List four desirable characteristics of the home care nursing assistant.

What will be an ideal response?


Some characteristics of the home care nursing assistant are as follows: having strong clinical skills, excellent observational skills, and good interpersonal skills; being dependable; being willing and able to follow instructions, with attention to detail; being self-directed, mature, and self-disciplined; having good time management skills, yet being flexible, honest, creative, adaptable, and accepting; being punctual; having reliable transportation; having good hygiene; and knowing one’s limits.

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