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O*NET detailed work activityConduct diagnostic tests to determine patient health
Stays humanHands-on care
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Physical care and clinical work need trained hands, close observation and a person who is accountable at the bedside or chairside.
Part of Administer diagnostic tests to assess patient health, under the O*NET work activity group Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 9 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Conduct standards tests, such as blood alcohol, blood culture, oral glucose tolerance, glucose screening, blood smears, or peak and trough drug levels tests.
- Perform routine laboratory tests or diagnostic tests, such as taking or developing x-rays.
- Assess clients' cognitive abilities and physical and emotional needs to determine appropriate interventions.
- Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.
- Perform annual gynecologic exams, including pap smears and breast exams.
- Conduct hemoglobin tests to ensure donor iron levels are normal.
- Diagnose cardiovascular conditions, using cardiac catheterization.