Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
Serve meal trays and feed patients
Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens between departments
Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
Supervise patients' exercise routines
Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas
Maintain inventory of supplies
Bathe, dress and groom patients
Assist with the set-up and maintenance of traction equipment, cleaning or sterilizing equipment, maintaining and repairing equipment, and assembling, setting-up and operating job-related equipment
Transport patients between care facilities
Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
Answer call signals
Collect specimens
Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
Accompany patients on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
Administer first aid in emergency situations
Engage in research activities related to nursing
Deliver health education programs
Assist in surgery and other medical procedures
Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions
Collaborate to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care
Dispense and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician
Monitor, assess, address, document and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
Provide supportive counselling and life skills programming
Provide consultative services regarding issues relevant to nursing profession and nursing practice
Manage home care cases
Participate in community needs assessment and program development
Conduct disease screening
Deliver immunization programs
Supervise licensed practical nurses and other nursing staff
Provide nursing care
Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment
Requirements :
Languages
English
Education
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year