322190 - Other junior nursing specialists

Provide basic nursing and personal care services to individuals who need such care due to old age, illness, injury or physical or mental disability. Their work is usually supervised by medical, nursing and other health professionals, implements health care, treatment and referral plans prepared by these specialists.

Main activities

* provide nursing and personal care services, medical assistance to patients and their consultation according to health professionals' plans;
* administer medicines and other treatments to patients, monitoring of patients' condition and reaction to treatment, refer patients and their family members to health professionals for specialized care;
* update information about patients' condition and prescribed treatment in data record systems;
* plan and carry out individual patient care;
* provide first aid in critical cases.

Characteristic competences

* provide nursing and personal care services;
* administer medicines and other treatments to patients;
* update information about patients' condition;
* carry out individual patient care;
* provide first aid in critical cases.