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Psychiatric RN Skills Checklist

This profile is for use by Psychiatric nurses with more than one year's experience in their discipline and specialty.

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Please indicate your level of experience

A. Theory, no practice	C. One - two years experience
B. Intermittent experience	D. Two plus years experience


A. PSYCHIATRIC

	1. Assessment
		a. Admission		A B C D
		b. Initial nursing assessment and care plan		A B C D
		c. Initial treatment plan		A B C D
		d. Neurological vital signs		A B C D
		e. Nursing diagnoses		A B C D
		f. Nursing reassessment and care planning update		A B C D
		g. Suicide risk assessment		A B C D
	2. Equipment & procedures
		a. Active participation in multi-disciplinary staffing		A B C D
		b. Assist physician in administration of
			electroconvulsive therapy	A B C D
		c. Assist with lumbar puncture		A B C D
		d. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation		A B C D
		e. Charge nurse experience		A B C D
		f. Charting
			(1) Behavioristic	A B C D
			(2) Treatment/goal oriented	A B C D
		g. Discharge planning		A B C D
		h. Electroconvulsive therapy		A B C D
		i. Group therapy leader		A B C D
		j. Insertion & care of straight and Foley catheter
			(1) Female	A B C D
			(2) Male	A B C D
		k. Management of drug/alcohol detox symptoms		A B C D
		l. Management of assaultive behavior		A B C D
		m. Multi-disciplinary treatment team participation		A B C D
		n. O₂ therapy & medication delivery systems
			(1) Bag and mask	A B C D
			(2) External CPAP	A B C D
			(3) Face masks	A B C D
			(4) Inhalers	A B C D
			(5) Nasal cannula	A B C D
			(6) Portable O₂ tank	A B C D
			(7) Trach collar	A B C D
		o. Oro-naso-pharynx suctioning		A B C D
		p. Participation in milieu therapy		A B C D
		q. Patient teaching		A B C D
		r. Psychiatric emergency response team		A B C D
		s. Psychiatric home health		A B C D
		t. Rapid tranquilization		A B C D
		u. Restraints, application and assessment of
			(1) Ambulatory cuffs	A B C D
			(2) Full restraints	A B C D
			(3) Wrist restraints	A B C D
		v. Telephonic crisis intervention		A B C D
		w. Therapeutic communication skills		A B C D
		x. Tube feeding		A B C D
	3. Care of the patient with:
		a. Alcohol dependency		A B C D
		b. Drug dependency		A B C D
		c. Electroconvulsive therapy		A B C D
		d. Hallucinations		A B C D
		e. Manic behavior		A B C D
		f. Med-psych patient		A B C D
		g. Organic disorder		A B C D
		h. Partial hospital/intensive outpatient
			program patient	A B C D
		i. Seclusion and restraints		A B C D
		j. Seizure disorder		A B C D
		k. Suicidal behavior		A B C D
		l. Tracheostomy		A B C D
	4. Medications
		a. Administration of oral psychotropic medications		A B C D
		b. Heparin		A B C D
		c. Intramuscular		A B C D
		d. Management of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)		A B C D
		e. Oral		A B C D
		f. Rectal		A B C D
		g. Sub-q		A B C D
		h. Unit dose		A B C D
		i. Z-technique		A B C D


B. PHLEBOTOMY/IV THERAPY

	1. Equipment & procedures
		a. Administration of blood/blood products
			(1) Packed red blood cells	A B C D
			(2) Whole blood	A B C D
		b. Drawing blood from central line		A B C D
		c. Drawing venous blood		A B C D
		d. Management of patient with hyperalimentation		A B C D
		e. Management of patient with IV		A B C D
		f. Starting IVs
			(1) Angiocath	A B C D
			(2) Butterfly	A B C D
			(3) Heparin lock	A B C D

AGE SPECIFIC PRACTICE CRITERIA
Please check the boxes below for each age group for which you have expertise in providing age-appropriate nursing care.

A. Newborn/Neonate (birth - 30 days)	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)

EXPERIENCE WITH AGE GROUPS:	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I
Able to adapt care to incorporate normal growth and development.
Able to adapt method and terminology of patient instructions to their age, comprehension and maturity level.
Can ensure a safe environment reflecting specific needs of various age groups.

My experience is primarily in: (Please indicate number of years.)
	Adolescent	year(s)
	Adult	year(s)
	Chemical Dependency/Detox	year(s)

Certification: (mo/yr)
	Computerized charting system:	date:
	Medication administration system:	date:
	BCLS Exp. date:
	MAB Exp. date:
	Other (type):	Exp. date:

The information I have given is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I hereby authorize Berean Healthcare Staffing to release this Psychiatric RN Skills Checklist to Client facilities of Berean Healthcare Staffing in relation to consideration of my employment with those facilities.

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