Description
Provide continuous observation and non-clinical support to promote patient safety under the direction of licensed nursing staff. Monitor behavior and condition, offer companionship, assist with basic comfort and ADLs as permitted, and promptly report concerns. Assignments often include fall prevention, suicide/self-harm precautions, elopement risk, and protection of medical devices; no medication administration or invasive care.
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Speaking
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Coordination
- • Service Orientation
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
Physical Strength Abilities
- • Static Strength
- • Trunk Strength
Flexibility, Balance, and Coordination
- • Extent Flexibility
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administration and Management
- • Customer and Personal Service
Health Services
- • Medicine and Dentistry
- • Therapy and Counseling
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Law and Public Safety
- • Public Safety and Security
Related specializations
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Related Pathways
Healthcare & Human Services
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
