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Nursing Aides, Orderlies and Attendants
Description
Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. Perform duties such as feed, bathe, dress, groom, move patients, or change linens. Exclude home health aides and psychiatric aides.
Category
Health
SOC Code
31-1012
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Job Tasks
High risk job tasks associated with this job:
Care for sick patients (bloodborne pathogens)
Care for sick patients (droplet/airborne pathogens)
Disinfect or sterilize medical equipment
Generate latex dust using latex products
Generate psyllium dust
Handle agents that cause allergic contact dermatitis or contact urticaria
Handle medical needles or surgical instruments
Sterilize equipment with ethylene oxide
Specialized Information Services
U.S. National Library of Medicine
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8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894
National Institutes of Health
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Last updated: September, 2008