Amsini Atambi

Personal Hygiene: Bathing, grooming, shaving, and oral care.

Dressing: Selecting appropriate clothing and assisting with dressing/undressing.

Toileting: Assisting with bathroom trips, incontinence care, and catheter bag maintenance.

Feeding: Assisting residents with meals, monitoring for choking hazards (dysphagia), and ensuring proper hydration.Safe Transfers: Using gait belts, Hoyer lifts, or sit-to-stand devices safely.

Range of Motion (ROM): Performing passive or active exercises to prevent joint contractures.

Ambulation: Assisting residents with walking to maintain muscle strength and balance.

Positioning: Turning bedbound residents every 2 hours to prevent pressure ulcers.Infection Control: Strict adherence to handwashing, PPE usage, and sanitizing equipment.

Documentation: Logging all care in systems like PointClickCare (PCC). If it isn't documented, it didn't happen!

Reporting: Giving a concise "shift report" to the incoming CNA and notifying the Nurse of any changes in mental status or physical condition

• Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
• Furthered skills by actively taking part in employee training and taking classes to improve skills.
• Improved patient mobility using passive and active therapeutic exercises.
• Maintained care continuity through multidisciplinary teamwork and collaboration.
• Assisted nursing staff with completing daily rounds, documenting vital signs and answering calls.
• Documented patient information and care activities in electronic health record.
• Observed patients under care conditions to help identify symptoms, responses to treatments and progress with goals.
• Transported patients between rooms and appointments or testing locations.
• Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
• Helped patients complete range of motion exercises to prevent loss of function during care.
• Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
• Helped patients with self-feeding and assisted feeding, based on individual needs.
• Evaluated patients to identify and address wounds, behavioral concerns, and medically relevant symptoms.
• Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
• Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.