Virtual Work Experience
NHS job activities
Disinfecting your hands
A nurse demonstrates how to disinfect your hands using soap and water.
Disinfecting your hands with alcohol gel
A nurse demonstrates how to disinfect your hands using alcohol gel.
Attaching a name tag
A nurse shows how to fit a name tag to a patient's wrist for identity purposes.
Taking a temperature
A nurse demonstrates how to take a patient's temperature.
Checking a pulse
A nurse demonstrates how to measure a patient's heart rate by checking their pulse.
Measuring heart rate
A nurse demonstrates how to measure a patient's heart rate using an automatic blood pressure machine.
Taking blood pressure
A nurse demonstrates how to measure a patient's blood pressure using a blood pressure machine.
Taking blood pressure (with a machine)
A nurse demonstrates how to measure a patient's blood pressure using an automatic blood pressure machine.
Measuring oxygen levels
A nurse demonstrates how to measure a patient's oxygen level using a pulse oximeter.
Inserting a canula
A nurse demonstrates how to insert a canula into a patient's arm and explains what it is used for.
Applying a temporary splint
A staff nurse shows how to apply a temporary splint to a patient's leg.
Applying a plaster cast
A staff nurse shows how to apply a backslab cast to a patient's leg prior to going to theatre.