ; the studies required to obtain said degree; dependency for the care of the sick; or the group of patients from a certain place or time
Auxiliary , on the other hand, is the one or thing that helps (provides assistance, help or collaboration). The term is used to name the junior technical or administrative official .
Nursing assistant in Spain
In Spain , for example, the nursing assistant is trained to feed and clean the sick or injured, analyze vital signs, and provide medication orally or rectally.
In the same way, we must not forget that this professional is also trained to carry out these other important actions for the well-being of the patient:
- Make the beds of the sick, when necessary.
- Sort and classify everything that would be the hospital linen material.
- Receive and distribute food carts for people who are admitted to the hospital.
- Have the materials of the carts used to undertake the cures in a perfect state of cleanliness and order.
- Transfer communications, documentation and notifications that are required by their superiors.
In Spain, it must also be established that to obtain this qualification you must complete a mid-level Vocational Training (FP) cycle. In it, students will be able to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills in areas such as health documentation, cleaning of material, dental or stomatological assistance techniques, basic nursing techniques, hygiene of the hospital environment, relationships in the work team or administrative operations.
Thanks to this training, people who manage to obtain the title of Nursing Assistant will have the possibility of finding a job in various spaces. Thus, they may practice as such in home care, in nursing homes, in primary and community care centers within the health sector, in hospitals within the emergency area, in dental clinics or spas and thermal centers as well as in public affairs departments. social councils, among other options.
The work of the nursing assistant varies depending on the country.
The concept in Latin America
In Latin America , auxiliary nurses have basic nursing training and are able to perform healing or cleaning under the supervision of a superior.
Typically, the nursing assistant works as a team with nurses and doctors in hospitals, health centers or offices. The doctor is the one who makes the most important decisions and orders the nursing assistant what tasks to perform.
In this way, the doctor can examine a patient who is hospitalized and ask the nursing assistant to give him a certain antibiotic every twelve hours, for example.