Taber's Medical Dictionary
nursing assistant
ABBR: NA An unlicensed nursing staff member who assists with basic patient care such as giving baths, checking vital signs, bedmaking, and positioning. Nursing assistants usually must complete a training course, including classroom instruction and clinical practice under supervision. Each state regulates nursing assistant practice. Nursing assistants who meet specified federal standards are referred to as certified nursing assistants (CNAs).
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Nursing Assistant." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768509/all/nursing_assistant.
Nursing assistant. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768509/all/nursing_assistant. Accessed April 17, 2025.
Nursing assistant. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768509/all/nursing_assistant
Nursing Assistant [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 April 17]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768509/all/nursing_assistant.
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