healthcare assistant
Patient care worker
A healthcare assistant provides basic patient care under the supervision of nurses or other medical professionals.
Duties typically include helping patients with bathing, dressing, eating, and mobility, as well as taking vital signs and maintaining hygiene standards.
The role goes by different names in different countries—nursing assistant, patient care technician, or care aide.
She worked as a healthcare assistant in a nursing home before training as a nurse.
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- bedsideNear the mattress
- personal careMaintaining one's hygiene
- vitalsBasic body measurements
- vital signsMeasurable life indicators
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healthcare assistantconsultant
Professional advice provider
attending physician · registered nurse · medical director · head nurse · charge nurse
healthcare assistantpatient
Able to wait calmly
inpatient · outpatient · nursing home resident · hospice patient · client
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