University of Arizona College of Nursing

Skills Checklist
Safety/Risk Reduction
ID Band
Allergies
Side Rails
Call Light
Fall Risk
Skin Breakdown
Anti-embolism (SCD, TED)
Environmental Assessment
Restraints
Risk for suicide
Risk for violence
Seizure precautions
Assessment
Vital Signs adult, pediatric,
newborn
Pain
Basic Physical Assessment
Beginning Focused Assessment
Intermediate Focused Assessment
Advanced Focused Assessment
(ICU)
Post-Operative Assessment
Maternal Assessment
Newborn Assessment
Pediatric Assessment
Mental Health / Psych Assessment
Community Health Risk Assessment
Community Assessment
Mini Mental Status Exam
Opiate Withdrawal Assessment
Alcohol Withdrawal (CIWA)
Hygiene / Infection Control
Hand Washing
Standard Precautions
Isolation (mask, gown, gloves)
Bathing
Oral care
Foley Catheter Care
Sitz Baths

Peri Care
Sterile Gloving
Sterile Field
Body Mechanics / Moving / Positioning
Ambulation with Assistive Devices
Wheelchair
Gait Belt
Positioning
Transfers (bed, stretcher, chair)
Hoyer Lift
Range of Motion (active, passive)
Turning Immobile Patient
Monitoring
Calculation of I & O
Basic EKG Interpretation
Pacemaker
Electronic Fetal Monitoring
Medication Administration
Safety / Six Rights
Oral
Topical
Intramuscular
Subcutaneous
Intradermal
Gastrointestinal Tube
IV Piggy Back
IV Push
Suppository (vaginal or rectal)
Enema Administration
Otic
Opthalmic
Inhalation Therapy
Total Parenteral Nutrition
IV Infusion Pump
PCA (Patient-controlled Analgesic)
Syringe Pump
Blood Product Administration
Drip Calculation / Regulation
Wound Management
Suture / Staple Removal

University of Arizona College of Nursing

Skills Checklist

Dressing change (clean/dry,

transparent/duoderm/hydrocolloid,
wet to damp/dry, sterile dressing
change, packing, central line
dressing change)
Drains (Hemovac, Jackson-Pratt, Ttube)
Ostomy (application, management,
emptying ostomy bag)
Specimen Collection
Urinalysis (clean catch, catheter
urinalysis)
Culture (stool, throat, viral, sputum,
blood)
Finger Stick Blood Sugar
Heels Stick Blood Sugar
Venipuncture
Arterial Line Blood Draw
Respiratory Management
Oxygen Delivery
Pulmonary Toilet (TCDB, IS,
P&PD)
Peak Flow Meter
Suctioning
Tracheostomy Care
Ventilation (ambu bag, ventilator)
Incentive Spirometry
Invasive Lines and Tubes
Foley Catheter (insertion, removal)
Duodenal Feeding Tube (assessment,
maintenance, insertion, removal)

NG / OG, G-tube, J-tube

(assessment, maintenance, insertion,
removal)
Chest Tubes (assessment,
maintenance)
IV Assessment (site, line, fluid)
IV Fluid Administration
IV Drip Calculation / Regulation
IV Removal (peripheral)
IV Insertion (peripheral)
IV Heparin, Saline Lock Conversion,
& Flush
Central Lines
Central Line Assessment (site, line,
fluid)
PICC Line Flush
Central Venous Line Flush
Central Line Catheter Care
Swan Ganz
Arterial Line
Ventriculostomy
Communication
Nursing Process
Shift report (receiving report / giving
report)
SBAR
Therapeutic Communication
Documentation (including paper &
electronic)
Intra / Inter - professional
Communication