Skills: State Tested Nursing Aids (STNA's)  (also referred to as nursing aids or nursing assistants) work in home health care, residential living, nursing homes, and other medical facilities completing tasks such as:

• Provide hands-on patient care and routine task assistance

• Measure patients' vital signs and document their health concerns to share with nurses

• Assisting patients when they use the toilet, bathe, dress, and eat their meals

• Help with turning, repositioning, and transferring patients between their beds and wheelchairs

(US Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Phlebotomists serve in hospitals, outpatient care centers, physician's offices, medical and diagnostic laboratories, and blood banks. Some job responsibilities include:

• Drawing blood from patients or blood donors

• Explaining their work to help relax patients or donors who feel nervous about having blood drawn

• Labeling sterile containers for other samples, such as urine, and instructing patients on proper collection procedures.

• Ensuring proper documentation and procedure for blood samples 

     (US Bureau of Labor Statistics)