Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff - ANS ex: bathing, bed making,
catheter care, transfer, assisting with ALDs
Provide emotional support for patients and their families while performing patient care - ANS
Support the coping mechanisms of patients and their families who are dealing with grief, death,
or are dying. - ANS
Set up equipment to be used by the patient - ANS ex: oxygen, alternating pressure
mattresses
Provide patient care for a patient with a feeding tube - ANS ex: aspiration precautions,
observe tubing for kinks or problems
Perform care related to the special needs patient - ANS ex: physically, sensory, cognitively,
or mentally impaired
Report any new changes in a patients' condition - ANS ex: level of consciousness, shortness
of breath
Monitor and record functions related to digestion - ANS ex: bowel movements, percentage of
meal eaten
Monitor, record, and accurately measure intake/ output - ANS ex: urine, emesis, wound
drainage
Assist in admission, discharge, and/or transfer of the patient to another unit or facility - ANS
Follow the established restorative plan of care ordered for the patient - ANS
Perform passive Range of Motion (ROM) for the patient - ANS
Assist with restorative rehabilitation activities - ANS ex: bowel and bladder retraining
Use adaptive devices for activities of daily living - ANS ex: feeding and dressing devices
Keep patient area clean - ANS
, Remove peripheral IVs - ANS
Perform dressing changes - ANS a) sterile
b)aseptic
Transfer the patient using a mechanical lift - ANS
Manually lift and transfer the patient - ANS
Apply immobility splints to patients - ANS
Provide one-on-one care for patients who are at risk for suicide - ANS
Provide skin care - ANS ex: repositioning, creams, moisture barrier
Identify and report any changes in skin integrity - ANS
Utilize devices to prevent skin breakdown - ANS ex: air mattress, draw sheets
Apply sequential compression boots - ANS
Apply anti-embolitic stockings - ANS ex: TED hose
Assist the patient with coughing, deep-breathing exercises - ANS
Perform first aid, CPR, and rapid response procedures - ANS
Report critical values to the appropriate nurse in charge of the patient - ANS
Assist the patient with incentive spirometry - ANS
Check dressings for increased saturation and changes - ANS
Follow the 5 Rights of Delegation - ANS
Prioritize patient care based on patient needs - ANS
Recognize visual abnormalities in patient specimen - ANS ex: stool, sputum, urine, emesis
Monitor vital signs and patient status during blood transfusions - ANS
Assist the patient with taking self-administered prescribed medications - ANS
Apply oxygen therapy - ANS ex: nasal cannula, mask
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