Cath Lab /
Interventional Radiology Nursing Skills Checklist
NAME
LAST 4 OF SSN
DATE
I hereby certify that
ALL information I have provided on this skills checklist and
all other documentation, is true and accurate. I understand and acknowledge
that any misrepresentation or omission may result in disqualification from
employment and/or immediate termination.
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
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WORK SETTING
1
2
3
4
Procedural Cath Lab
lnterventional Cath
Lab
EP Lab
Interventional
Radiology
Pre/Post Procedural
Setting
Charge Experience
Other Setting (List)
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EQUIPMENT
1
2
3
4
Automatic Implantable
Cardiac Defibrillator
Cardioversion
Cardioversion
Intra Aortic Balloon Pump
(IABP)
SV02 Recording
Ventilator Management
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CARDIAC CATH LAB
PROCEDURES
1
2
3
4
AICD Placement
Aortography
Cardiac Biopsy
Cardiac Implant Closure
Device
Cardiac Stent
Placement
Diagnostic Cardiac
Catheterization Adult
Diagnostic Cardiac
Catheterization-Pediatric/Neonatal
Directional Coronary
Atherectomy
IABP
Placement/Removal
Internal Mammary
Angiography
Laser Assisted
Procedures
Percutaneous Transluminal
Coronary Angioplasty
Pericardiocentesis
Permanent Pacemaker
Placement
Pulmonary Angiography
Rotational Coronary
Atherectomy
Saphenous Vein Graft
Angiography
Transluminal Extraction
Catheter
Valvuloplasty
Ventricular Assist Device
Insertion
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ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
PROCEDURES
1
2
3
4
Electrophysiology
Evaluation
Baseline Measurements
Cardiac Ablation
Cardiac Mapping
Cardioversion
Conduction Study
Internal Cardioverter
Defibrillator Implant
Tilt Table Study
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IR-GASTROINTESTINAL
STUDIES
1
2
3
4
Angioplasty
Chemoembolization
Cholecystostomy
Embolization
ERCP
Esophageal Stent
Placement
Gastrojejunostomy
Gastrostomy Tube
Placement
Liver Ablation
Pericentesis
Percutaneous Hepatic
Angiography
TIPS
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IR-GENITOURINARY STUDIES
1
2
3
4
Adrenal Angiography
Angiography of Female GU
System
Angiography of Male GU
System
Cystostomy
Embolization
Nephrostomy
Percutaneous Stone
Extraction
Renal Angiography
Renal Artery
Angioplasty
Renal Artery Stent
Placement
Ureteral Stent
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IR-NEUROLOGIC STUDIES
Cerebral Angiography
Carotid Angiography
Neurologic
Angioplasty
Neurologic
Thrombolysis
Vertebroplasty
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IR-PERIPHERAL VASCULAR
STUDIES
IR-PERIPHERAL VASCULAR
STUDIES
Angioplasty
Central Venous Access/Port
Placement
Dialysis Graft
Creation/Revision
Dialysis Graft
lnterventional
Peripheral Vascular
Embolization
Stent Graft Placement
SVC/IVC Venograph
Thoracic Aortography
Upper and Lower Extremity
Angiography
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IR-PULMONARY PROCEDURES
Chest Tube Placement
Pulmonary
Embolization
Pulmonary Angiography
Thoracentesis
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PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND
SKILLS
Conscious/Procedural
Sedation
Assist w/Central
Line/Venous Line Insertion
Venous Sampling
Topical Hemostasis
(D-Stat, Chito-Seal, Syvek Patch, etc.)
Vascular Closure Systems
(Perclose, StarClose, etc.)
External Compression
Devices (C-Clamp, Sandbags,etc.)
Physiologic
Monitoring/Recording
Sheath Removal and
Monitoring
National Patient Safety
Goals/Core Measures
Universal Protocol
Procedures
Isolation Precautions
Infection Prevention
Age
Specific/Population-Based Care
Fall Risk
Assessment/Prevention
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EMR
Cerner
Eclipsys
Epic
GE
McKesson
Meditech
Other Computerized
System
Computerized Physician
Order Entry
Medication Administration
using Bar Coding Technology
EMR Conversion
YES
NO
CERTIFICATIONS
Expiry Date :
BLS
ACLS
PALS
CCRN
Telemetry Certificate
Arrhythmia Course
Other: Specify
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Age Specific Competencies
Infant (Birth - 1 year)
Preschooler (ages 2-5
years)
Childhood (ages 6-12
years)
Adolescents (ages 13-21
years)
Young Adults (ages 22-39
years)
Adults (ages 40-64 years)
Older Adults (ages 65-79
years)
Elderly (ages 80+ years)