Key responsibilities of a CNA in home care:
- Personal care: Assisting with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and hygiene needs.
- Mobility assistance: Helping patients with transfers, ambulation, and positioning in bed.
- Meal preparation and feeding: Serving meals and assisting with eating.
- Vital signs monitoring: Taking blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiration rate and reporting any changes.
- Medication reminders: Reminding patients to take medications as prescribed (depending on state regulations).
- Basic wound care: Cleaning and dressing simple wounds under nurse supervision.
- Documentation: Recording patient information, including activities performed, vital signs, and any changes in condition.
- Communication: Reporting any concerns or changes in patient status to the registered nurse.
- Light housekeeping: Maintaining a clean patient environment, including making beds and tidying up.