1. Surgical technecian
1.1. Tasks include:
1.1.1. -Performing sterilization procedures to maintain the environment required for safe surgery
1.1.2. -Maintaining knowledge of what surgical tools are required during surgery
1.1.3. -Knowing the order in which surgical tools are required during surgery
1.1.4. -Setting up and testing non-sterile equipment
1.1.5. -Preparing patients' surgical sites by shaving, cleaning, and disinfecting
1.1.6. -Taking patients' vital signs
1.1.7. -Checking medical charts to provide information to the surgeon or surgical team
1.1.8. -Transporting patients to a recovery room
1.1.9. -Cleaning and restocking surgical suites after procedures
1.2. Educational requirements:
1.2.1. -9 to 24 months' training
1.2.2. -education in a accredited program
2. Patient care technician
2.1. Responsibilities and duties:
2.1.1. ❀Providing basic nursing care duties
2.1.2. ❀Taking and recording health information such as weight, height, and vital signs
2.1.3. ❀Performing electrocardiograms (ECGs)
2.1.4. ❀Inserting and removing urinary catheters
2.1.5. ❀Obtaining blood specimens
2.2. Educational requirements:
2.2.1. -40 hours of clinical experience
2.2.2. -program's completion.
3. Certified nursing assistant:
3.1. Job responsibility in acute care
3.1.1. Tasks include:
3.1.1.1. -Answering call signals from patients
3.1.1.2. -Setting up rooms for new admissions
3.1.1.3. -Keeping patient rooms neat, especially to ensure safety
3.1.1.4. -Delivering messages, supplies, and equipment
3.1.1.5. -Serving and assisting with meals
3.1.1.6. -Assisting with daily personal care
3.1.1.7. -Assisting with toileting
3.1.1.8. -Making beds
3.1.1.9. -Assisting with bathing and/or showering
3.1.1.10. -Providing oral care
3.1.1.11. -Assisting with skin care
3.1.1.12. -Helping with shaving
3.1.1.13. -Taking and reporting vital signs
3.1.1.14. -Reporting any changes in the patient's condition
3.1.1.15. -Helping patients transfer (from bed to chair, for example) and/or ambulate (walk)
3.2. Job responsibility in long-term care
3.2.1. Tasks include:
3.2.1.1. -Emptying bedpans
3.2.1.2. -Cleaning incontinent patients
3.2.1.3. -Reporting significant changes, including changes in mental status or self-care capabilities
3.3. Job responsibility in residential care
3.3.1. Tasks include:
3.3.1.1. -Assisting with medications
3.3.1.2. -Assisting with taking clients shopping or on other outings
3.3.1.3. -Providing assistance with transportation to medical appointments
3.4. Educational requirements:
3.4.1. -75 hours of training
3.4.2. -Passing of a competency evaluation that includes knowledge and skill tests.
4. Home health aide
4.1. Responsibilities and duties:
4.1.1. ❀Performing all tasks outlined for a certified or certificated nursing assistant
4.1.2. ❀Assisting with medications
4.1.3. ❀Assisting with personal care such as cooking meals; helping with eating, bathing, and dressing; light housekeeping; laundry; and changing bed linens
4.1.4. ❀Assisting with shopping and taking clients to medical appointments
4.1.5. ❀Helping the client to remain safe in his or her home
4.2. Educational requirements:
4.2.1. -75 hours of training.
5. Dialysis technician
5.1. Tasks include:
5.1.1. -Preparing the equipment
5.1.2. -Obtaining and recording patients' weight and vital signs before the procedure
5.1.3. -Administering local anesthetics and medications before, during, or after the procedure
5.1.4. -Beginning the procedure
5.1.5. -Monitoring the patient and machine during the procedure
5.1.6. -Observing the patient during the procedure for signs or symptoms of an adverse reaction
5.1.7. -Administering emergency care if there is an adverse reaction to any medication or to the procedure.
5.1.8. -Emergency care may include performance of basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation
5.1.9. -Cleaning the equipment after the procedure
5.1.10. -Training patients to perform their dialysis treatments at home
5.2. Educational requirements:
5.2.1. -16 to 18 weeks of training