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Nursing Assistant Training Program 10. Reaching or Stretching—Reaching/stretching is frequently necessary during the workday for hanging and removing intravenous bottles/bags, gathering supplies, connecting equipment, assisting with patient care and performing transfers and positioning. 11, Twisting or Turning—Some of the workday is spent twisting at the waist and c ! g g lies, era equ en , ec g REP.rM avenous lines, bathing patients and assisting patients to walk. 12. inger dexterity---Fine and gross finger dexterity is required. 13. eneral extremity motion (upper and lower extremities) — It is evident from the revious statements that extremity movement is critical. Movement of the sho lder, lbow, wrist, hand, fingers, and thumb is required throughout the wor day. ovement of the hip, knee, ankle, foot and toes are also required througholit. the orkday. It is necessary for the student to be able to turn, flex, and extend his/her eck. 14. Feeling—The nurse must be sensitive to heat and cold when assessing clients. The nurse must be capable of feeling heat, cold, pain and pressure to the self t rotect himself/herself from personal injury. 15, Communicating—A majority of the workday requires an average ability to peak and write in English with a minimum of speech impediments and an bility to communicate with a wide variety of people while being easily nderstood. The ability to understand and follow oral, telephone, and written instructions in English is also a requirement. 16. Rearing or Listening—A majority of the workday requires an average ability to ear and correctly interpret what is heard. This not only includes taking verbal or elephone orders and communicating with clients, visitors, and other members of he health care team; but also involves the physical assessment of cardiovascular, ulmonary, and gastrointestinal sounds and the analysis of client monitor alarms. 17. Seeing—Acute visual skills are necessary to inspect client's conditions such a kin color, appearance wounds, drainage, infusion sites, etc. Vision is often thd first ense to detect a change in client status or appropriateness of client's physical ppearance in comparison with what is normally expected (congruence of behavior nd appearance, etc.). The nurse also requires good eyesight to read and interp et harts, reports, and monitor equipment. 18. Smelling—The ability to detect unusual and/or abnormal odors associated with wounds, body fluids, body odor, drainage, exudates, and excretions is pivotal t he physical assessment of the client. Psych social Wellness Psychological wellness is required in order to perform nursing tasks and meet program outcorr es. A psychologically well student is one who can: 1. Perform activities of daily living 2. Perform tasks expected of a CNA student 3, Accept criticisms positively 4, Maintain calmness during stressful situations 5. Maintain professional nonthreatening demeanor when expressing conflicting ideas Student Handbook 2024 26 *Policy and Procedures are Subject to Change*