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.
Blood Bank | Rating Stars (Click) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Component Preparation |
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Special Blood Typing |
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Procedures |
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Patient Identification |
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Emergency Release |
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Freezing Blood |
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Antibody Identification |
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Antibody Titer |
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Blood Irradiation |
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Cold Agglutinins |
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Direct Coombs Test |
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Indirect Coombs Test |
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Cross Match |
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Donor Unit Collections |
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Immediate Spin Cross Match |
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Plasmapheresis |
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Rhogam |
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Kell, Kidd, Duffy, RH HR, MNS, Lewis, P |
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Type RH |
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Urinalysis | Rating Stars (Click) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Automated Instrumentation |
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Crystal Identification |
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Semen Analysis |
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Macroscopic UA |
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Microscopic UA |
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Hematology | Rating Stars (Click) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Body Fluid Count |
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Bleeding Time |
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Lee-White Clotting Time |
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Differential |
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Eosinophil Count |
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Factor Assays |
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Fibrinogen |
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Fibrin Split Products/FDB |
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Platelet Aggregation |
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Platelet Count |
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PT and PTT |
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Reticulocyte |
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Sedimentation Rate |
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Sicle Cell Prep |
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PAS, Peroxidase, Leukocyte, Aldaline, Phosphatase |
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Thrombin Time |
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Fetal Hemoglobin |
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Chemistry | Rating Stars (Click) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Acetone Analysis |
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Atomic Absorption |
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Thin Layer Chromatography |
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Gas Chromatography |
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CSF/Body Fluid Drug Monitoring |
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CSF/Body Fluid Electrolytes |
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Electrophoresis |
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Immunoelectrophoresis |
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Osmolality |
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Stool Analysis |
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Instrumentation Used - Blood Gas |
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Instrumentation Used - Main Chemistry Unit |
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Serology/Immunology | Rating Stars (Click) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Hemagglutination Inhibition |
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Pregnancy Testing |
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Meningitis Screen |
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Body Fluids |
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Rubella Serology |
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ANA |
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ASO Titer |
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C3, C4, Total Complement |
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Febrile Agglutinations |
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FTA-ABS |
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LE Cell Prep |
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Monostat |
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Radial Immuno Diffusion |
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Rhumatoid Factor |
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RPR |
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Phlebotomy | Rating Stars (Click) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Basic Safety Guidelines: gloves and goggles |
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Communication Skills |
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Ability to Write Procedures |
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Masks |
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Use of Balance (weighing) |
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Anticoagulants - Knowledge of Tube Types and Uses |
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Calculation for Solution Prep: Molarity and Molality |
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Finger Stick |
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Heel Stik |
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M.L.A. |
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Operatoin of Centrifuge |
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Pediatric |
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Pipetting |
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To Contain |
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To Deliver |
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Venipuncture |
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Volumetric |
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Microbiology/Virology | Rating Stars (Click) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Blood Culture |
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Cell Culture |
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Aerobic Culture |
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Anaereobic Culture |
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Anaereobic Identification |
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Mycobacteria Culture |
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Sensitivities |
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Virus Identification |
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Virus Isolation |
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Acid Fast Stain (Fluorescent) |
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Acid Fast Stain (Kinyoun) |
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C Difficili Assay |
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Concentration Techniques |
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Culture Plating |
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Darkfield |
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Gram Stain |
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Identification |
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India Ink |
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KOH Prep |
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M.I.C |
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Chlamydia Culture |
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Malarial Examination |
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Occult Blood |
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Organism Identification (Aerobic) |
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OVA and Parasite Concentration |
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Ova and Parasite Identification: Trichone |
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West Mount - Mobility |
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Wet Mount |
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RIA | Rating Stars (Click) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Data Reduction |
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Curves/Regression |
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Counters |
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Background Counts |
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Scintillation Counter |
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Hormone Testing |
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Radiation Safety Techniques |
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Instrumentation/Gamma Counters |
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B12/Folates |
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Hepatitis |
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Thyroid Testing |
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Tumor Markers |
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EMR | Rating Stars (Click) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Allscripts |
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Cerner |
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Epic |
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