What are patient care activities?

• A. Group addressing ethical dilemmas
• B. Process of evaluating one's own thoughts and actions
• C. Tasks performed to assist patients with daily needs
• D. Boundary of practice

Answer: (C)

Patient care activities are the daily tasks that help a patient meet basic needs and stay comfortable and safe. This includes hands-on help with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, grooming, eating, drinking, using the bathroom, transferring, and moving in bed or getting in and out of a chair. These tasks are the core duties a nursing assistant performs to support a patient’s independence and well-being, under supervision and within the scope of practice.

The other options describe different concepts: addressing ethical dilemmas is about ethics and decision-making, evaluating one's own thoughts and actions refers to self-reflection, and boundary of practice relates to the limits of what a professional is allowed to do.