# nursing assistant

Pronunciation: say "NUR-sing uh-SIS-tuhnt" US /ˈnɝsɪŋ əˌsɪstənt/, UK /ˈnɜːsɪŋ əˌsɪstənt/

## Noun

1. A health-care worker who, working under a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, attends to patients' basic care needs.
   - Simple: A trained health worker who gives patients basic care, with a nurse in charge of their work.
   - _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._

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