Skill Checklists
Behavior Health LVN/LPN
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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 below to describe your experience/expertise in each area listed below.
Proficiency Scale:
1 = No Experience
2 = Need Training
3 = Able to perform with supervision
4 = Able to perform independently
Newborn (0 to 1)
Toddler (1 to 3)
Preschool (3 to 5)
School age (6 to 12)
Adolescent (13 to 18)
Adult (19 to 65)
Elderly (over 65)
Ambulatory Care/Clinic
Community Care
Geriatric Psych
Home Setting
Acute Care/Hospital
Pediatric Psych
Inpatient Psych
Allscripts
Athenahealth
Behavioristic Charting
CERNER
eClinicalWorks
EPIC
Meditech
Soarian
Neutropenic Precautions
Droplet Precautions
N95 Masks
CAPR/PAPR Respirators
Practice Infection Control/Prevention
Abuse/Neglect Recognition
Advanced Directives
Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, Thanking (AIDET)
Air Transfer Device
Apply Antiembolism Stockings
Assist with ADLs
Assist with Code Blue
Assist with Dressing
Assist with Oral Hygiene
Assist with Toileting Activities
Assist/Perform Bathing
Biohazard Waste
Body Mechanics
Care Plan Initiation/Updates
Caregiver Stress
Complete/Total Assist Bed Bath
CPR/Emergency Crash Cart and Defibrillator
Crutches
Daily Weights
Discharging Clients
End of Life Care
Environmental Safety Hazards Monitoring
Fall Precautions
Transfer Lift Device
Inventory Client Belongings
IV Poles
Manage Medical Equipment (e.g., Oxygen Tank, IV Tubing)
Client Triage
Client Assessment and Safety Screening
Client Identification
Patient Teaching & Education
Positioning/Transferring
Postmortem Care
Pre-Operative Care/Prep
Roller Board
Safe Client Transfer
Safety Data Sheets
Sit to Stand Assist Device
Shave(Electric Razor/Safety Razor)
Transfer Boards/Slides
Transport Client Via Bed
Transport Client Via Stretcher
Transport Client Via Wheelchair
Transport Specimens
Wheel Chair/Bed Scales
5150s/Involuntary Psychiatric Hold
Admission of Psychiatric Client
Chemical Restraints
CIWA Protocol
Coping Skills
Denial of Rights
Experience as a Heading Co-Leader
Experience as a Heading Leader
Eyes and Ears on the Floor
Goal Setting
Lead a Patient Education
Lead a Talk
Lead an Activity
Mental Status Exam
Multiple-Disciplinary Staffing
Patient in the Seclusion Room
Provide a Safe, Supportive Environment
Record Client Behavior
Nonviolent Restraints (Applying/Monitoring)
Safety Checks
Seclusion and Observation
Suicide Assessment and Precautions
Violent Restraints (Applying/Monitoring)
Affect Manifestations
Anxiety Disorder
Assaultive/Combative Client
Attention Seeking Behaviors
Bipolar, Manic/Depressive Client
Borderline Personality Disorder
Cognitively Impaired Client
Delusional Client
Delusions of Grandeur
Depression
Detox
Developmental Delays
Drug Seeking Behavior
Dying Patient
Dysfunctional Families
Eating Disorders
Extra Pyramidal Symptoms (EPS)
Flight of Ideas
Grandiose Ideation
Grieving Client
Hallucinations
Manipulative Behavior
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
Neurosis
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Panic Attacks
Paranoia, Paranoid Behavior
Psychosis
PTSD
Schizoaffective
Schizophrenia
Sleep Disorders
Thought Blocking
Traumatic Brain Injury
Victims of Abuse
Withdrawal Syndrome
Alcohol/Drug Withdrawal (DTs)
Drug Addiction
Drug Overdose
Acetaminophen/Acetylcysteine
Tricyclic Antidepressants/Physostigmine
Cyanide/Hydroxocobalamin
Benzodiazepines/Flumazenil
Beta Blockers/Glucagon
Narcotics/Naloxone
Suicidal Attempt
Activity and Recreation Therapy
Assaultive Behavior Management
Assisting/Facilitating in Carrying out Treatment Plans
Behavior Management Techniques
Behavior Modification
Crisis Intervention
De-Escalation Techniques
Family Therapy
Heading Therapy
Individual Psychotherapies
Individual Therapy
Milieu Therapy
Social and Vocational Training
Therapeutic Communication
Active Participant
Immediate Post Treatment
Long Term Effects of E.C.T.
Short Term Effects of E.C.T.
Coagulation Studies
Arrhythmia Recognition
Electronic Vital Sign Monitoring
Manual Vital Sign Monitoring
Perform 12-Lead EKG
Peripheral Pulses (Inactive)
Telemetry Lead Placement
Acute Angina/Chest Pain
Acute MI/Heart Attack
Cardiac Surgery
Pre/Post Cardiac Cath/Interventions
Heart Failure
Hypertension
Hypotension
Permanent Pacemaker
Temporary Pacemaker
Assess Lung Sounds
Incentive Spirometry
Open/Monitor Airway
Pulse Oximetry
Rate and Work of Breathing
Suction (Trach- Naso-Oral)
Asthma
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
COVID-19
Lung Cancer
Pneumonia
Sleep Apnea
Tracheostomy
Bag-Valve-Mask
BiPAP
CPAP
Nasal Cannula
Portable Oxygen
Venturi Mask
Non-Rebreather Mask
Tracheostomy Tube
Oxygen Mask
Client Cognitive Status
Seizure Precautions
Visual/Communication Deficits
Craniotomy
Hemiplegia
Open/Closed Head Injury
Paraplegia
Seizure Disorder
Spinal Cord Injury
Stroke
Incontinence Care
Monitoring Bowel Movements
Ostomy Care
Abdominal Surgery
Abdominal Wounds
Clostridium Difficile
Colostomy/Ileostomy
Gastrointestinal Bleed
Hepatitis
Liver Failure
Pancreatitis
Assist/Feed Client
Aspiration Precautions
Diet Intake Monitoring/Documenting
Gastrostomy Tube/PEG
JPEG
Puree Foods
Small Bowel Feeding Tubes
Swallowing Precautions
Dysphagia Precautions
Bladder Scanner
External Urinary Catheter Monitoring/Care
External Urinary Catheter Placement
Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion
Indwelling Urinary Catheter Monitoring/Care
Intake and Output
Suprapubic Catheter Monitoring/Care
Suprapubic Urinary Catheter Insertion
Acute Renal Failure
Chronic Renal Failure
Hemodialysis
Peritoneal Dialysis
Chemo/Radiation Precautions
Acute Leukemia
Bone Marrow Transplant
Cancer
HIV/AIDS
Multi-Resistant Drug Organisms
Sickle Cell Anemia
Treatment Side Effects Chemo/Radiation
Diabetic Foot Care
Finger Stick Blood Glucose
TOX Screen
Diabetes Type I
Diabetes Type II
Graves Disease
Hashimoto's Disease
Hyperglycemia
Hypoglycemia
Dressing Changes
Monitor Skin Integrity
Proper Body Positioning
Safe Client Transfers
Wound Care
Burns
Pressure Injury
Staged Wounds
Stasis Ulcers
Surgical Wounds w/Drains
Assist with Adaptive Devices
Assistive Devices (Cane, Walker, Wheelchair, Gait Belt)
Circulation Checks
Passive Range Of Motion
Amputation
Fractures
Joint Replacements
Trauma
Mastectomy
Obstetrics
Administer Inhalation Medications
Administer PO Medications
Administer SQ/IM Injections
Administer Suppositories
Administer Topical Medications
Bladder Irrigation and Instillation
Disposal of Medications
Documentation of Medications
Observe for Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Storing of Medications
Administer IV Medications/Drips
Assess/Maintain Peripheral IV
Heparin Locks
Infusion Pumps
Insertion Peripheral IV
Administer Blood/Blood Products
Assess Pain Level
Non-Verbal Pain Scale (NVPS)
Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NRS)
Wong-Baker Faces scale
24-hour Urine
Butterfly Stick
Clean Catch Urine
Dipstick Urine
Finger Stick
Intravenous (IV)
Sputum
Sterile Urine
Stool
Throat Swab
Venipuncture Stick
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