Help patients with daily living activities, including bathing, washing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and feeding.
Assist with turning, repositioning, lifting, walking, and transferring patients using mobility aids to prevent bedsores and injury.
Track and record a patient's temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration, and weight, and report any sudden changes to nursing staff.
Collect lab specimens (such as urine or stool samples), prep rooms, sterilize equipment, and assist with basic wound care or dressings.
Make and change bed linens, clean patient rooms, empty bedpans/commodes, and keep medical supplies and inventory stocked.
Offer companionship, listen to patient concerns, reduce anxiety, and act as a bridge of communication between patients, families, and the medical team.
