Technical Standard Inventory Required for Nursing Assistant Program

Technical Standards

Representative Activities/Attributes

Gross Motor Skills

• Move within confined spaces
• Maintain balance in multiple positions
• Reach above shoulders (IV poles, etc.)
• Reach below waist (plugs electrical appliance into wall)
• Reach out front

Fine Motor Skills

• Pick up objects with hands
• Grasp small objects with hands
• Write with pen or pencil
• Key/type (use computer)
• Pinch/pick or otherwise work with fingers
• Twist (turn objects/knobs using hands)

Physical Endurance

• Walk or stand for extended periods (4-8-hour shifts)
• Sustain repetitive movement
• Maintain physical activity for a period of 5-8 hours

Physical Strength

• Push and pull 50 pounds (position client, move equipment)
• Support 50 pounds of weight (ambulate client)
• Lift 50 pounds (pick up child, transfer client, bend to lift an infant or child)
• Carry equipment/supplies
• Use upper/lower body strength (perform CPR, physically restrain a client)
• Squeeze with hands (operate fire extinguisher)

Mobility

• Twist
• Bend
• Stoop/squat
• Move quickly (respond to an emergency)
• Climb stairs

Hearing

• Hear normal speaking level sounds (person to person report)
• Hear faint voices such as a whisper within a range of 3 feet
• Hear when not able to see lips (when masks are used)
• Hear auditory alarms (fire alarms, call bells)

Vision

• See objects up to 20 inches away (information on computer screen, skin conditions)
• See objects up to 20 feet away (client in room)
• Use depth perception
• Use peripheral vision
• Distinguish color and color intensity (color codes on supplies, flushed skin/paleness)

Tactile

• Feel vibrations (palpate pulses)
• Detect temperature (skin, solutions)
• Feel differences in surface characteristics (skin turgor, rashes)
• Tell differences in sizes, shapes (palpate vein, identify body landmarks)
• Detect environmental temperature

Smell

• Detect body and environmental odors (foul smelling drainage, alcohol breath, smoke, gasses, or noxious smells)

Environment

• Tolerate heat and humidity (giving showers)
• Tolerate strong odors
• Tolerate exposure to allergens (latex gloves, chemical substances, pets, etc.)
• Tolerate strong soaps

Reading

• Read and understand written documents (flow sheets, charts, graphs)
• Read digital displays

Math

• Convert numbers to and from metric and American systems (calculating intake and output)
• Tell time
• Count rates (pulse)
• Read and interpret measurement marks (measurement tapes and scales)
• Add, subtract, multiply and or divide numbers
• Document numbers in records (charts, computerized data)

Communication Skills

• Speak English
• Write English
• Listen/comprehend both written and spoken words

Emotional Stability

• Establish working relationships
• Provide client with emotional support
• Adapt to changing environment/stress
• Deal with the unexpected (client condition, crisis)
• Focus attention on task
• Cope with own emotions

Problem Solving

• Know the difference between serious and minor problems
• Apply knowledge and skills
• Organize and use information
• Use long-term memory
• Use short-term memory

Interpersonal Skills

• Establish rapport with individual, families and groups
• Respect/value cultural differences in others
• Handle interpersonal conflict