United States
6141- NURSING AUXILIARIES AND ASSISTANTS
Job Title:
NURSING AUXILIARIES AND ASSISTANTS
Alternate Titles:
Auxiliary nurse,Health care assistant (hospital service),Health care support worker,Nursing assistant,Nursing auxiliary
Job 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.
Education:
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.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details
NS-SEC:
The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 3
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 7.3
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details
Tasks:
- performs basic clinical tasks such as taking patients? temperature and pulse, weighing and measuring, performing urine tests and extracting blood samples;
- prepares patient for examination and treatment;
- distributes and serves food, assists patients in feeding and prepares snacks and hot drinks;
- assists patients in washing, dressing, toiletry activities and general mobility;
- changes bed linen, makes beds and tidies wards.
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