Download or read book English for Medical Purposes: Health Care Assistants written by Virginia Allum and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health Care Assistants, also known as Certified Nursing Assistants) perform much of the direct patient care in hospitals, clinics and nursing homes. They need to have good communication skills particularly in the challenging area of care of the elderly. In addition, they need to be able to communicate with other Health Care Professionals such as Registered Nurses, doctors and Allied Healthcare Workers and often contribute to discussions about patient care during Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings