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Psychiatric Aides

ID

work_healthcare_support/psychiatric_aides

Type

TASK

Children

17

Child Nodes (17)

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Listen and provide emotional support and encouragement to psychiatric patients.

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Provide patients with cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities with routine physical, emotional, psychological, or rehabilitation care under the direction of nursing or medical staff.

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Complete physical checks and monitor patients to detect unusual or harmful behavior and report observations to professional staff.

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Restrain or aid patients as necessary to prevent injury.

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Work as part of a team that may include psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, or social workers.

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Record and maintain patient information, such as vital signs, eating habits, behavior, progress notes, treatments, or discharge plans.

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Maintain patients' restrictions to assigned areas.

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Organize, supervise, or encourage patient participation in social, educational, or recreational activities.

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Provide patients with assistance in bathing, dressing, or grooming, demonstrating these skills as necessary.

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Aid patients in becoming accustomed to hospital routines.

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Serve meals or feed patients needing assistance or persuasion.

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Clean and disinfect rooms and furnishings to maintain a safe and orderly environment.

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Complete administrative tasks, such as entering orders into computer, answering telephone calls, or maintaining medical or facility information.

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Accompany patients to and from wards for medical or dental treatments, shopping trips, or religious or recreational events.

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Participate in recreational activities with patients, including card games, sports, or television viewing.

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Perform nursing duties, such as administering medications, measuring vital signs, collecting specimens, or drawing blood samples.

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Interview patients upon admission and record information.