Skills Checklist – Med Surg Telemetry – Connected Health Care, LLC

Skills Checklist:
RN - Med Surg/ Telemetry

Skills Checklist – RN - Med Surg/Telemetry

Skills Checklist – RN - Med Surg/Telemetry

GASTROINTESTINAL GENERAL SKILLS

This self-evaluation is for assessing your experience in specific clinical areas. This self-evaluation will not be a determining factor in accepting your application to become an employee of Connected Health Care.

0 = Not Applicable
1 = No Experience
2 = Some Experience
3 = Intermittent Experience
4 = Experienced
5 = Very Experienced

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Newborn/Neonatal (birth - 30 days)*
Infant (30 days - 1 year)*
Toddler (1 - 3 years)*
Preschooler (3 - 5 years)*
School Age (5 - 12 years)*
Adolescents (12 - 18 years)*
Young Adults (18 - 39 years)*
Middle Adults (39 - 64 years)*
Older Adults (64+ years)*

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Standard Precautions*
Isolation Precautions*
Discontinue PIV*
Initiate Peripheral IV*
Lift/ Transfer Devices*
Pediatric Respiratory/Cardiac Arrest*
Adult Respiratory/Cardiac Arrest*
Crash Carts*
Defibrillators*
Care of Patients in Restraints*
Pain Managements*
Automated Med Dispensing System*
Care Planning & Discharge Planning*
Patient/Family Education*
Electronic Documentation*
Patient Head to Toe Assessment*
Knowledge of Normal Serum Lab Values*
Obtaining Cultures (Blood, Sputum, Swab, Urine)*
Calculate mcg/min and mcg/Kg/min*
Titrating Medications*

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Overdose/ Withdrawl*
Suicidal Precautions*
Manic Disorder/ Behavior*
De-escalation techniques*
Depression*
Topical*
Otic*
Rectal*
Vaginal*
Ophthalmic*
Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion Pumps*
Total Parental Nutrition (TPN)*
Peripheral Parental Nutrition*
Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA)*

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Anticoagulants*
Narcotics*
PCA for Pain Control*
Epidural for Pain Control*
Non-narcotic Analgesics*
Topical Medications*
IM Medications*
SQ Medications*
Oral Medications*
IV Push Medications*
IV Drip Medications*
Antibiotics*
Chemotherapy*

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Assessing Levels of Consciousness*
Pupil Checks*
Seizure Precautions*
Aneurysm Precautions*
Assisting with Lumbar Puncture*
Use of Hyper/Hypothermia Blanket*

Anti-depressants*

Anti-anxiety Medications*

Psych Medications*

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Cardiac Monitors*
Auscultation of Cardiac Sounds*
EKG- Lead*
Recognizing Basic & Life-Threatening Dysrhythmias*
Cardioversion/ Defibrillation*
Pulse Checks*
Interpretation of Cardiac Enzymes*
Use of Doppler*
Use of Automatic BP Cuff (ie Dinamap)*

	0	1	2	3	4	5
SOB*
Pulmonary Embolism*
Tracheostomy Tube*
COPD*
Asthma Exacerbation*
Pneumonia*
Pre/Post Thoracic Surgery*
Chest Tubes*
Tuberculosis*

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Nasointestinal Tubes (ie Cantor, Miller-Abbot)*
Jejunostomy, Gastrostomy, Cecostomy Tubes*

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Stoma*
Bowel Obstruction*
Pancreatitis*
Post Abdominal Surgery*
Ileostomy*
Colostomy*
Inflammatory Bowel Disease*
Obstruction*
Hepatitis*

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Insertion of Catheter Straight*
Insertion of Catheter Foley*
Bladder Irrigation Continuous*
Bladder Irrigation Intermittent*
Peritoneal Dialysis*
Automatic Cycler Machine*
Collection of Urine Specimens*
Hemodialysis*
A-V Fistula/Shunt Care*
Pre- & Post- Dialysis Care*
Suprapubic Catheter*
Nephrostomy Tube*

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Cast Care*
CMS Checks*
Traction- Skin*
Traction- Skeletal*
Range of Motion*
Use of Assistive Devices*
Application of Splints of Extremities*
Continuous Passive Motion Machine (CPM)*

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Dressing Changes*
Air Fluidized, Low Airloss Beds*
Pressure Relief Mattress/Seat Cushion*
Pressure Sores*
Leg Ulcers*
Burns*

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Discontinue PICC*
Care of Patient with DVT*
Draw Blood from Arterial Line*
Draw Blood from Central Line*
Peripheral IV Insertion, Care & Maintenance*
Discontinue Peripheral IV*
IV Infusion Pumps*
CVP Lines – Measurement of CVP*
Central Line Care & Maintenance (including dressing changes)*
Blood/Blood Product Administration*
Multi-Lumen Central Catheters*
Port-A-Caths (Infusa-Ports)*
Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion Pumps*