Skills Performance Checklists for Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques - Elsevier digital version on VitalSource (Retail Access

Unit I: Supporting the Patient Through the Health Care System
1 Using Evidence in Practice
2 Admitting, Transfer, and Discharge
3 Communication and Collaboration
4 Documentation and Informatics

Unit II: Vital Signs and Physical Assessment
5 Vital Signs
6 Health Assessment

Unit III: Special Procedures
7 Specimen Collection
8 Diagnostic Procedures

Unit IV: Infection Control
9 Medical Asepsis
10 Sterile Technique

Unit V: Activity and Mobility
11 Safe Patient Handling, Transfer and Positioning
12 Exercise and Mobility
13 Support Surfaces and Special Beds

Unit VI: Safety and Comfort
14 Patient Safety
15 Disaster Preparedness
16 Pain Management
17 Palliative Care

Unit VII: Hygiene
18 Personal Hygiene and Bed Making 
19 Care of the Eye and Ear

Unit VIII: Medications
20 Safe Medicine Preparation
21 Administration of Nonparenteral Medications
22 Administration of Parenteral Medications

Unit IX: Oxygenation
23 Oxygen Therapy
24 Performing Chest Physiotherapy
25 Airway Management
26 Cardiac Care NEW!
27 Closed Chest Drainage Systems
28 Emergency Measures for Life Support

Unit X: Fluid Balance
29 Intravenous and Vascular Access Therapy
30 Blood Therapy

Unit XI: Nutrition
31 Oral Nutrition
32 Enteral Nutrition
33 Parenteral Nutrition

Unit XII: Elimination
34 Urinary Elimination
35 Bowel Elimination and Gastric Intubation
36 Ostomy Care

Unit XIII: Care of the Surgical Patient
37 Preoperative and Postoperative Care
38 Intraoperative Care

Unit XIV: Dressings and Wound Care
39 Pressure Injury Prevention and Care Wound Care and Irrigations
40 Dressings, Bandages, and Binders
41 Warm and Cold Therapy

Unit XV: Home Care
42 Home Care Safety
43 Home Care Teaching