The role
What an other nursing auxiliaries and assistants actually does, day to day.
As a Nursing Auxiliary or Assistant, you help nurses take care of patients in hospitals, care homes and clinics. Some of your job is practical - helping people with washing, getting dressed or moving around - and some is about chatting to patients so they feel less worried or lonely.
Your day will be different each day. You might help a patient get up in the morning, check their temperature and blood pressure, tidy the ward, clean equipment, write down what you have noticed about each patient, and spend time listening to people. Working with patients can be sad sometimes - people might be scared or in pain - but it is also rewarding when you help someone feel better.
Day to day
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