Advantage RN ~ Travel Nurse Staffing Company

EMERGENCY ROOM SKILLS  CHECKLIST                                                                                                                   

This profile is for use by Emergency Room nurses with more than one year experience in their discipline and specialty. It will not be a determining factor for the Advantage RN program.

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First Name: Last Name: email:

Please check the boxes below for each age group for which you have provided age appropriate nursing care:

A.   Newborn/Neonate (birth-30days) F.     Adolescents (12-18 years)
B    Infant (30 days-1 year) G.   Young adults (18-39 years)
C   Toddler (1-3 years) H.   Middle adults (39-64 years)
D   Preschooler (3-5 years)  I.     Older adults (64+)
E.    School age children (5-12 years)    

My experience is primarily in:  (please indicate number of years)

  Trauma referral center (Level 1 ER)    year(s) 
  Community ER (Level II ER)    year(s) 
  Rural ER    year(s) 

Please indicate your level of experience:   A.  Theory, no practice     B.  Intermittent     C.  One- Two Years Current Experience                          D.  Two plus years experience, can function independently

A.  CARDIOVASCULAR   b.  Other  
1.  Assessment   (1)  Adenosine (Adenocard)              ABCD
a.  Auscultation (rate, rhythm)                  ABCD (2)  Amiodarone (Cordarone)            ABCD
b.  Doppler                                                  ABCD (3)  Digoxin (Lanoxin)                           ABCD
c.  Heart sounds/murmurs                          ABCD (4)  Diltiazem (Cardizem)                     ABCD
2.  Equipment & procedures   (5)  Dobutamine (Dobutex)                ABCD
a.  Assist with insertion and set up   (6)  Dopamine (Intropin)                      ABCD
(1)  Arterial line                                      ABCD (7)  Esmolol (Brevibioc)                        ABCD
(2)  Central venous line                       ABCD (8)  Lasix (Furosemide)                         ABCD
(3)  Lead placement                            ABCD (9)  Nitroglycerin (Tridil)                        ABCD
(4)  Pacemaker                                     ABCD (10)  Nitroprusside (Nipride)                 ABCD
b.  Cardioversion                                        ABCD (11)  Thrombolytic therapy                  ABCD
c.  Interpretation of waveforms & values   B.  PULMONARY  
(1)  A-line                                               ABCD 1.  Assessment  
(2)  CVP                                                 ABCD a.  Breath sounds                                        ABCD
d.  Monitoring   b.  Rate and work of breathing                ABCD
(1)  Basic 12 lead interpretation         ABCD 2.  Interpretaion of lab results  
(2)  Basic arrhythmia interpretation   ABCD a.  Arterial blood gases                              ABCD
3.  Care of patient with:   3.  Equipment & procedures  
a.   Acute MI                                                ABCD a.  Airway management devices/suctioning  
b.   Aneurysm                                              ABCD (1)  Endotrachial tube/suctioning      ABCD
c.   Angina                                                  ABCD (2)  Nasal airway/suctioning               ABCD
d.   Cardiac arrest                                       ABCD (3)  Oropharyngeal/suctioning           ABCD
e.   Congestive heart failure                      ABCD (4)  Sputum specimen collection       ABCD
f.    Myocarditis                                            ABCD (5)  Tracheostomy/suctioning             ABCD
4.  Medications   b.  Assist with extubation                            ABCD
a.  ACLS drugs   c.  Assist with intubation                             ABCD
(1)  Atropine                                          ABCD d.  Assist with thoracentesis                       ABCD
(2)  Bretylium (Bretylol)                         ABCD e.  Care of patient on a ventilator           ABCD
(3)  Epinephrine (Adrenalin)                ABCD f.   Care of patient with a chest tube  
(4) Lidocaine (Xylocaine)                    ABCD    
(5)  Procainamide (Pronestyl)             ABCD    
(6)  Sodium bicarbonate                     ABCD    

(1)  Assist with set-up & insertion         ABCD a.  Basal skull fracture                                 ABCD
(2)  Measuring                                       ABCD b.  Closed head injury                                ABCD
(3)  Removal                                         ABCD c.  CVA                                                         ABCD
g.  Measure peak flow                               ABCD d.  DTs                                                          ABCD
h. Obtaining arterial blood gases   e.  Encephalitits                                           ABCD
(1)  Arterial line                                      ABCD f.   Externalized VP shunts                           ABCD
(2)  Femoral artery                                ABCD g.  Meningitis                                               ABCD
(3)  Radial artery                                   ABCD h.  Neuromuscular disease                        ABCD
i. O2 therapy & medication delivery systems   i.    Overdose                                               ABCD
(1)  Bag and mask                                ABCD j.    Seizures                                                   ABCD
(2)  ET tube                                            ABCD k.  Spinal cord injury                                    ABCD
(3)  External CPAP                                 ABCD 4.  Medications  
(4)  Face masks                                     ABCD a.  Decadron (Dexamethasone)              ABCD
(5)  Inhalers                                            ABCD b.  Dilantin (Phenytoin)                               ABCD
(6)  Nasal cannula                                ABCD c.  Mannitol (Osimitrol)                               ABCD
(7)  Nebulizer                                         ABCD d.  Phenobarbital                                        ABCD
(8)  Portable O2 tank                           ABCD e.  Solu-Medrol (Methylprednisolonesodium succinate) ABCD
(9) T-piece                                             ABCD D.  ORTHOPEDICS  
(10)  Trach collar                                   ABCD 1.  Assessment  
j.  Pulse oximetry                                          ABCD a.  Circulation checks                                ABCD
k. Troubleshooting high pressure alarm    ABCD b.  Gait                                                         ABCD
l.  Troubleshooting low pressure alarms    ABCD c.  Range of motion                                   ABCD
4.  Care of patient with:   d.  Skin                                                         ABCD
a.  Aspiration                                               ABCD 2.  Equipment & procedures  
b.  COPD                                                      ABCD a.  Assist with placement of cast              ABCD
c.  Hemopneumothorax                            ABCD b.  Support devices  
d.  Laryngospasm                                       ABCD (1)  Cane                                               ABCD
e.  Pneumonia                                             ABCD (2)  Cervical collar                                ABCD
f.   Pneumothorax                                       ABCD (3)  Sling                                                 ABCD
g.  Pulmonary edema                                ABCD (4)  Transfer boards                               ABCD
h.  Pulmonary embolism                             ABCD 3.  Care of patient with:  
 i.   Tension pneumothorax                         ABCD a.  Ankle brace                                           ABCD
 j.   Tuberculosis                                            ABCD b.  Ankle splint                                            ABCD
5.  Medications   c.  Cast                                                         ABCD
a.  Aminophylline (Theophylline)              ABCD d.  Knee immobilizer                                   ABCD
b.   Bronkosol (Isoetharine hydrochloride) ABCD e.  Pinned fractures                                    ABCD
c.   Epinephrine (Adrenalin)                      ABCD f.   Wrist splint                                               ABCD
d.   Isuprel (Isoproterenolhydrochloride)   ABCD E.   GASTROINTESTINAL  
e.   Steroids                                                  ABCD 1.  Assessment  
f.    Terbutaline                                            ABCD a.  Abdominal/bowel sounds                    ABCD
C. NEUROLOGICAL   b.  Fluid balance                                         ABCD
1.  Assessment   c.  Nutritional status                                    ABCD
a.  Advanced neuro assessment   2.  Interpretation of blood chemistry             ABCD
(1)  Glasgow coma scale                    ABCD 3.  Equipment & procedures  
(2)  Reflex/motor deficits                     ABCD a.  Placement of nasogastric tube           ABCD
(3)  Visual or communications deficits ABCD b.  Salem sump to suction                         ABCD
b.  Level of consciousness                        ABCD c.  Saline lavage                                         ABCD
2.  Equipment & procedures   4.  Care of patient with:  
a.  Assist with lumbar puncture                 ABCD a.  Abdominal trauma                               ABCD
b.  Increased ICP management   b.  Bowel obstruction                                 ABCD
(1)  Medications                                   ABCD c.  GI bleeding                                            ABCD
(2)  Positioning                                      ABCD d.  Hepatitis                                                  ABCD
(3)  Regulation of ICP                           ABCD e.  Liver failure                                            ABCD
(4)  Temperature control                     ABCD    
(5)  Ventilation                                       ABCD    
c.  Intracranial pressure monitoring          ABCD    
3.  Care of the patient with:      

 

5.  Medications   3.  Care of the patient with:  
a.  Antiemetics                                            ABCD a.  Bites, animal                                           ABCD
b.  Antispasmodic                                       ABCD b.  Bites, human                                          ABCD
c.  Charcoal                                                ABCD c.  Bites, venomous snake                         ABCD
d.  Ipecac                                                    ABCD d.  Bites, venomous spider                         ABCD
F.   RENAL/GENITOURINARY   e.  Burns  
1.  Assessment - Fluid balance                       ABCD (1)  Rule of nines                                   ABCD
2.  Interpretation of lab results   (2)  First degree                                     AB