Advantage RN ~ Travel Nurse Staffing Company

PSYCHIATRIC NURSES SKILLS CHECKLIST                                                   

This profile is for use by Psychiatric 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)

 Adolescent                               year(s)

 Adult                                        year(s)

   Chemical dependency/detox     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.  PSYCHIATRIC   n.  O2 therapy & medication delivery systems  
1.  Assessment   (1)  Bag and mask                                ABCD
a.  Admission                                               ABCD (2)  External CPAP                                 ABCD
b.  Initial nursing assessment and care plan  ABCD (3)  Face masks                                     ABCD
c.  Initial treatment plan                            ABCD (4)  Inhalers                                            ABCD
d.  Neurological vital signs                         ABCD (5)  Nasal cannula                                ABCD
e.  Nursing diagnoses                                 ABCD (6)  Portable O2 tank                           ABCD
f.  Nursing reassessment and care planning update ABCD (7)  Trach Collar                                    ABCD
g.  Suicide risk assessment                         ABCD o.  Oro-naso-pharynx suctioning              ABCD
2.  Equipment & procedures   p.  Participation in millieu therapy            ABCD
a. Active participation in multi-disciplinary staffing ABCD q.  Patient teaching                                   ABCD
b.  Assist physician in administration of electroconvulsive therapy  ABCD r.  Psychiatric emergency response team ABCD
c.  Assist with lumbar puncture                 ABCD s.  Psychiatric home health                        ABCD
 d.  Cardiopulmonary resuscitation          ABCD t.  Rapid tranquilization                              ABCD
e.  Charge nurse experience                    ABCD u.  Restraints, application and assessment of  
f.  Charting   (1) Ambulatory cuffs                            ABCD
(1)  Behavioristic                                   ABCD (2)  Full restraints                                   ABCD
(2)  Treatment/goal oriented              ABCD (3)  Wrist restraints                                ABC