Kaiāwhina Tapuhi/Kaimahi Atawhai
INTEREST-I chose this job because I like helping people and my uncle is a public health nurse.
What you will do:
- Help clients at home with tasks such as showering and dressing
- Clean and prepare medical equipment and instruments
- Help patients with rehabilitation in areas such as social skills and walking
- Transfer patients between wards and departments using wheelchairs, stretchers or moveable beds
PAY-If you're a nurse you earn about $35,000 a year.
How to enter this job-To be a nurse you need to have least three years of secondary education.
Working conditions
Nursing support and care workers:
- Do shift work, including evenings and weekends
- Usually work in clients' homes, hospitals, clinics, rest homes or nursing homes
- May be required to lift and move patients, or do housework and can be on their feet for most of the day. They may also be exposed to diseases and come into contact with bodily fluids
- May travel locally to clients' homes.
