Nursing Assistant

**Semantic type:** Occupation or Discipline

**Definition:** Nursing auxiliary whose primary responsibility is personal patient care and education, support of diagnostic procedures, technical nursing work, and patient charting which does not require a full professional nurse education or knowledge and skills represented by licensure. The performance of these tasks involves direct work relationships with patients and participation as a member of the treatment or nursing care team in direct service to patients.

**Synonyms:** - NURSING ASSISTANT - Nurse Aide - Personal Care Assistant