Examples include bathing and dressing patients, brushing teeth, and trimming nails ā¢ Collects and carries patients laundry and dry cleaning and delivers objects to appropriate locations in the health care facility ā¢ Receives patients belongings and transports objects to safe storage, keeping appropriate records ā¢ Feeds patients requiring assistance ā¢ As directed by clinical staff, moves, positions, lifts, and transports patients using a variety of lifts and other aids in order to make patients comfortable, prepare patients for treatment, deliver patients to treatment areas, and to prevent contractures ā¢ Brings bedpans and urinals to patients requiring assistance and attends to incontinent patients ā¢ Talks and listens to patients and responds by encouraging patients to cooperate and participate in treatment activities ā¢ May transport patients and supplies on occasion ā¢ May perform a variety of limited housekeeping and cleaning duties related to direct patient care in order to ensure that treatment and patient areas are clean, sanitary, orderly, and properly supplied. ā¢ Changes simple dressings as directed ā¢ Gives enemas, douches, and irrigations as directed ā¢ Applies abdominal "T" binders, hot water bottles, aqua "K" pads, ice bags, and coolers, and hot and cold compresses to patients as directed ā¢ Assists patients in collecting urine and stool specimens ā¢ Observes and records patients quantitative food and fluid intake and waste output ā¢ Takes temperature, pulse rate, blood pressure, and respiration rate ā¢ Gives therapeutic baths such as sitz and fever sponge baths ā¢ Measures and records height and weight ā¢ Inspects functioning oxygen therapy equipment including tents, masks, and cannulae to ensure appropriate functioning ā¢ Recognizes and reports abnormal signs and symptoms of common diseases and conditions to clinical staff ā¢ Applies splints, braces, slings, and other self-help devices ā¢ Operates a variety of specialized patient monitoring and treatment devices ā¢ Attends to patients hygiene and daily living needs in order to maintain an atmosphere conducive to patient comfort and treatment.