Patient care: Admitting and discharging patients, assisting with bathing, and caring for pressure points Patient support: Counseling patients and their families, and providing emotional support Patient teaching: Teaching patients and their families about their condition, medications, and self-care skills Patient monitoring: Taking vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, and pulse, and monitoring patients' progress Medication administration: Administering medications and injections, and assisting with intravenous injections, infusions, and transfusions Technical procedures: Performing technical procedures, such as oxygen therapy, enemas, and catheterization Specimen collection: Collecting, labeling, and dispatching specimens Clinical preparation: Preparing for and assisting with clinical tests and medical/surgical procedures Collaboration: Collaborating with other members of the interdisciplinary team Workload management: Planning and organizing their workload to meet the needs of their patients