what are the different work tasks that nurse assistant, associates degree in nursing and bachelors RN nurse do?
Asked by super simpson
just looking for info on what these nurses have to do in the workplace and what higher ranking nurses do. thanks for any help

Best Answer:
A STNA or CNA is a Nursing Assistant. You have to be certified by the state. It is by training in a facility and you get a certificate. The difference between a Nurse with an Associate Degree and a nurse with a Bachelor Degree is with Associate you have more Clinical and Bachelor is more Theory. Bachelor degree helps if you want to be in management position. Yes you will have the same job with the same pay. It will take about a year or 2 to get from a AD to BSN. Here is some useful information Staff Nurse- Pool, which is a floater nurse. Degree type ( associate or bachelor) They make on the low end $44-000- 60,000( Depending on area you live) Staff Nurse- in a specific area. A nurse that is stationed in a specific area, example L&D( labor and delivery), ICU, ER, Med/Surg .( Degree type, Associate or bachelor) They make $50,000-$62,000 ( Depending on area you live) Staff Nurse- Operating Room and Recovery Room.- ( Degree type associate or bachelor) These nurses make a little more but you have to be in the ICU area or any Critical care area for at least a year before moving to this area. They make $65,000-70,000 ( Depending on area you live) Charge Nurse- A manager in a specific area.( You can get this position with an associate and several years of experience, or a bachelor) They make around $65,000-70,000 a year. Head Nurse- A head nurse in a Specific area.( Degree type, Bachelor or Master) They make around $90,000 a year. Nurse Practioner- ( Degree type Master degree) They can run a practice, prescribe meds. They can not make a diagnosis on a patient. They make around $70,000 yr. Nurse Anesthesist ( CRNA)- These nurses help the Anesthesiologist administer anesthesia ( Degree type, A master degree program). They make the most $144,000 yr. This degree is one of the hardest. Only certain school have this program. Maybe about 3 or 4 schools per state offer it. You have to have a 3.5 gpa while in school and also work the community etc. It will be worth it. You can also go into teaching as well. I hope to be a CRNA, if not, then I will be a head nurse.
Current Nursing student and Grandmother is a Nurse instructor( former Nurse Anesthesist)
Answered by ms.marie

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Answered by Rosa

Nursing Assistants help patients with "activities of daily living", which means, toileting, bathing, feeding, tending to basic needs, filling water pitchers, stocking supplies, taking vital signs, communcating with the nurses to let them know if the patient needs anything that the NA cannot help them with. There is not a lot of difference between what an ADN RN and a BSN RN do on a job. The difference in education is that the BSN grad gets additional theory classes, nursing research, public health, etc. but that doesn't change the job or tasks an RN performs. RNs do all the same tasks NAs do but they are expected to delegate those simple tasks to the NA because the RN has other functions like passing medications, coordinating the plan of care between doctors, therapists, pharmacists, social workers, etc., they have a lot of legal responsibility so a lot of the RN's job involves charting and keeping accurate medical records to ensure legal compliance. The main function of an RN is to assess the patient, prioritize patient needs, care planning, creating interventions designed to meet goals which will improve the functioning of the patient, evaluating that plan over and over again and changing it as necessary. It's more of a "mental" job than a "task" job.
Answered by Jill

A nursing assistant (CNA) is NOT a nurse. She is an aide. They help the patients with ADL's, or activities of daily living, such as bathing, eating, and toileting. Next is an LPN, a licensed practical nurse (aka an LVN). They can give shots, and carry out doctors orders but they cannot assess or triage patients and they don't give IV medications. An RN, whether an ADN or a BSN, gives medications (including IV meds, monitors patients, assesses, triages, creates nursing diagnoses and plans of care including independent nursing interventions, as well as carrying out doctor's orders. A nurse practitioner (NP) can do all of that as well as prescribe medications and do exams.
Answered by Shana B