Description
Provide meals to patients or residents, following the dietary requirements and medical prescriptions.
Alternative labels
hand out meals to patients
distribute a meal to a patient
provide meals for patients or residents
distribute meals to a patient
distribute food to patients
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Distribute meals to patients is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Optional skill
Distribute meals to patients is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Maternity support worker: Maternity support workers work together in a team with midwives and health professionals within the occupational fields of nursing and midwifery. They assist midwives and women in childbirth by providing the necessary support, care and advice during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period, assist births and assist in providing care for the new-born.
Nurse assistant: Nurse assistants provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. They perform duties such as feed, bathe, dress, groom, move patients or change linens and may transfer or transport patients.
Social care worker: Social care workers provide support and help people with care services. They help people to live full and valued lives in the community. They assist babies, young children, adolescents, adults and older adults.They attend to the psychological, social, emotional and physical needs of service users. They work in a large variety of settings with individuals, families, groups, organisations and communities.
Disability support worker: Disability support workers provide personal assistance and support to individuals of all ages with disability conditions, either intellectual or physical disabilities. They work with other health professionals to maximise individuals physical and mental well being. Their duties include bathing, lifting, moving, dressing or feeding people with disability.
Healthcare assistant: Healthcare assistants work together in a team with registered nurses within the occupational fields of nursing, care and maintenance of people of all age-groups in all diverse acute care settings as well as in primary care environments.
References
- Distribute meals to patients – ESCO