Procedure Checklists

These customizable checklists are designed for teachers to use when evaluating student skills and for students to use when practicing skills or participating in peer check-offs.

There are two kinds of procedure checklists included here: principles-based and step-based. The principles-based checklist includes all of the behaviors shown on the inside back cover of Volume 2. You are expected to perform these for all procedures. Be sure to print out and use this principles-based procedure checklist with each of the other steps-based checklists you use for practice or peer evaluation.

Principles-Based Procedure Checklists To Use With All Procedures

• Chapter 9:  Growth & Development through the Lifespan
  • >  Assessing for Abuse
• Chapter 10:  Experiencing Health & Illness
  • >  Admitting a Patient to a Nursing Unit
• Chapter 17:  Measuring Vital Signs
  • >  Assessing Body Temperature
  • >  Assessing Peripheral Pulses
  • >  Assessing Respirations
  • >  Assessing the Apical Pulse
  • >  Assessing for an Apical-Radial Pulse Deficit
  • >  Measuring Blood Pressure
• Chapter 19:  Health Assessment: Performing a Physical Examination
  • >  Assessing the Abdomen
  • >  Assessing the Anus and Rectum
  • >  Assessing the Breasts and Axillae
  • >  Assessing the Chest and Lungs
  • >  Assessing the Ears and Hearing
  • >  Assessing the Eyes
  • >  Assessing the Female Genitourinary System
  • >  Assessing the Hair
  • >  Assessing the Head and Face
  • >  Assessing the Heart and Vascular System
  • >  Assessing the Male Genitourinary System
  • >  Assessing the Mouth and Oropharynx
  • >  Assessing the Musculoskeletal System
  • >  Assessing the Nails
  • >  Assessing the Neck
  • >  Assessing the Nose and Sinuses
  • >  Assessing the Sensory-Neurological System
  • >  Assessing the Skin
  • >  Performing the General Survey
• Chapter 20:  Promoting Asepsis & Preventing Infection
  • >  Applying Sterile Gloves (Open Method)
  • >  Donning Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • >  Donning Sterile Gown and Gloves (Closed Method)
  • >  Hand Washing
  • >  Preparing and Maintaining a Sterile Field
  • >  Removing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • >  Surgical Hand Washing
• Chapter 21:  Promoting Safety
  • >  Using a Bed-Monitoring Device
  • >  Using Restraints
• Chapter 22:  Facilitating Hygiene
  • >  Bathing: Providing a Complete Bed Bath
  • >  Bathing: Providing a Packaged Bath
  • >  Bathing: Providing a Towel Bath
  • >  Brushing and Flossing the Teeth
  • >  Making an Occupied Bed
  • >  Making an Unoccupied Bed
  • >  Providing Beard and Mustache Care
  • >  Providing Denture Care
  • >  Providing Foot Care
  • >  Providing Oral Care for an Unconscious Patient
  • >  Providing Perineal Care
  • >  Removing and Caring for Contact Lenses
  • >  Shampooing the Hair for a Patient on Bedrest
  • >  Shaving a Patient
• Chapter 23:  Administering Medications Electronic Study Guide
  • >  Steps to Follow for All Medications, Regardless of Type or Route
  • >  Adding Medications to Intravenous Fluids
  • >  Administering Intradermal Injections
  • >  Administering Intramuscular Injections
  • >  Administering IV Push Medications Through a Running Primary IV Line
  • >  Administering IV Push Medications Through an Intermittent Device with IV Extension Tubing
  • >  Administering IV Push Medications Through an Intermittent Device (IV Lock) When No Extension Tubing is Attached to the Venous Access Device
  • >  Administering Medication Through an Enteral Tube
  • >  Administering Nasal Medications
  • >  Administering Ophthalmic Medications
  • >  Administering Oral Medications
  • >  Administering Otic Medications
  • >  Administering Subcutaneous Medications
  • >  Administering Vaginal Medications
  • >  Inserting a Rectal Suppository
  • >  Irrigating the Eyes
  • >  Locating Intramuscular Injection Sites
  • >  Mixing Medications in One Syringe, Using a Prefilled Cartridge and Single-Dose Vial - For Intravenous Administration
  • >  Mixing Medications in One Syringe, Using One Ampule and Vial
  • >  Mixing Medications in One Syringe, Using Two Vials
  • >  Preparing and Drawing Up Medications from Ampules
  • >  Preparing and Drawing Up Medications from Vials
  • >  Recapping Needles Using One-Handed Technique
  • >  Using a Piggyback Set
  • >  Using a Tandem (Secondary) Set
  • >  Using a Volume-Control Administration Set
• Chapter 26:  Nutrition
  • >  Administering Feedings Through Gastric and Enteric Tubes
  • >  Checking Fingerstick (Capillary) Blood Glucose Levels
  • >  Inserting Nasogastric and Nasoenteric Tubes
  • >  Removing a Nasogastric or Nasoenteric Tube
• Chapter 27:  Urinary Elimination
  • >  Applying an External (Condom) Catheter
  • >  Collecting a Clean-Catch Urine Specimen
  • >  Continuous Bladder Irrigation
  • >  Inserting a Straight Urinary Catheter (Female)
  • >  Inserting a Straight Urinary Catheter (Male)
  • >  Inserting an Indwelling Urinary Catheter (Female)
  • >  Inserting an Indwelling Urinary Catheter (Male)
  • >  Intermittent Bladder or Catheter Irrigation
• Chapter 28:  Bowel Elimination
  • >  Administering a Cleansing Enema
  • >  Administering a Prepackaged Enema
  • >  Changing an Ostomy Appliance
  • >  Irrigating a Colostomy
  • >  Placing and Removing a Bedpan
  • >  Removing Stool Digitally
  • >  Testing Stool for Occult Blood
• Chapter 29:  Sensory Perception
  • >  Performing Otic Irrigation
• Chapter 30:  Pain Management
  • >  Connecting a Patient-Controlled Analgesia Pump
• Chapter 31:  Activity & Exercise
  • >  Assisting with Ambulation (One Nurse)
  • >  Assisting with Ambulation (Two Nurses)
  • >  Dangling a Patient at the Side of the Bed
  • >  Logrolling a Patient
  • >  Moving a Patient Up In Bed
  • >  Transferring a Patient from Bed to Chair
  • >  Transferring a Patient from Bed to Stretcher
  • >  Turning a Patient in Bed
• Chapter 33:  Sleep & Rest
  • >  Giving a Back Massage
• Chapter 34:  Skin Integrity & Wound Healing
  • >  Applying a Hydrocolloid Dressing
  • >  Applying a Transparent Film Dressing
  • >  Obtaining a Needle Aspiration Culture from a Wound
  • >  Obtaining a Wound Culture by Swab
  • >  Performing a Sterile Wound Irrigation
  • >  Removing and Applying Dry Dressings
  • >  Removing and Applying Wet-to-Damp Dressings
• Chapter 35:  Oxygenation
  • >  Administering Oxygen by Cannula, Face Mask, or Face Tent
  • >  Applying and Caring for a Patient with a Cardiac Monitor
  • >  Caring for a Patient on a Mechanical Ventilator
  • >  Caring for a Patient with Chest Tubes (Disposable Water-Seal System)
  • >  Collecting an Expectorated Specimen
  • >  Collecting a Suctioned Specimen
  • >  Monitoring Pulse Oximetry (Arterial Oxygen Saturation)
  • >  Performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, One- and Two-Person
  • >  Performing Nasotracheal Suctioning
  • >  Performing Oropharyngeal and Nasopharyngeal Suctioning
  • >  Performing Orotracheal Suctioning
  • >  Performing Percussion, Vibration, and Postural Drainage
  • >  Performing Tracheostomy Care
  • >  Performing Tracheostomy or Endotracheal Suctioning
  • >  Performing Tracheostomy or Endotracheal Suctioning Using Inline Suction Equipment
• Chapter 36:  Fluids, Electrolytes, & Acid-Base Balance
  • >  Administering a Blood Transfusion
  • >  Changing IV Solutions, Tubing, and Dressings
  • >  Converting a Primary Line to a Heparin or Saline Lock
  • >  Discontinuing an IV Line
  • >  Initiating a Peripheral Intravenous Infusion
  • >  Regulating the IV Flow Rate
  • >  Setting Up and Using IV Pumps
• Chapter 37:  Perioperative Nursing
  • >  Applying Antiembolism Stockings
  • >  Applying Sequential Compression Devices
  • >  Teaching a Patient to Cough, Deep-Breathe, Move in Bed, and Perform Leg Exercises