Psychiatry 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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GENERAL NURSING
1
2
3
4
ADMIT / ORIENT VOLUNTARY
CLIENTS
ADMIT / ORIENT INVOLUNTARY
CLIENTS
INITIAL COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT
INITIAL FOCUSED ASSESSMENT
INITIAL SCREENING
ASSESSMENT
INITIATE CARE PLAN
REASSESSMENT / UPDATE CARE
PLAN
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY
PLANNING
SUPERVISE UNLICENSED
PERSONNEL
VITAL SIGN MONITORING
FULL RESTRAINTS
WRIST RESTRAINTS
AMBULATORY CUFFS
ADMIN / MONITOR TUBE
FEEDINGS
ADMIN / MONITOR TUBE
FEEDINGS
INSERT / CARE OF FOLEY
CATHETER
ASSIST WITH LUMBAR
PUNCTURE
ISOLATION TECHNIQUES
ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
PATIENT TEACHING
CASE MANAGER
DISCHARGE PLANNING
DISCHARGE CLIENTS
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
ETHNIC AWARENESS
FORENSIC NURSE
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CARE OF PSYCH DISORDERS
1
2
3
4
SCHIZOPHRENIA
PARANOID PSYCHOTIC DISORDER
CATATONIC PSYCHOTIC
DISORDER
HALLUCINATIONS
BIPOLAR DISORDER
DEPRESSION
SUICIDAL IDEATION /
ATTEMPTS
DELUSIONAL DISORDERS
ANXIETY DISORDERS
PANIC ATTACKS
PHOBIAS
OBSESSIVE / COMPULSIVE
DISORDER
DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY
DISORDER
SEXUAL DISORDERS
SEXUAL ABUSE / ASSAULT
SURVIVOR OF ABUSE /
VIOLENCE
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
DISORDER
SOMATOFORM DISORDERS (PAIN
ETC.)
MENTAL RETARDATION
MENTAL RETARDATION
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CARE OF PSYCH DISORDERS
1
2
3
4
ADHD
DEVELOPMENTAL / AUTISTIC
DISORDERS
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COGNITIVE DISORDERS
1
2
3
4
DELIRIUM
DEMENTIA
ALZHEIMER'S (DEMENTIA)
AMNESTIC DISORDERS
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PERSONALITY DISORDERS
1
2
3
4
CLUSTER A - PARANOID /
SCHIZOID
CLUSTER B - ANTISOCIAL /
BORDERLINE
CLUSTER C - ANXIOUS /
FEARFUL
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EATING DISORDERS
1
2
3
4
ANOREXIA NERVOSA
BULIMIA NERVOSA
OBESITY
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SUBSTANCE RELATED
DISORDERS
1
2
3
4
ALCOHOL -RELATED
DRUG -RELATED
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INTERVENTIONS /
THERAPIES
1
2
3
4
CRISIS INTERVENTION
THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION
THERAPEUTIC MILIEU
EDUCATION OR VOCATIONAL
TRAINING
DRUG & ALCOHOL
EDUCATION
ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY
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ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
1
2
3
4
BIOFEEDBACK
GUIDED IMAGERY
EXPRESSIVE THERAPY (ART,
MOVEMENT)
MASSAGE THERAPY
MEDITATION
RECREATIONAL THERAPY
THERAPEUTIC TOUCH
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CONDUCTING PSYCHOTHERAPY
1
2
3
4
INDIVIDUAL
GROUP
COUPLE / FAMILY
BEHAVIORAL
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MEDS / IV THERAPY
1
2
3
4
ADMINISTER PO MEDICATIONS
ADMINISTER NG / GT MEDS
ADMINISTER RECTAL
MEDICATIONS
ADMINISTER IM & SQ MEDS
PERIPHERAL IV
INSERTION
USE OF HEPARIN / SALINE
LOCKS
ADMINISTER IV
MEDICATIONS
NEEDLE - LESS SYSTEMS
CARE OF CENTRAL LINES
CARE OF PICC LINES
ADMIN OF HYPERALIMENTATION
ADMIN OF BLOOD / BLOOD
PRODUCTS
INFUSION PUMPS
DISCONTINUE PERIPHERAL IVS
VENIPUNCTURE BLOOD DRAWS
PAIN ASSESSMENT /
MANAGEMENT
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PSYCHOTROPIC AGENTS
1
2
3
4
RAPID TRANQUILIZATION
ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS
HYPNOTICS
ANTIANXIETY AGENTS
ANTIDEPRESSANTS / MOOD
ELEVATORS
ANTIMANIC AGENTS
ANTICONVULSANTS
ANTICHOLINERGICS /
ANTIPARKINSONS
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MEDS SIDE EFFECTS -
RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT
1
2
3
4
BLURRED VISION
CONSTIPATION
DROWSINESS
DRY MOUTH
GASTROINTESTINAL
EFFECTS
HYPO / HYPERGLYCEMIA
HYPOTENSION / ORTHOSTATIC
INSOMNIA
CHANGES IN LIBIDO
TACHYCARDIA
URINARY RETENTION
WEIGHT GAIN
PARKINSONISM SYMPTOMS
AKATHISIA (MOTOR
RESTLESSNESS)
ACUTE DYSTONIC REACTIONS
TARDIVE DYSKINESIA
NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT
SYNDROME
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AGE APPROPRIATE CARE
1
2
3
4
NEWBORN (BIRTH-30
DAYS)
INFANT (30 DAYS - 1 YEAR)
TODDLER (1 - 3 YEARS)
PRESCHOOLER (3 - 5 YEARS)
SCHOOL AGE (5 - 12 YEARS)
ADOLESCENTS (12 - 18
YEARS)
YOUNG ADULTS (18 - 39
YEARS)
MIDDLE ADULTS (39 - 64
YEARS)
OLDER ADULTS (64+ YEARS)