Clinical Nursing Skill
Bed Making & Comfort
Measures:
Making Occupied Bed
Making Unoccupied Bed
ID & Allergy Bands
Bowel Elimination:
Selection/Application of
Ostomy Appliance
Stoma/Peristomal Skincare
Critical Care Skills:
EKG Basic Rhythm Strips
Ventilator Checks
Community Skills:
Height & Weight of Children
Pediculosis Screening
Vision/Hearing Screening
Dental Screening
Scoliosis Screening
Application and Use of Growth
Charts
Genitourinary:
Straight Catheter: Insertion &
Removal
Indwelling Catheter: Insertion
& Removal
Infection Control:
Hand Washing
Clean Gloving and Sterile
Gloving
Surgical Scrub; Sterile Field
IV Therapy:
Tube Priming; Regulate flow
Peripheral IV Maintenance,
Insertion, and Site Care
Peripheral IV Removal
Central Line Management;
CVP Catheter Care
IV Tube & Bag Changes
Use of Infusion Devices
Heplock Saline Flush
IV Medication Push
Mental Health:
Mental Status Exam
Therapeutic
Communication Skills
Behavioral Modification
Skills
Evaluate Risk for Suicide
Evaluate Risk for Violence
Mobility, Immobility &
Positioning:
Proper Mechanics &
Alignment
Turning Patient
Transferring Patient: Bed to
Chair
Use of Safety Devices/Gait
Belt
Active/Passive Range of
Motion
Assisted Ambulation
Wheelchair, Crutches, Cane
and Walker
Nutrition:
Gravity Feedings: Enteral &
Gastrostomy
Enteral Feeding Tube:
Insertion, Maintenance &
Removal
Feeding Pumps
Orthopedic/Vascular Care:
Application and
Maintenance of Anti-
Embolism Stockings
Use of Vascular Doppler
Deep Wound Packing
Wound Irrigation
Suture/Staple Removal
Pain Management &
Assessment:
Pain Assessment Tools
Patient Controlled
 IV Piggyback Medications
Assessment for
Inflammation/Infiltration
Total Parenteral Nutrition
(TPN) Administration
Safe Medication Preparation &
Administration:
Oral (tablets, capsules &
liquids)
Topical, Intradermal &
Transdermal
Eye Drops/Ointment
Nose Drops
Nasal Sprays/Nasal Inhalers
Subcutaneous/Intramuscular
Injections
Reporting Errors
Vital Signs:
Pulse Rate & Sites
Respiratory Rate & Quality
Blood Pressure:
o Manual Auscultation
o Electronic Monitoring
Temperature:
o Axillary, Oral, Rectal &
Tympanic
Analgesia
Relaxation Techniques
Nonpharmacological
Therapy
Physical Assessment:
Head-to-Toe Assessment
Neurological Exam
Tubes & Drains:
Nasogastric Tube Insertion
and Maintenance
Gastrostomy Tube
Maintenance
Drainage Collection Device:
Chest Tube Drainage
Respiratory Care:
Pulse Oximeters
Turn, Cough and Deep
Breathing Exercises
Use of Ambu Bag/Mask
Supplemental Oxygen
Nebulizer
Incentive Spirometry
Closed Chest Tube
Drainage
Chest Tube Insertion Site
Care
Tracheostomy Care
Specimen Collection:
Blood
specimen/Phlebotomy
Stool Specimen
Fecal Occult Blood Test
(hemocult)
Glucose Testing/Finger stick
Cholesterol Testing
Maintenance of Jackson-
Pratt and Hemovacs