Advantage RN ~ Travel Nurse Staffing Company

MEDICAL/SURGICAL SKILLS CHECKLIST                                                                                                                      

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

Please enter your full legal name as it appears on your Social Security Card.

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)
  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)

   Medical  year(s)    Coronary care year(s)
    Surgical  year(s)      Neuro year(s)
   Trauma year(s)    Burn  year(s)
    Cardiothoracic year(s)     PACU year(s)
 Other (specify) 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   d.  Oral & topical nitrates                          ABCD
1.  Assessment   B.  PULMONARY  
a.  Auscultation (rate, rhythm)                  ABCD 1.  Assessment  
b.  Blood pressure/non-invasive                ABCD a.  Breath sounds                                        ABCD
c.  Doppler                                                  ABCD b.  Rate and work of breathing                ABCD
d.  Heart sounds/murmurs                          ABCD 2.  Interpretaion of lab results  
e.  Pulses/circulation checks                     ABCD a.  Blood chemistry                                     ABCD
2.  Equipment & procedures   b.  Blood gases                                            ABCD
a.  Telemetry   3.  Equipment & procedures  
(1)  Basic 12 lead interpretation         ABCD a.  Airway management devices/suctioning  
(2)  Basic arrhythmia interpretation   ABCD (1)  Endotrachial tube/suctioning      ABCD
(3)  Lead placement                            ABCD (2)  Nasal airway/suctioning               ABCD
b.  Pacemaker   (3)  Oropharyngeal/suctioning           ABCD
(1)  Permanent                                     ABCD (4)  Sputum specimen collection       ABCD
(2)  Temporary                                      ABCD (5)  Tracheostomy/suctioning             ABCD
3.  Care of patient with:   b.  Assist with intubation                             ABCD
a.   Abdominal aortic bypass                    ABCD c.  Assist with thoracentesis                       ABCD
b.   Aneurysm                                              ABCD d.  Care of the patient on a ventilator    ABCD
c.   Angina                                                  ABCD e.  Care