Critical Care / Intensive Care Checklist

CRITICAL CARE / INTENSIVE CARE CHECKLIST

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Key To Experience/Proficiency Levels

1 – No Experience
2 – Need Training
3 – Able to perform with supervision
4 – Able to perform independently

Cardiovascular

1. Assessment

a. Abnormal heart sounds/murmurs/arrhythmias(Required)

b. Auscultation (rate, rhythm)(Required)

c. Blood pressure/non-invasive(Required)

d. Doppler(Required)

e. Pulses/circulation checks(Required)

2. Interpretation of lab results

a. Cardiac enzymes & isoenzymes(Required)

b. Coagulation studies(Required)

3. Equipment & procedures

a. Assist with Arterial line insertion(Required)

b. Assist with Central line insertion(Required)

c. Assist with Open chest emergency(Required)

d. Assist with PA catheter/Swan-Ganz insertion(Required)

e. Assist with Pericardiocentesis(Required)

f. Assist with Transesophageal echocardiogram(Required)

g. Assist with intubation and extubation(Required)

h. Automatic internal cardioverter defibrillator(Required)

i. Cardioversion(Required)

j. CAVH-D(Required)

k. Hemodynamic monitoring: Cardiac index(Required)

l. Hemodynamic monitoring: Cardiac output(Required)

m. Hemodynamic monitoring: CVP monitoring(Required)

n. Hemodynamic monitoring: Femoral artery sheath removal(Required)

o. Hemodynamic monitoring: MAP(Required)

p. Hemodynamic monitoring: PA/Swan-Ganz(Required)

q. Hemodynamic monitoring: PCW pressure(Required)

r. Hemodynamic monitoring: PVR(Required)

s. Hemodynamic monitoring: Radial a-line(Required)

t. Hemodynamic monitoring: SVO2(Required)

u. Hemodynamic monitoring: SVR(Required)

v. Intra aortic balloon pump(Required)

w. Monitoring: 12 lead EKG interpretation(Required)

x. Monitoring: Arrhythmia interpretation(Required)

y. Monitoring: Lead placement(Required)

z. Monitoring: Rhythm strip assessment(Required)

aa. Monitoring: Set up and run 12 lead EKG(Required)

ab. Pacemaker: External(Required)

ac. Pacemaker: Permanent(Required)

ad. Pacemaker: Temporary(Required)

ae. Pacemaker: Transthoracic (epicardial)(Required)

af. Ventricular assist device (RVAD or LVAD)(Required)

4. Care of the patient with

a. Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair(Required)

b. Acute MI(Required)

c. Cardiac arrest(Required)

d. Cardiac tamponade(Required)

e. Congestive heart failure (CHF)(Required)

f. EP study & ablation(Required)

g. Heart transplant(Required)

h. Immediate post open-heart surgery(Required)

i. Infective endocarditis(Required)

j. Myocardial contusion(Required)

k. Pericarditis(Required)

l. Post AICD insertion(Required)

m. Post arthrectomy (DCA)(Required)

n. Post commissurotomy, valve repair, valve replacement(Required)

o. Post intracoronary stent placement(Required)

p. Post percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty(Required)

q. Post rotoblade(Required)

r. Pre/post angioplasty(Required)

s. Pre/post cardiac cath(Required)

5. Medications

a. Amiodarone (Cardarone)(Required)

b. Atropine(Required)

c. Bicarbonate(Required)

d. Bretylium (Bretylol)(Required)

e. Digoxin (Lanoxin)(Required)

f. Diltiazem (Cardizem)(Required)

g. Dobutamine (Dobutrex)(Required)

h. Dopamine (Intropin)(Required)

i. Epinephrine (Adrenalin)(Required)

j. Esmolol (Brevibloc)(Required)

l. Lidocaine (Xylocaine)(Required)

k. Inocor (Amrinone)(Required)

m. Nipride (Nitroprusside)(Required)

n. Metoprolol (Lopressor)(Required)

o. Nitroglycerine (Tridil)(Required)

p. Procainamide (Pronestyl)(Required)

q. Reteplase recombinant (Retavase)(Required)

r. Streptokinase(Required)

s. TPA (Alteplase)(Required)

t. Verapamil (Calan, Isoptin, Verelan)(Required)

Pulmonary

1. Assessment

a. Adventitious breath sounds(Required)

b. Rate and work of breathing(Required)

2. Interpretation of Lab Results

a. Arterial blood gases(Required)

3. Equipment & Procedures

a. Air leak troubleshooting: Mediastinal chest tube removal(Required)

b. Air leak troubleshooting: Pleural chest tube removal(Required)

c. Airway management devices/suctioning: Endotracheal tube/suctioning(Required)

d. Airway management devices/suctioning: Extubation(Required)

e. Airway management devices/suctioning: Nasal airway/suctioning(Required)

f. Airway management devices/suctioning: Oximetry(Required)

g. Airway management devices/suctioning: Sputum specimen collection(Required)

h. Airway management devices/suctioning: Tracheostomy/suctioning(Required)

i. Assist with: Bronchoscopy(Required)

j. Assist with: Chest tube insertion(Required)

k. Assist with: Emergency tracheostomy(Required)

l. Assist with: Thoracentesis(Required)

m. Establishing an airway: Assist with intubation(Required)

n. Establishing an airway: Oral airway insertion(Required)

o. Identification/intervention for respiratory complications: Aspiration(Required)

p. Identification/intervention for respiratory complications: Laryngospasm(Required)

q. Identification/intervention for respiratory complications: Tension pneumothorax(Required)

r. Identification/intervention for respiratory complications: Use of Pleurevac or Thoraclex drainage(Required)

s. Identification/intervention for respiratory complications: Use of water seal drainage(Required)

t. O2 therapy & medication delivery systems: Ambu bag and mask(Required)

u. O2 therapy & medication delivery systems: ET tube(Required)

v. O2 therapy & medication delivery systems: Face masks(Required)

w. O2 therapy & medication delivery systems: Nasal cannula(Required)

x. O2 therapy & medication delivery systems: Portable O2 tank(Required)

y. O2 therapy & medication delivery systems: Trach collar(Required)

z. Ventilator management: External CPAP(Required)

aa. Ventilator management: High frequency jet ventilation(Required)

ac. Ventilator management: PEEP(Required)

ab. Ventilator management: IMV(Required)

ad. Ventilator management: Pressure support(Required)

ae. Ventilator management: Weaning modes & T-piece weaning(Required)

4. Care of the patient with

a. Acute pneumonia(Required)

b. ARDS(Required)

c. Chest trauma(Required)

d. COPD(Required)

e. Cor pulmonale(Required)

f. Fresh tracheostomy(Required)

g. Lobectomy(Required)

h. Lung transplant(Required)

i. Near drowning(Required)

j. Pneumonectomy(Required)

k. Pulmonary edema/hypertension(Required)

l. Pulmonary embolism(Required)

m. Status asthmaticus(Required)

n. Thoracotomy(Required)

o. Tuberculosis(Required)

5. Medications

a. Alupent (Metaproterenol)(Required)

b. Aminophylline (Theophylline)(Required)

c. Bronkosol (Isoetharine hydrochloride)(Required)

d. Corticosteroids(Required)

e. Ventolin (Albuterol)(Required)

Neurological

1. Assessment

a. Cranial nerves(Required)

b. Glasgow coma scale(Required)

c. Level of consciousness(Required)

d. Pathologic reflexes(Required)

e. Reflex/motor deficits(Required)

f. Visual or communication deficits(Required)

2. Equipment & procedures

a. Assist with lumbar puncture(Required)

b. Halo traction/cervical tongs(Required)

c. Intracranial pressure monitoring(Required)

d. Nerve stimulators(Required)

e. Rotating bed(Required)

f. Seizure precautions(Required)

g. Spinal precautions(Required)

h. Stryker frame(Required)

i. Use of hyper/hypothermia blanket(Required)

3. Care of the patient with

a. Aneurysm precautions(Required)

b. Basal skull fracture(Required)

c. Closed head injury(Required)

d. Coma(Required)

e. CVA(Required)

f. DTs(Required)

g. Encephalitis(Required)

h. Externalized VP shunts(Required)

i. Increased ICP(Required)

j. Laminectomy(Required)

k. Meningitis(Required)

l. Metastatic tumor/intracranial tumor resection(Required)

m. Multiple sclerosis(Required)

n. Post craniotomy(Required)

o. Spinal cord injury(Required)

p. Ventriculostomy(Required)

4. Medications

a. Barbiturate induced coma(Required)

b. Decadron (Dexamethasone)(Required)

c. Dilantin (Phenytoin)(Required)

d. Epidural administration(Required)

e. Phenobarbital(Required)

f. Valium (Diazepam)(Required)

GastroIntestinal

1. Assessment

a. Abdominal/bowel sounds(Required)

b. Nutritional(Required)

2. Interpretation of lab results

a. Serum ammonia(Required)

b. Serum amylase(Required)

c. LFTs(Required)

3. Equipment & procedures

a. Administration of tube feeding(Required)

b. Balloon tamponade (Sengstaken Blakemore)(Required)

c. Feeding pump(Required)

d. Flexible feeding tube (i.e., Corpak, Dobhoff)(Required)

e. Gravity feeding(Required)

f. Iced saline lavage(Required)

g. Management of: Gastrostomy tube(Required)

h. Management of: Jejunostomy tube(Required)

i. Management of: T-tube(Required)

j. Management of: TPN and lipids administration(Required)

k. Management of: PPN (peripheral parenteral nutrition)(Required)

l. Placement of nasogastric tube(Required)

m. Salem sump to suction(Required)

4. Care of the patient with

a. Blunt trauma(Required)

b. Bowel obstruction(Required)

c. Colostomy(Required)

d. ERCP(Required)

e. Esophageal bleeding(Required)

f. GI bleeding(Required)

g. GI surgery(Required)

h. Hepatitis(Required)

i. Ileostomy(Required)

j. Inflammatory bowel disease(Required)

k. Liver failure(Required)

l. Liver transplant(Required)

m. Pancreatitis(Required)

n. Paralytic ileus(Required)

o. Penetrating trauma(Required)

5. Medications

a. AquaMephyton (Vitamin K)(Required)

b. Inderal (Propranolol)(Required)

c. Kayexelate(Required)

d. Lactulose (Cephulac)(Required)

e. Pitressin (Vasopressin)(Required)

Renal / Genitourinary

1. Assessment

a. A-V fistula/shunt(Required)

b. Fluid status(Required)

2. Interpretation of lab results

a. BUN & creatinine(Required)

b. Serum electrolytes(Required)

3. Equipment & procedures

a. Bladder irrigation(Required)

b. Insertion & care of straight and Foley catheter: 3-way Foley(Required)

c. Insertion & care of straight and Foley catheter: Female(Required)

d. Insertion & care of straight and Foley catheter: Male(Required)

e. Supra-pubic(Required)

4. Care of the patient with

a. Acute renal failure(Required)

b. CAVH dialysis(Required)

c. Hemodialysis(Required)

d. Nephrectomy(Required)

e. Peritoneal dialysis(Required)

f. Renal rejection syndrome(Required)

g. Renal transplant(Required)

h. TURP(Required)

i. Urinary diversion (ileal conduit nephrostomy)(Required)

j. Urinary tract infection(Required)

Endocrine / Metabolic

1. Interpretation of lab results

a. Blood glucose(Required)

b. Thyroid studies(Required)

2. Equipment & procedures

Type of blood glucose measuring device:

a. Blood glucose monitoring(Required)

b. Performing finger stick(Required)

3. Care of the patient with

a. Diabetes mellitus(Required)

b. Diabetic ketoacidosis(Required)

c. Disorders of adrenal gland (e.g., Addison's disease)(Required)

d. Disorders of pituitary gland (e.g., DI)(Required)

e. Drug overdose(Required)

f. Hyperthyroidism (Grave's disease)(Required)

g. Hypothyroidism(Required)

h. Insulin shock(Required)

i. Thyroidectomy - disorders of thyroid gland(Required)

4. Medication

a. Insulin pump(Required)

Wound Management

1. Assessment

a. Skin for impending breakdown(Required)

b. Stasis ulcers(Required)

c. Surgical wound healing(Required)

2. Equipment & procedures

a. Air fluidized, low airloss beds(Required)

b. Sterile dressing changes(Required)

c. Wound care/irrigations(Required)

3. Care of the patient with

a. Burns(Required)

b. Pressure sores(Required)

c. Staged decubitus ulcers(Required)

d. Surgical wounds with drain(s)(Required)

e. Traumatic wounds(Required)

Phlebotomy / IV Therapy

1. Equipment & procedures

a. Administration of blood/blood products: Cryoprecipitate(Required)

b. Administration of blood/blood products: Packed red blood cells(Required)

c. Administration of blood/blood products: Plasma/albumin(Required)

d. Administration of blood/blood products: Whole blood(Required)

e. Drawing blood from central line(Required)

f. Drawing venous blood(Required)

g. Starting IVs: Angiocath(Required)

h. Starting IVs: Butterfly(Required)

i. Starting IVs: Heparin lock(Required)

2. Care of the patient with

a. Central line/catheter/dressing: Broviac(Required)

b. Central line/catheter/dressing: Groshong(Required)

c. Central line/catheter/dressing: Hickman(Required)

d. Central line/catheter/dressing: Portacath(Required)

e. Central line/catheter/dressing: Quinton(Required)

f. Peripheral line/dressing(Required)

Pain Management

a. Assessment of pain level/tolerance(Required)

Care of the patient with

a. Epidural anesthesia/analgesia(Required)

b. IV conscious sedation(Required)

c. Patient controlled analgesia(Required)

Miscellaneuos

Care of the patient with

a. Anaphylactic shock(Required)

b. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)(Required)

c. Hypovolemic shock(Required)

d. Multi-system organ failure(Required)

e. Organ/tissue donation(Required)

f. Septic shock(Required)

Age Specific Practice

Able to adapt care to incorporate normal growth and development.(Required)

Please check the box corresponding to each age group for which you have expertise in providing age-appropriate care.

A. Newborn/Neonate (birth - 30 days)

B. Infant (30 days - 1 year)

C. Toddler (1 - 3 years)

D. Preschooler (3 - 5 years)

E. School age children (5 - 12 years)

F. Adolescents (12 - 18 years)

G. Young adults (18 - 39 years)

H. Middle adults (39 - 64 years)

I. Older adults (64+)

Able to adapt method and terminology of patient instructions to their age, comprehension and maturity level.(Required)

Please check the box corresponding to each age group for which you have expertise in providing age-appropriate care.

A. Newborn/Neonate (birth - 30 days)

B. Infant (30 days - 1 year)

C. Toddler (1 - 3 years)

D. Preschooler (3 - 5 years)

E. School age children (5 - 12 years)

F. Adolescents (12 - 18 years)

G. Young adults (18 - 39 years)

H. Middle adults (39 - 64 years)

I. Older adults (64+)

Can ensure a safe environment reflecting specific needs of various age groups.(Required)

Please check the box corresponding to each age group for which you have expertise in providing age-appropriate care.

A. Newborn/Neonate (birth - 30 days)

B. Infant (30 days - 1 year)

C. Toddler (1 - 3 years)

D. Preschooler (3 - 5 years)

E. School age children (5 - 12 years)

F. Adolescents (12 - 18 years)

G. Young adults (18 - 39 years)

H. Middle adults (39 - 64 years)

I. Older adults (64+)

My experience is primarily in:

Medical

Yes

Year(s)

Burn

Yes

Year(s)

Cardiothoracic

Yes

Year(s)

Cardiovascular

Yes

Year(s)

Coronary care

Yes

Year(s)

Neuro

Yes

Year(s)

Neurological

Yes

Year(s)

PACC

Yes

Year(s)

Trauma

Yes

Year(s)

Other

Yes

Year(s)

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