Nursing Assistant Pledge

[Dianaiya]

As a Nursing Assistant I Pledge to:

Use my hands to provide help to those in need of it

Provide comfort to and not argue with those in my care

Maintain my reputation and justify the trust placed in me.

Understand that I am depended upon

Remember that the resident has a name and is a person with feelings just like me.

Understand that the patient is not an interruption of my work, but is the reason for my work.

Use my hands to help in a respectful, courteous and attentive manner.

Treat the patient as a whole person, and not just a room number or disease.

Protect dignity, encourage independence, and perform procedures safely.

Communicate with the person while using good infection control.

Protect the patient's privacy at all times.


Merieta Merschbrock
Copyright 1999
                                                                                               

My teacher wrote this Nursing Assistant Pledge. We call her Miss M.