This checklist is to ensure all patient care staff are proficient in skilled care. Employee will self assess the skills below in accordance to their experience and comfort level to be performed in an independent environment. The supervising RN will validate competency of skills listed below, either verbally or by demonstration, prior to employee working independently with a patient.
Vital Signs
1. Assessment
HEENT
Neurological
2. Seizure precautions and interventions
Cardiovascular
Respiratory
2. Oxygen - Nasal cannula/mask replacement
3. Oxygen - Regulator
4. Oxygen - Flow rate/adjustment
5. Oxygen level
6. Oxygen - Pulse Oximetry
7. Ventilator - Routine care
8. Ventilator - Application/disconnection
9. Ventilator - Settings
10. Ventilator - Bleeding O2
11. Ventilator - PEEP application
12. Ventilator - Alarms trouble shooting
13. Inhaler administration
14. Nebulizer administration
15. Nebulizer care/cleaning
16. Tracheostomy - Routine care
17. Tracheostomy - Suctioning
18. Tracheostomy - Inner cannula removal/care
19. Tracheostomy - Tube change
20. Oral - Suctioning
21. Sputum - Specimen collection
Genitourinary
2. Catheter - Routine care
3. Catheter - Bag changes
4. Catheter - Bag emptying
5. Catheter - Insertion
6. Catheter - Irrigation
7. Urine - Specimen Collection
Gastrointestinal
2. Routine Care
3. Tube change
4. Placement check
5. Feeding
6. Residual check
7. Colostomy - Pouch emptying
8. Colostomy - Pouch/wafer changes
9. Colostomy - Skin care
10. Stool - Specimen Collection
Integumentary
Musculoskeletal
Pain Management
2. Use appropriate pain scale
3. Provide appropriate pain intervention
4. Reassessment of pain intervention
Wound Care
2. Application of skin barriers
3. Non-Sterile dressing changes
4. Sterile dressing changes
5. Wound
IV Therapy
2. Central line dressing changes
3. PICC Line dressing changes
4. PICC/Central line blood sampling
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
1. Location Emergency Equipment
2. Address/location
3. Code status
OTHER
1. Positioning (ADLS)
2. Glucose Monitoring
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