Oncology RN Skills Checklist - CrossMed Healthcare

Skills Checklist

Oncology RN Skills Checklist

Let’s assess your clinical skills and experience. Fill out this checklist to get one step closer to your next opportunity.

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= No theory and/or experience
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= Limited Experience
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= Experienced/minimal support needed to perform
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= Proficient

Age of Patients Cared For
Newborn/Neonate (birth to 30 days)**
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Infant (1 month to 1 year)**
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Toddler (1 year to 3 years)**
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Preschooler (years to 5 years)**
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School Age Child (5 years to 12 years)**
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Adolescents (12 years to 18 years)**
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Young Adults (18 years to 39 years)**
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Middle Adults (39 years to 64 years)**
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Older Adults (64 to 79 years)**
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Elderly Adults (over 79+ years)**
- 1
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General Skills
Standard Precautions**
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Isolation Precautions**
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Protective Isolation**
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Pediatric Respiratory/Cardiac Arrest**
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Adult Respiratory/Cardiac Arrest**
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Crash Carts**
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Defibrillators**
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Basic Cardiac Rhythm Recognition**
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Advanced Cardiac Rhythm Recognition**
- 1
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Pulse Oximetry**
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Care of Patient in Restraints**
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Automated Med Dispensing Systems**
- 1
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List Types:
Automated Med Dispensing Systems**
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List Types:
Care Planning & Discharge Planning**
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Patient/Family Education**
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Cancer Screening and Detection**
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GASTROINTESTINAL
TPN/PPN Administration**
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G-Tubes/J-Tubes Feeding and Site Care**
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Enterostomal Care**
- 1
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Dobhoff Insertion**
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NG Tube Insertion**
- 1
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Colostomy Irrigation**
- 1
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Colostomy Patient Teaching**
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Tube Feeding Assessments**
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ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Management of Sudden Wound Dehiscence**
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Would Debridement**
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Wet to Dry Dressing Changes**
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Care of Drains and Tubes**
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Wound Vac**
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PAIN MANGEMENT
Pain Assessment**
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Nonpharmacologic/ Alternative Strategies**
- 1
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Adjuvant Medications for Pain**
- 1
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Oral Pain Medication Administration**
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Use of Narcotic Pain Patches**
- 1
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IV Push Narcotics**
- 1
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Use of PCA Pump**
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Continuous Narcotic Infusion**
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Continuous Epidural Infusion**
- 1
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MEDICATION KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF
Solu-Cortef**
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Prednisone**
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Decadron**
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Antiemetics**
- 1
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Benadryl**
- 1
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BLOOD DRAW & IV THERAPY
Peripheral IV Insertion, Maintenance and Discontinuation**
- 1
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Peripheral Venous Blood Draw**
- 1
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Central Venous Catheters
Hickman**
- 1
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Obtaining Peripheal Blood Cultures**
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Port-A-Cath Care & Maintenance**
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Obtaining CVC Blood Cultures**
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PICC Line Insertion**
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PICC Line Care and Maintenance**
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IJ Care & Maintenance**
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Groshong Care & Maintenance**
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Administration of IV Fluids**
- 1
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Administration of Antibiotics**
- 1
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Administration of Blood and Blood Products**
- 1
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CHEMOTHERAPY/ BIOTHERAPY ADMINISTRATION
Knowledge of Normal Lab Values**
- 1
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Calculate Body Surface Area**
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Care of Patients with Extravasation**
- 1
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Manage Cytotoxic Spills**
- 1
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Safe Handling of Cytotoxic Agents**
- 1
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Handle Body Fluids Post Chemo**
- 1
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Methods of Chemotherapy/ Biotherapy Administration
Oral**
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Subcutaneous**
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IV Push**
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IVPB & Continuous Infusion**
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Intrathecal**
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Intraperitoneal**
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Intravesicular**
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Intrapleural**
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Knowledge and administration
Immune Therapy**
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Growth Factors**
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Monoclonal Antibodies**
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Chemotherapy hormonal antineplastics
Antineoplastic Antibiotics**
- 1
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Antimetabolites**
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Plant Alkaloids**
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Alkylating Agents**
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EDUCATION AND CARE OF PATIENT WITH FOLLOWING EFFECTS OF CHEMOTHERAPY/ BIOTHERAPY
Allergic Reactions - Hives, Itching**
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Weakness/ Dizziness**
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Fever/ Chills**
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Low Blood Pressure**
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Abnormal Lab Values (Neutropenia, Pancytopenia, etc.)**
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Fatigue**
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Nausea/Vomiting**
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Anorexia**
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Constipation/Diarrhea**
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Mucositis/Stomatitis**
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Renal or Hepatic Toxicity**
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Cardiac Toxicity**
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Alopecia**
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Dermatitis**
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Cystitis**
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Neurotoxicity**
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Pneumonitis**
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Infertility**
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Depression/Anxiety**
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Neuropathy**
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Altered Skin Integrity**
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PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE
Kubler-Ross Stages of Grieving**
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Identify Support Groups for Patients/Family**
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Self-Care and Coping Skills**
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Goal Setting**
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Advance Directives**
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Quality of Life Issues**
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Palliative and Hospice Care**
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RADIATION THERAPY
Provide Radiation Therapy Teaching**
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Provide Skin Care Post-Radiation**
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ASSESS FOR S/S OF RADIATION THERAPY COMPLICATIONS/ SIDE EFFECTS
External Radiotherapy**
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Total Body Irradiation (TBI)**
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Nonsealed Radioactive Therapy Intraoperative Radiotherapy (IORT)**
- 1
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Brachytherapy**
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Radioembolization**
- 1
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Radiation Safety Precautions**
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BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT
Adult BMT**
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Pediatric BMT**
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Stem Cell Transplant**
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Graft Rejection**
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Venoocclusive Disease/ Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD)**
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Administration of Interferons**
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CARE OF PATIENTS WITH FOLLOWING CRISIS
Anaphylaxis**
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S.I.A.D.H.**
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome**
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Organ Obstruction**
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Spinal Cord Compression**
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Tumor Lysis Syndrome**
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DIC**
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Septicemia**
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Tamponade**
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Hypercalcemia**
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Skills Checklist

Age of Patients Cared For

General Skills

GASTROINTESTINAL

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

PAIN MANGEMENT

MEDICATION KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF

BLOOD DRAW & IV THERAPY

Central Venous Catheters

CHEMOTHERAPY/ BIOTHERAPY ADMINISTRATION

Methods of Chemotherapy/ Biotherapy Administration

Knowledge and administration

Chemotherapy hormonal antineplastics

EDUCATION AND CARE OF PATIENT WITH FOLLOWING EFFECTS OF CHEMOTHERAPY/ BIOTHERAPY

PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE

RADIATION THERAPY

ASSESS FOR S/S OF RADIATION THERAPY COMPLICATIONS/ SIDE EFFECTS

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT

CARE OF PATIENTS WITH FOLLOWING CRISIS