nursing assistant
SayNUR-sing uh-SIS-tuhntUS/ˈnɝsɪŋ əˌsɪstənt/UK/ˈnɜːsɪŋ əˌsɪstənt/
Pluralnursing assistants
- 1A health-care worker who, working under a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, attends to patients' basic care needs.
As a nursing assistant on the night shift, she takes vital signs, helps patients bathe and eat, and reports any changes to the charge nurse.
The rehab center hired six more nursing assistants after the new wing opened.
Note
The title often appears in a fuller form, certified nursing assistant, where certified signals completed training, and NA is the everyday short form. Despite the word nursing, the holder is not a nurse: the registered or licensed practical nurse who supervises the work holds that title, while the assistant gives the hands-on daily care, such as bathing, feeding and moving patients.
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