Skills Inventory
- 1. SKILLS INVENTORY FOR THE VITERBO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING All graduates of the Viterbo University’s nursing program have learned the following nursing skills and completed the required clinical hours as part of their course work: SKILLS SOPHOMORE Gerontology Nursing Medical Math Calculations Charting and Documentation Standard Precautions Glucose Monitoring Catheterizations: Male and Female (straight & indwelling) Medication administration: SQ, PO, PR, SL, IM Physical Assessment JUNIOR Maternal Newborn Nursing Physical assessment of postpartum mother and neonate Postpartum Cares Newborn Nutrition Fetal Heart Monitoring Child Health Nursing Pediatric IV Therapy Pediatric Medications Enteral Tube Feedings Pediatric Oxygen Administration Developmental Stages Adult Health (Junior) Sterile Field/Technique, IV maintenance Parenteral Nutrition Central lines DVT prophylaxis (TEDS, Thrombogards) Oxygen administration, Incentive spirometer, Blood and Blood Product (verification, administration, pre and post infusion assessments) Adult Health (Junior) continued Wound Cares (packing irrigation, cultures, dressing changes) Ostomies NG tubes, G Tubes and tube feedings Preop/Postop cares, Chest Tubes Tracheostomy Cares Suctioning Dermatology (pressure sore prevention and staging) Infection control (types of isolation) Loss Grief/ Death and Dying Ethical issues SENIOR Adult Health (Senior) Basic EKG interpretation Telemetry Mock Code Hemodynamic monitoring Critical/Emergency Management Public Health Mantoux testing Venipuncture Mental Health Suicide Assessment De-escalation Alcohol withdrawal Assessment CLINICAL HOURS SOPHOMORE: SENIOR: Gerontology: 56 hours Adult Health (Critical Care): 63 Hours JUNIOR: + (Simulation Lab time 14 hours) Maternal Newborn: 77 Hours Public /Community Health: 77 Hours Child Health: 77 Hours Psych/Mental Health: 77 hours Adult Health (Med/Surg):144 Hours Clinical Synthesis: 120 Hours (Capstone) + (Simulation Lab time 10 hours) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOTAL= 715 HOURS ____________________________ Interim Dean, College of Nursing, Health, and Human Behavior Viterbo University