CNAs
Patient care workers
CNAs are certified nursing assistants—healthcare workers who provide basic patient care under the supervision of nurses.
They help with daily activities like bathing, dressing, feeding, and moving patients.
CNAs work in hospitals, nursing homes, and home health settings: The CNAs on the night shift handle most of the hands-on care.
Immersion for cleanliness
- feedingGiving food to
- toiletingManaging bodily waste elimination
- ambulationMovement by walking
- vitalsBasic body measurements
grooming · hygiene · repositioning · transfers · turning · linens · charting · dressing
Long-term eldercare residence
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- assisted livingResidential care for elderly
- long-term careOngoing assistance for disabilities
- rehabilitation centerFacility for overcoming dependency
hospice · home health · memory care · acute care · clinic · residential care · staffing agency · medical facility
Concern for others' distress
- empathySharing another's emotions
- patienceCalm during delays
- dignityInnate personal worth
- comfortEase or soothing relief
kindness · rapport · reassurance · attentiveness · gentleness · respect · companionship · emotional support
bathing
Immersion for cleanliness
- feedingGiving food to
- toiletingManaging bodily waste elimination
- ambulationMovement by walking
vitals · grooming · hygiene · repositioning · transfers · turning · linens · charting · dressing · mobility assistance
nursing home
Long-term eldercare residence
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- assisted livingResidential care for elderly
- long-term careOngoing assistance for disabilities
rehabilitation center · hospice · home health · memory care · acute care · clinic · residential care · staffing agency · medical facility
compassion
Concern for others' distress
comfort · kindness · rapport · reassurance · attentiveness · gentleness · respect · companionship · emotional support · advocacy
- healthcare workersdoctor, surgeon, dentist, paramedic, pharmacist
- nursingnursing, RN, LPN, nursing care, nursing school
- nursing homesresidents, LPNs, nursing staff, nursing stations, beds
Licensed doctors supervising trainees
registered nurses · physicians · doctors · nurse practitioners · MDs
CNAslab technicians
Staff conducting experimental procedures