Instructions: This checklist is
meant to serve as a general guideline for our client facilities as to the
level of your skills within your nursing specialty. Please use the scale
(PROFICIENCY)
1 = No Experience
2 = Need Training
3 = Able to perform with supervision
4 = Able to perform independently
(FREQUENCY)
1 = Never performed observed only
2 = Less than 6 times per year
3 = 1-2 times per month
4 = Daily or Weekly
PROFICIENCY / FREQUENCY
PROFICIENCY
FREQUENCY
Pre/Post Procedural Setting
Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator
Intra Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)
CARDIAC_CATH_LAB_PROCEDURES
Cardiac Implant Closure Device
Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization Adult
Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization-Pediatric/Neonatal
Directional Coronary Atherectomy
Internal Mammary Angiography
Laser Assisted Procedures
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
Permanent Pacemaker Placement
Rotational Coronary Atherectomy
Saphenous Vein Graft Angiography
Transluminal Extraction Catheter
Ventricular Assist Device Insertion
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY_PROCEDURES
Electrophysiology Evaluation
Internal Cardioverter Defibrillator Implant
IR-GASTROINTESTINAL_STUDIES
Esophageal Stent Placement
Gastrostomy Tube Placement
Percutaneous Hepatic Angiography
Angiography of Female GU System
Angiography of Male GU System
Percutaneous Stone Extraction
Renal Artery Stent Placement
IR-PERIPHERAL_VASCULAR_STUDIES
Central Venous Access/Port Placement
Dialysis Graft Creation/Revision
Dialysis Graft Interventional
Peripheral Vascular Embolization
Upper and Lower Extremity Angiography
PROFESSIONAL_KNOWLEDGE_AND_SKILLS
Conscious/Procedural Sedation
Assist w/Central Line/Venous Line Insertion
Topical Hemostasis (D-Stat, Chito-Seal, Syvek Patch, etc.)
Vascular Closure Systems (Perclose, StarClose, etc.)
External Compression Devices (C-Clamp, Sandbags, etc.)
Physiologic Monitoring/Recording
Sheath Removal and Monitoring
National Patient Safety Goals/Core Measures
Universal Protocol Procedures
Age Specific/Population-Based Care
Fall Risk Assessment/Prevention
Other Computerized System
Computerized Physician Order Entry
Medication Administration using Bar Coding Technology
AGE_SPECIFIC_COMPETENCIES
Preschooler (ages 2-5 years)
Childhood (ages 6-12 years)
Adolescents (ages 13-21 years)
Young Adults (ages 22-39 years)
Adults (ages 40-64 years)
Older Adults (ages 65-79 years)