Dialysis 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
Rating Stars (Click)
WORK SETTINGS
1
2
3
4
Acute/Inpatient
Dialysis
Chronic/Outpatient
Dialysis
Dialysis Home Care
Pediatric Dialysis
Apheresis
Plasmapheresis
Predialysis Nursing
Assessment
Charge Experience
Rating Stars
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SET UP/INITIATE DIALYSIS
TREATMENT
1
2
3
4
Bicarbonate Dialysate
Conductivity Testing
Priming Dialyzer
Prep Vascular Access
Fistula Gortex/Bovine
Graft
Anticoagulation
Management
Apheresis
Plasmapheresis
Cannulating
Buttonholes
Continuous Renal
Replacement Therapy
Peritoneal Dialysis
Rating Stars
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ASSESSMENT DURING DIALYSIS
1
2
3
4
Vascular Access Function
Arterial and Venous
Pressures
Blood Flow Rate
Management of
Anticoagulation
Conductivity
Ultra Filtration
Calculation
Operation of Myron L.
Meter
Administration of Blood
and Blood Products
Administration of
Mannitol
Sequential
Ultrafiltration/PUF
Rating Stars
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PATIENT MANAGEMENT
1
2
3
4
Fluid Overload
Hypertension
Hypotension
Disequilibrium
Syndrome
Hyperkalemia
Seizures
Muscle Cramps
Clotted Access/Poor Blood
Flow Rate from Catheter
Pyrogenic Reaction
Hemolysis
Air Embolus
Chest Pain
Anemia
Neuropathy
Pericarditis
Filter Blood Leak
Cardiopulmonary
Arrest
Anticoagulation
Emergencies
Rating Stars
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DIALYSIS EQUIPMENT
1
2
3
4
Baxter
Cobe
Fresenius H/K
Gambro
Phoenix
T Machine
Other
Rating Stars
(Click)
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND
SKILLS
1
2
3
4
National Patient Safety
Goals
Patient
Isolation/Infection Prevention
Management of Dialysis
Equipment Alarms
Bedside Blood Glucose
Monitoring
Pyxis Medication Admin.
System
Computerized Charting
Proton Charting
Experience
AMI Charting
Experience
Ecube Charting Experience
Rating Stars
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Age Specific Competencies
1
2
3
4
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)
CERTIFICATIONS
Expiry Date :
BLS
CNRN
ACLS
CCRN
Other: