Nursing assistant at work - Salary, Career

How much does an Nursing assistant at work earn

A Nursing assistant at work earns between $1.333 and $4.410 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.105 and a median salary of $1.800 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 1.295 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Salary ranges for the Nursing assistant at work
	Monthly Salary	Annual Salary	Salary Per Week	Hourly Salary
Average wage	2.105	25.256	526	10
1º Quartile	1.333	16.001	333	6
Median Salary	1.800	21.600	450	8
3º Quartile	3.363	40.355	841	16
Higher Salary	4.410	52.915	1.102	21

Professional job categories

Middle level technicians
- middle-level technicians in the biological, biochemical, health sciences
- - technicians of the science of human health
- - - nursing technicians and assistants

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Main workplaces

Nursing technicians and assistants they work in hospitals, clinics, social services, or even at home. They are salaried employees, with a formal contract, or work on their own, providing temporary services in clinics or residences. They are organized as a team, working under the permanent supervision of a nurse or another member of the higher-level health team. They work in closed environments and with shifts, or confined in a vessel, in the case of the health assistant (maritime navigation). Exception made to professionals working in family health, who, according to a specific ordinance, work eight hours a day. It is common for them to work under pressure, leading to a stressful situation. In some activities, they may be exposed to biological contamination, toxic material and radiation.

What does it take to work in the field of Nursing technicians and assistants

Admission to technical occupations requires certification of skills or a technical course in nursing (middle level). For nursing assistants, basic education and professional qualification courses are required with a minimum of four hundred class hours, which can reach fifteen hundred. The possibility of continuing the qualification will depend on the completion of high school. Currently, there are technical courses in nursing, organized modularly, with intermediate outputs for the qualification of nursing assistants. The entry requirement for these courses is complete high school, with the philosophy of continuing education, which makes it possible for the assistant to reach the technical level, by completing new modules of professional training.

Functions and activities of Nursing assistant at work

Nursing technicians and assistants must:

assist the technical team in specific procedures;

work with biosafety and security;

organize work environment;

assist technical team in specific procedures;

promote family health;

communicate;

provide patient assistance;

provide patient care;

promoting family health;

administer prescribed medication;

working with biosafety and security;

perform admission procedures;

providing patient care;

care patient;

work with biosafety and safety;

give continuity to shifts;

working with biosafety and safety;

demonstrate personal skills;

care for the patient;

administer prescription medication;

promote mental health;

perform surgical instrumentation;

Activities

control vaccine administration;

dismiss the sick or injured employee and crew from work;

tag patient belongings;

check patient and belongings (drugs, alcohol, etc.);

record events and procedures performed;

implement prescribed therapeutic activities;

introduce nasogastric and vesical catheter;

mark type of hamper and garbage contamination;

discard contaminated material;

care for the body after death;

providing concurrent and terminal cleaning;

promote comprehensive care;

call doctor in case of complications;

wash hands before and after each procedure;

inspect facilities and workers;

mapping area of operation;

inspect each patient;

report adverse drug effects to the physician;

accompany patient in medication intake;

encouraging community participation;

check the number of surgical compresses;

administer incompatible medication separately;

assist the team in invasive procedures;

request the presence of other professionals in the surgical center;

get vaccinated;

use personal protective equipment (ppe);

participate in case discussion;

seal the operating room;

changing dressings;

prepare prescription medication;

calculate medication dosage;

inspect validity of materials and medicines;

check quantity and functionality of material and equipment;

paramentar-se;

perform blood glucose tests;

pass instruments to the surgical team;

assist in patient resuscitation;

change position in bed;

position patient for surgery;

forward material for exams;

updating registration information;

interpret skin tests;

stimulate patient expression;

replace material in the operating room;

educate family about mental illness;

demonstrate attention ability;

conduct patient to social activities;

limit patient circulation space;

define territory of action;

registering activities in information systems;

identify partners and resources available in the community;

participate in planning activities;

beware of adverse effects of products;

remove patient;

make personal belongings available to patient (identity preservation);

collect material for exams;

vaccinate yourself;

protect patient during crises;

sanitize patient;

stimulate vesico-intestinal function;

contain sharps for disposal;

measure patient (weight, height);

offer bedpan and parrot;

disinfect devices and materials;

place side rails on the bed;

identify medication to be administered (bed, name and patient record);

carry out disease prevention and curative actions;

participate in team evaluations;

record complications and procedures performed;

package sharps for disposal;

recommend abstaining from decisions during mental breakdown;

advise family and patient;

demarcate behavioral boundaries;

stimulate patient to express feelings;

preventing against adverse effects of the products;

exchange technical information;

write down surgery expenses;

stimulate the patient to express feelings;

organize medications and materials for patient use and nursing station;

introduce yourself by placing the patient in the environment;

proceed to inhalation therapy;

massage patient;

monitor patient progress;

vaccinating yourself;

prepare patient for medication;

participate in continuing education activities;

organize medications and materials for patient and nursing use;

install induced power;

check the sufficiency of equipment, surgical material and compresses;

follow protocol in case of contamination or accident;

administer chemotherapy products;

arrange clothes;

perform an active search for local situations;

demonstrate empathy;

control water balance;

check route of administration;

participate in public health campaigns;

label medical prescription (bed, name and patient record);

provide consumables;

identify groups, families and individuals exposed to risks;

supply the team's demands;

resolve pending issues (drugs, dressings, exams, referrals, fasting, among others) ;

check received medications;

demonstrate persuasiveness;

mark type of contamination of hamper and garbage;

ready the patient for examination and surgery;

perform trichotomy;

install blood products;

prevent suicide attempts and risk situations;

position electric scalpel plate;

list patient's belongings;

monitor serum and medication administration time;

protect bony prominences;

coordinating the care of users;

check sterilization result and validity;

notify diseases, injuries and situations of local importance;

provide linen;

prepare a patient report;

make beds;

count the number of compresses, material and instruments before and after surgery;

participate in the management of supplies;

remove the patient;

activate security team;

help the patient to eat;

administer incompatible medications separately;

give lectures;

stimulate patient (active and passive movements);

apply ice pack and wet and dry heat;

identify users' needs;

demonstrate understanding;

to be responsible for all care provided to the enrolled population;

perform tests and exams;

organizing health promotion groups;

demonstrate understanding;

serving users in ubs, homes or community spaces;

record medication administration;

sterilize instruments;

aspirate orotracheal and tracheostomy cannula;

arrange clothes;

apply enema (intestinal wash);

record intercurrences and procedures performed;

forward material to the operating room;

define actions according to local priorities;

check quantity of implant parts;

inspect cardiopulmonary arrest cart (pcr);

control vital signs;

using personal protective equipment (ppe);

punch venous access;

demonstrate fine motor skills;

watch for temperature and patient reactions in transfusions;

recommend disembarkation of sick and injured person;

control periodic examinations of employees;

check quantity of psychotropic drugs;

caring for the body after death;

perform antisepsis;

demonstrate ability to listen;

contain patient in bed;

demonstrate ability to provide humanized care;

transporting clothes and materials for purge;

wearing;

check amount of psychotropic drugs;

Sectors that hire Nursing assistant at work the most in the job market

temporary labor lease
hospital care activities
outpatient medical activity restricted to consultations
outpatient medical activity with resources for performing complementary exams
clinical laboratories
supply and management of human resources for third parties
combined office and administrative support services
geriatric clinics and residences
industrial assembly works
technical expertise services related to occupational safety

Nursing assistant at work - Career description, activities, functions and salary