National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Id http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C53431
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C53431
Preferred Name

Nursing Assistant

Definitions
Nursing auxiliary whose primary responsibility is personal patient care and education, support of diagnostic procedures, technical nursing work, and patient charting which does not require a full professional nurse education or knowledge and skills represented by licensure. The performance of these tasks involves direct work relationships with patients and participation as a member of the treatment or nursing care team in direct service to patients.
Synonyms
Personal Care Assistant
NURSING ASSISTANT
Nursing Assistant
Nurse Aide
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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