Nursing Auxiliaries & Assistants
Description
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants assist doctors, nurses and other health professionals in caring for the sick and injured within hospitals, homes, clinics and the wider community.
Tasks
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Performs basic clinical tasks such as taking patients’ temperature and pulse, weighing and measuring, performing urine tests and extracting blood samples
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Prepares patient for examination and treatment
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Distributes and serves food, assists patients in feeding and prepares snacks and hot drinks
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Assists patients in washing, dressing, toiletry activities and general mobility
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Changes bed linen, makes beds and tidies wards.
Educational Requirements
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Off- and on-the-job training is provided. NVQs/ SVQs in Care are available at Levels 2 and 3.