Define UAPs/NAPs as unlicensed personnel who are not professional registered nurses but who are accountable to and work under the direct supervision of a professional registered nurse to implement specifically delegated patient care activities.

Oct 22, 2024 · What are Unlicensed Assistive Personnel? In this article, learn about who UAPs are and the integral roles they play in the healthcare delivery chain.

Nov 6, 2009 · AWHONN recognizes that unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) also known as nursing assistive personnel (NAP) can contribute as members of the healthcare team under the direction of the professional registered nurse, who is ultimately responsible for the coordination and delivery of nursing care to women and newborns.

Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are paraprofessionals who assist individuals with physical disabilities, mental impairments, and other health care needs with their activities of daily living (ADLs).

This article describes a research project conducted by the authors to determine if handoff communication received by nursing students working in the role of unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) provided the necessary patient-care information to ensure safe, quality care.

Researchers aimed to identify current practices within the ambulatory care setting for using unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) and features of successful implementations of UAP roles in ambulatory care settings. Results indicated that using a systematic framework can help standardize expectations for UAP.

role of unlicensed assistive personnel in the care of women and newborns. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, 45(1), 137–139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2015.11.005

The role of unlicensed assistive personnel (nursing assistive personnel) in the care of women and newborns J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs . 2009 Nov-Dec;38(6):745-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2009.01080.x.

Dec 8, 1995 · Historically, unlicensed personnel have assisted registered nurses in the delivery of patient care. However, in recent years, with growing economic pressures increasingly driving the health care delivery system, the role of unlicensed and other ancillary personnel has grown considerably and, concomitantly, there have been increasing concerns ...

Aim: This study described and analyzed how older residents, professional nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) perceive the meaning and content of the job carried out by UAP in nursing homes (NHs), as a basis for job analysis.