Nursing assistants need to:

Communicate

• Express ideas clearly when speaking or writing.
• Listen to others, understand, and ask questions.
• Read and understand written information.

Reason and Problem Solve

• Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
• Analyze ideas and use logic to determine their strengths and weaknesses.
• Use reasoning to discover answers to problems.
• Combine several pieces of information and draw conclusions.
• Concentrate and not be distracted while performing a task.
• Develop rules or follow guidelines when arranging items.
• Identify problems and review information. Develop, review, and apply solutions.

Manage Oneself, People, Time, and Things

• Check how well one is learning or doing something.
• Manage the time of self and others.

Work with People

• Be aware of others' reactions and change behavior in relation to them.
• Look for ways to help people who are weak or bedridden.
• Persuade others to approach things differently.

Perceive and Visualize

• Identify a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in distracting material.