------------- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Work setting
---------------- Urban area
Nursing home/home for the aged
Tasks
--------- Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
Supervise patients' exercise routines
Administer suppositories, colonic irrigations and enemas
Bathe, dress and groom patients
Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
Answer call signals to determine patients' needs
Collect specimens
Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
Administer first aid in emergency situations