Question

Define patient care assistant and its role​

Answer 1

Patient care assistants perform a number of tasks, such as taking vital signs, assisting with daily living activities, observing patients and charting changes in their health or behavior, escorting patients and obtaining lab specimens. They may work in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics or other health care settings.

Patient care assistants provide basic patient care. Patient care assistants also monitor and document vital signs such as temperature, pulse and blood pressure and perform basic laboratory tasks. They work under the supervision of nurses and doctors and assist them during exams.