CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT

Certified Nursing Assistant (C N A) ” means any person who has been issued a certificate under part II of chapter 464.For every Certified Nursing Assistant the Nurse Registry (agency) shall have on file, the person’s State of Florida certification. A copy of the screen of the Florida Department of Health web site’s Certified Nursing Assistant Information that shows the person’s name, address, certificate number, original issue date, expire date and status will meet this requirement CNA may provide the following assistance with self-administered medication, as needed by the patient, in accordance with s.400.488, F.S.: 1. prepare necessary items such as juice, water, cups, or spoons to assist the patient in the self-administration of medication; 2. open and close the medication container or tear the foil of prepackaged medications; 3. assist the resident in the self-administration process. Examples of such assistance the arm, hand, or other parts of the patient’s body so as to allow the self-administration of medication; 4. assist the patient by placing unused doses of solid medication back into the medication container.

The Responsibilities of the CNA shall include:

1. The performance of all personal care activities contained in a written assignment by a licensed health professional employee or contractor of the home health agency and which include assisting the patient or client with personal hygiene, ambulation, eating, dressing, shaving, physical transfer, and other duties as assigned.
2. Maintenance of a clean, safe and healthy environment, which may include light cleaning and straightening of the bathroom, straightening the sleeping and living areas, the patient ‘ s or client ‘ s dishes or laundry, and such tasks to maintain cleanliness and safety for the patient or client.
3. Other activities as taught by a licensed health professional employee or contractor of the home health agency for a specific patient or client and are restricted to the following:
4. Assisting with reinforcement of dressing;
5. Assisting with tasks associated with elimination:

(I) Toileting.

(II) Assisting with the use of the bedpan and urinal.

(III) Providing catheter care including changing the urinary catheter bag.

(IV) Collecting specimens.

(V) Emptying ostomy bags, or changing bags that do not adhere to the skin.

1. Assisting with the use of devices for aid to daily living, such as a wheelchair / walker;
2. Assisting with prescribed range of motion exercises;
3. Assisting with prescribed ice cap or collar;
4. Doing simple urine tests for sugar, acetone or albumin;
5. Measuring and preparing special diets;
6. Measuring intake and output of fluids, and
7. Measuring temperature, pulse, respiration or blood pressure.
8. Keeping records of personal health care activities.
9. Observing appearance and gross behavioral changes in the patient or client, reporting to the registered nurse.
10. Supervision of self-administered medication in the home is limited to the following:
11. Obtaining the medication container from the storage area for the patient or client;
12. Ensuring that the medication is prescribed for the patient or client;
13. Reminding the patient or client that it is time to take the medication as prescribed; and
14. Observing the patient or client self-administering the medication .

Guideline

When we review client patient records, it is determine if the CNAs are performing required tasks and other assigned duties that are within the responsibilities listed.