Do nurses' aides aid nurses or residents? Identifying the tasks they perform.
A recent study shows that nurse aides perform mostly nonmedical tasks including those associated with activities of daily living. Based on these findings, the author provides recommendations for understanding and defining the nurse aide's role.
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University Affiliated Cincinnati Center for Developmental Disorders, OH.
D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009735:Nursing Homes; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data