Title: Describe common tasks for the nurse aide.
Course: Nurse Aide (14051) > Section: Unit I: The Nurse Aide in Long-Term Care

Description should include

- activities of daily living (ADLs) (e.g., bathing, dressing, grooming, mouth care, toileting, eating and hydration, caring for skin, preventing pressure ulcers)
- bed making
- taking/recording vital signs, height, and weight
- observing/reporting resident changes to the licensed nurse
- maintaining safety, including fall prevention
- caring for equipment
- infection control.