Last week I took over the role as a ward assistant for two days.
I spent my time mainly in wards doing hourly checks. Checks included monitoring inpatients drinking, eating, urine and faeces, taking dogs out for walks and giving patients any tablets or non injectable medication.
If an animal needed any injectable medication I would let the inpatient nurse know.
I would also check that drip lines were still in and running correctly by clamping off the leg and sometimes using a flush.
Other roles included taking TPR’s, cleaning of wards and packing and sterilising surgical kits.
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