Tasks nurses commonly do:
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    <li>Vital signs</li>
    <li>Head-to-toe assessments</li>
    <li>Charting (problem-oriented, by exception, Kardex, electronic, etc.)</li>
    <li>Pass meds (the Six Rights)</li>
    <li>Start IVs</li>
    <li>Insert catheters and NG tubes</li>
    <li>Monitor blood gases and give O2</li>
    <li>Palliative/comfort care</li>
    <li>Set up meals</li>
    <li>Bed baths and hygiene care</li>
    <li>Skin and wound care</li>
    <li>Safety assessment and implementation</li>
    <li>Family counseling</li>
    <li>Psych support</a>
    <li>Patient education</a>
    <li>Lots more...</li>
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