Institution-based personal care workers perform simple tasks
to assist medical, nursing, midwifery and dental professionals
or associate
professionals in their duties.
Tasks include -
(a) preparing patients for examination or treatment;
(b) changing bed-linen and helping patients with their toilet;
(c) providing hot-water bottles and other comforts for patients;
(d) serving and collecting food trays and feeding patients
needing help;
(e) sterilising surgical and other instruments and equipment;
(f) assisting dentists by adjusting lights and passing tools and
materials as requested;
