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O*NET detailed work activityMonitor patients following surgeries or other treatments
Stays humanHands-on care
10 jobs10 tasks
Physical care and clinical work need trained hands, close observation and a person who is accountable at the bedside or chairside.
Part of Monitor health conditions of humans or animals, under the O*NET work activity group Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 10 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Provide or direct the provision of postoperative care.
- Care for and monitor the condition of animals recovering from surgery.
- Provide patients undergoing eye surgeries, such as cataract and laser vision correction, with pre- and post-operative care.
- Recognize or treat complications during and after procedures, including blood pressure problems, pain, oversedation, or bleeding.
- Call patients to inquire about their post-operative status or recovery.
- Call patients to inquire about their post-operative status or recovery.
- Measure the amount of radioactivity in patients or equipment, using radiation monitoring devices.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Manage patients' pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, monitoring patients' responses, and changing care plans accordingly.
- Assess skin integrity or other body conditions upon completion of the procedure to determine if damage has occurred from body positioning.
- Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.