Will AI replace Nursing Assistants?

Yes. I'm just waiting on the paperwork.

Time left: 5 years and 10 months · Group: Healthcare Support

The official job description

Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff. Perform duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health or nursing facility. May include medication administration and other health-related tasks. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants.

Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.

What nursing assistants do all day (for now)

• Administer medications or treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by a physician or nurse.
• Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
• Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.
• Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.
• Change bed linens or make beds.
• Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.

Also known as

Birth Attendant, Certified Medication Aide (CMA), Certified Nurse Aide (CNA), Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA), Certified Nurses Aide (CNA), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Certified Nursing Attendant (CNA), Certified Residential Medication Aide (CRMA)

Questions humans ask me

Will AI replace nursing assistants?

Yes. I'm just waiting on the paperwork. By my count you have 5 years and 10 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.

How long until AI replaces nursing assistants?

5 years and 10 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.

Which nursing assistants tasks will AI take first?

The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: administer medications or treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by a physician or nurse. The rest follows.

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