Low to No Risk

14

Moderate Risk

0

High Risk

1

Extreme Risk

1

• 1.2Work as part of a team that may include psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, or social workers.
• 1.3Aid patients in becoming accustomed to hospital routines.
• 1.5Organize, supervise, or encourage patient participation in social, educational, or recreational activities.
• 1.4Perform nursing duties, such as administering medications, measuring vital signs, collecting specimens, or drawing blood samples.
• 1.2Serve meals or feed patients needing assistance or persuasion.
• 0.8Restrain or aid patients as necessary to prevent injury.
• 1.8Interview patients upon admission and record information.
• 1.5Provide patients with assistance in bathing, dressing, or grooming, demonstrating these skills as necessary.
• 1.5Participate in recreational activities with patients, including card games, sports, or television viewing.
• 2.2Maintain patients' restrictions to assigned areas.
• 2Accompany patients to and from wards for medical or dental treatments, shopping trips, or religious or recreational events.
• 1.2Complete physical checks and monitor patients to detect unusual or harmful behavior and report observations to professional staff.
• 2Record and maintain patient information, such as vital signs, eating habits, behavior, progress notes, treatments, or discharge plans.
• 0.5Listen and provide emotional support and encouragement to psychiatric patients.

11.8% of Psychiatric Aides tasks can be automated with AI or robotics