BSN - Clinical Skills Checklist
BSN - Clinical Skills Checklist
The following skills and procedure checklist must be completed and filed at the end of each semester.
This is not a competency checklist. This is a list of foundational nursing skills that verifies a student has
demonstrated knowledge and safety to perform the tasks and functions satisfactorily with minimum
competencies or with supervision.
Clinical
Skill Date Date Date Date Remarks
Instructor
Infection control
Handwashing/hygiene
Application of PPE
Isolation Precautions
Sharps Disposal
Bed making
Personal hygiene
Showering a patient
Oral Care
Denture Care
Peri Care
Elimination
Use of a Bedside
Commode
Rectal Tube
Bladder Scan
Impaction Removal
Enema
Fall precautions
1
Fall Prevention Strategies
Bed/chair Alarms
Communication
Electronic health
record/documentation
Hand-off
SBAR
Patient Education
-Diabetes Education
Nursing POC
Admission Assessment
Patient Transfer
Patient Discharge
Nonviolent
Violent
Mobility
Mobility/strength
assessment
Range of Motion
Urinary care
Male catherization
Female catheterization
CAUTI/catheter care
CBI
NG Tube (insertion,
management and removal)
2
JP Drains
Hemovac drains
Wound care
Bandages
Binders
Basic bandages
Ostomy care
Staple removal
Suture removal
IV Start initiation/
PIVO show & tell
IV Removal
IV Flush
Prime IV Tubing
Removal of peripheral IV
Pulmonary toileting
Effective Cough
Incentive Spirometry
Oxygenation
Oral Suctioning
Nasotracheal Suctioning
Nasopharyngeal Suctioning
Trach Care
3
Trach Suctioning
VTE prevention
Application of Compression
Stockings
Application of SCDs
Doppler device
Glucometer
Urine Dipstick
Hemoccult
Gastroccult
Wound Specimen
Urine Specimen
Stool Specimen
Sputum Specimen
Medication Administration
Medication Rights
PO/Sublingual
IM
SubQ
Enteral
Inhalers
Transdermal
ID
Eye Drops
Ear Drops
Nasal Sprays
Rectal
Vaginal
Topical
Feeding
Diet Orders
Swallowing Precautions
Vital Signs
4
Heart Rate
Respiratory Rate
Temperature (Oral,
Temporal, Axillary)
Pulse Oximetry
Height
BMI calculations
Blood transfusion
Blood Transfusion
Assessment
Recognition of Blood
Transfusion Reaction
Psychosocial assessment
Musculoskeletal assessment
- ROM exercises
Respiratory assessment
- Auscultate lungs
Cardiovascular assessment
- auscultate heart
-12lead EKG
-telemetry device
Abdominal assessment
- auscultate bowel sounds
Nutritional assessment
- BMI calculations
Neurological assessment
- CNS assessment
- CGS scale
- CMS assessment
Integumentary assessment
- daily skin check
- Braden skill assessment
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