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02.13.2007
New design for UVAWEBLEARN launched
01.09.2006
The University of Virginia School of Nursing gets a new Blackboard server at http://bb.nursing.virginia.edu.
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Healthcare Worker: Nursing assistants, orderlies, auxiliary nurses, healthcare assistants. These types of healthcare workers work both in acute and primary settings, under the supervision of registered nurses or licensed practical nurses (in the US). They assist nurses by giving basic care, taking vital signs, administering hygienic care, assisting with feeding, giving basic psychosocial care, housekeeping, and similar duties. See also hospital volunteers.