University of Arizona College of Nursing

Skills List
Assessment

Basic physical assessment

Beginning focused assessment
Pain
Vital signs
Maternal & newborn assessment
Post-operative assessment
Pediatric assessment
Alcohol withdrawal CIWA
Mental health/psych assessment
Mini mental status exam
Opiate withdrawal assessment

Body Mechanics

Ambulation With Assistive Devices

Gait Belt
Hoyer Lift
Positioning
Range of Motion (active, passive)
Transfers (bed, stretcher, chair)
Turning Immobile Patient
Wheelchair

Communication

Documentation (included electronic)

Nursing process
SBAR
Shift report
Intra-interprofessional
therapeutic

Hygiene/infection

Bathing
Foley catheter care
Hand washing
Isolation (mask, gown, gloves)
Oral care
Peri care
Standard precaution
Sterile field

Sterile gloving
Sitz bath

Lines & tubes

Assessment-site, line, fluid

Asst/maint of NG/OG/G-tube, J-tube
Insertion of NG, G-tube, J-tube
IV drip calculation/regulation
IV fluid administration
Insertion of Foley catheter
Removal of Foley catheter
Peripheral IV insertion
IV removal
Removal of NG/OG, G-tube, J-tube
Heparin/Saline lock
Conversion/Flush
Arterial line
Central line catheter care
Central venous line flush
Chest tubes assessment/maintenance
PICC line flush
Swan-Ganz
Ventriculostomy

Medication Administration

Enema administration
Intramuscular
Oral
Safety/six rights
Subcutaneous
Suppository
Topical
Gastrointestinal tube
Inhalation therapy
Intradermal
IV infusion pump
IV piggy back
Syringe pump
Blood product administration
Optic
Ophthalmic

University of Arizona College of Nursing

Skills List

PCA
Total parental nutrition
Subcutaneous

Monitoring

Electronic fetal monitoring

EKG interpretation
Calculation of I&O
pacemaker

Respiratory

Oxygen delivery
Incentive spirometer
Pulmonary toilet (TCDB, IS, P&PD)
Suctioning
Tracheostomy care
Ventilation (ambu bag, ventilator)
Peak flow meter

Safety/risk reduction

Allergies
Anti-embolism (TED, SCD)
Call light
Environmental assessment
Fall risk
ID band
Side rails
Skin breakdown
Restraints
Risk for suicide

Risk for violence

Seizure precautions
Central line assessment site, line,
fluid

Specimen collection

Clean catch
Finger stick blood sugar
Heel sick
Catheter urinalysis
Arterial line blood draw VAMP
Blood
Sputum
Venipuncture
Stool
throat

Wounds

Application of ostomy
Dressing change (clean, dry)
Emptying ostomy bag
Suture/staple removal
Packing
Sterile dressing change
Transparent/duoderm/hydrocolloid
Wet to damp/dry
Central line dressing change
Drains )Hemoval, Jackson-Pratt, Ttube)
Management of ostomy bag