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O*NET detailed work activityProtect patients or staff members using safety equipment
Stays humanHands-on care
6 jobs6 tasks
Physical care and clinical work need trained hands, close observation and a person who is accountable at the bedside or chairside.
Part of Follow standard healthcare safety procedures to protect patient and staff members, under the O*NET work activity group Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 6 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Use masks, gloves, and safety glasses to protect patients and self from infectious diseases.
- Follow principles of radiation protection for patient, self, and others.
- Coordinate or participate in the positioning of patients, using body stabilizing equipment or protective padding to provide appropriate exposure for the procedure or to protect against nerve damage or circulation impairment.
- Supply, operate, or maintain personal protective equipment.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Prepare patients for surgery, including positioning patients on the operating table and covering them with sterile surgical drapes to prevent exposure.
- Plan the use of beam modifying devices, such as compensators, shields, and wedge filters, to ensure safe and effective delivery of radiation treatment.