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O*NET detailed work activityAdminister blood or other fluids intravenously
Stays humanHands-on care
5 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 Administer basic health care or medical treatments, under the O*NET work activity group Assisting and Caring for Others. 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
- Select, order, or administer anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary.
- Administer blood, blood products, or supportive fluids.
- Administer post-anesthesia medications or fluids to support patients' cardiovascular systems.
- Administer blood and blood product transfusions or intravenous infusions, monitoring patients for adverse reactions.
- Assist in volume replacement or autotransfusion techniques.