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The following is a list of equipment and/or procedures performed in rendering care to patients. Please indicate the level of experience/proficiency with each and, where applicable, the types of equipment and/or systems with which you are familiar. Use the following KEY as a guideline:
A) Theory Only/No Experience -
Didactic instruction only, no hands-on experience.
B) Limited Experience -
Knows procedure/has used equipment, but has done so infrequently or not within the last six months.
C) Moderate Experience -
Able to demonstrate equipment/procedure, performs the task/skill independently with only resource assistance needed.
D) Proficient/Competent -
Able to demonstrate/perform the task/skill proficiently without any assistance and can instruct/teach.
A. EAR, NOSE, & THROAT
A B C D
1. Adenoidectomy
2. Caldwell - Luc
3. Cleft lip/palate repair
4. Closed reduction nasal fracture
5. Ethmoidectomy
6. Excision of salivary gland tumor
7. Fenestration procedure
8. Frontal flap sinus procedure
9. Glossectomy
10. Laryngectomy
11. Mandibulectomy
12. Mastoidectomy
13. Maxillary advancement with hip graft
14. Maxillectomy
15. Myringoplasty
16. Myringotomy/with PE tube insertion
17. Nasal polypectomy
18. Open reduction facial fracture
19. Open reduction nasal fracture
20. Parotidectomy
21. Pharyngeal flap procedure
22. Radical neck dissection
23. Ranulectomy
24. Rhinoplasty/septoplasty
25. Selective osteotomy of maxilla/mandible
26. Sinus endoscopy
27. Sinusotomy
28. Stapedectomy
29. Submucous resection
30. Tonsillectomy
31. Tracheostomy
32. Tympanoplasty
B. ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES
A B C D
1. Bronchoscopy
2. Colonoscopy
3. Culdoscopy
4. Cytoscopy
5. Esophagoscopy
6. Gastroscopy
7. Hysteroscopy
8. Laparoscopic procedures
(a) Appendectomy
(b) Cholecytectomy/cholangiogram
(c) Colon resection
(d) Hernia repair
(e) Nissen fundoplication
(f) Salpingo-oophorectomy
(g) Tubal ligation
(h) Vaginal hysterectomy
9. Laryngoscopy & microlaryngoscopy
10. Mediastinoscopy
11. Pelviscopy
12. Sigmoidoscopy
13. Thoracoscopy
C. GENERAL SURGERY
A B C D
1. Abdominal perineal resection
2. Adrenalectomy
3. Anal fissurectomy
4. Appendectomy
5. Breast biopsy
6. Colectomy
7. Colostomy/ileostomy
8. Gastrectomy
9. Gastroplasty
10. Hemmorhoidectomy
11. Hepatic resection
12. Herniorrhaphy - femoral, inguinal, umbilical
13. Hiatal herniorrhaphy, transabdominal/transthoracic
14. Hickman/Groshong/Portacath insertion
15. Hydrocelectomy
16. Imperforate anus reconstruction
17. Lumbal sympathectomy
18. Omphalocele repair
19. Pancreatectomy
20. Pilonidal cystectomy
21. Portal caval shunt
22. Pyloric stenosis
23. Radical mastectomy
24. Saphenous vein ligation and stripping
25. Sentinel node biopsy
26. Splenectomy
27. Tenchkhoff catheter placement
28. Thyroglossal duct cyst excision
29. Thyroidectomy
30. Tracheostomy
31. Vagotomy
D. GYNECOLOGY
A B C D
1. Cesarean section
2. Colpotomy
3. Dilation and curettage (D&C)
4. Hysterectomy, abdominal
5. Hysterectomy, vaginal
6. Marshall - Marchetti
7. Marsupialization, Bartholin cyst
8. Ovarian cystectomy
9. Radium insertion
10. Sacral spinus fixation
11. Shirodkar procedure
12. Suction curratege
13. Vaginal reconstruction
14. Vaginectomy/vulvectomy
E. NEUROLOGY
A B C D
1. A-V malformation
2. Anterial cervical fusion
3. Anterior laparoscopic spine procedures
4. Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF)
5. Burr holes for subdural hematoma
6. Carotid ligation
7. Cervical sympathectomy
8. Craniectomy for decompression fracture
9. Cranioplasty/craniotomy
(a) Clipping of aneurysm
(b) Tumor excision using stealth equipment (stealth craniotomy)
10. Discectomy
11. Hypophysectomy
12. Insertion nerve stimulators/medication pumps
13. Laminectomy
14. Myelomeningocele repair
15. Pedicle screw insertion
16. Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF)
17. Shunt procedure/VP, VA/LP
18. Spine fusion - list systems you have used
19. Ulnar nerve transfer
20. Ventricularography procedure/ventriculoscopy
21. Ventriculostomy
F. OPTHALMOLOGY
A B C D
1. Cataract extraction with IOL
2. Corneal transplant
3. Dacryocystectomy
4. Dacryocystorhinostomy
5. Iridectomy
6. Lid and muscle procedures
7. Orbital implant
8. Phaco emulsification
9. Pterygium repair
10. Recession resection
11. Repair orbital blowout fracture
12. Scleral buckle
13. Vitrectomy
G. ORAL
A B C D
1. Closed reduction facial fractures/wiring
2. Excision odontoma
3. Extraction of deciduous teeth
4. Extraction of impacted molars
5. Fractured jaws, mandibular and zagomatic
6. LeFort osteotomies
7. Maxillary procedure with graft
8. Pediatric dentistry
9. Sagittal osteotomy
10. Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) with arthroplasty
11. TMJ exploration
H. ORTHOPEDICS
A B C D
1. Acetabular/pelvic ORIF
2. Achilles tendon repair
3. Amputation - leg, arm
4. Anterior cruciate ligament repair
5. Application of external fixators
(a) Extremeties
(b) Pelvis
6. Application of halo traction
7. Arthroscopy
(a) Ankle
(b) Elbow
(c) Knee
(d) Shoulder
8. Arthrotomy
9. Bipolar/unipolar hips
10. Bunionectomy
11. Calcaneal reconstruction
12. Capsulorrhaphy
13. Carpal tunnel release
14. Closed reduction fracture
15. Hand surgery with implants
16. Harrington rod instrument and/or Dwyer procedure
17. Heel cord lengthening
18. Hip compression nails & lag screws
(a) Jewett
(b) Kuntscher rod
(c) Lottes
(d) Rush
(e)Schneider
(f) Zimmer
(g) Others - list
19. Iliac crest bone graft
20. Insertion Austin Moor hip prosthesis
21. Intramedullary rods
(a) Extraction
(b) Femoral
(c) Humeral
(d) Insertion
(e) Supracondylar
(f) Tibial
22. Laminectomy
23. Olecranon bursa, excision of
24. Open reduction of fracture, internal fixation with compression set
25. Patellectomy
26. Putti/Platt Bankart procedure/rotator cuff repair
27. Reduction with compression sets
28. Reimplantation of digits
29. Repair hammer toes
30. Sacro-iliac (SI) joint screws
31. Sharrard procedure
32. Spica cast - application of
33. Spinal fusion
34. Tendon transplants (hand and foot)
35. Total joint replacements/revisions
(a) Total hip
(b) Total knee
(c) Total shoulder
I. PLASTICS
A B C D
1. Abdominal lipectomy
2. Blepharoplasty
3. Face lift
4. Mammoplasty
5. Mentoplasty
6. Otoplasty
7. Pedicle grafts
8. Scar revisions
9. Split thickness skin grafting
10. Tissue expanders
J. THORACIC & OPEN HEART
A B C D
1. Cervical rib excision
2. Chamberlain procedure
3. Closed thoracotomy
4. Correction pectus excavatum
5. Esophagectomy
6. Heller procedure
7. Mitral commissurotomy
8. Open heart procedures
(a) Mitral or aortic valve replacement
(b) Patent ductus arteriosus
(c) Septal defect repairs
(d) Tetrology of Fallot
9. Pacemaker implantation - endocardial
10. Pacemaker implantation - myocardial
11. Pericardiectomy
12. Resection coarctation aorta
13. Rib resection
14. Thoracoplasty
15. Tracheal resection
16. Transthoracic diaphragmatic herniorrhaphy
K. TRANSPLANT
A B C D
1. Bone
2. Bone Marrow
3. Corneal
4. Harvesting
5. Heart
6. Kidney
7. Liver
8. Lung
9. Multi-organ
10. Pancreas
11. Skin
L. TRAUMA
A B C D
1. Burns
2. Gunshot/stab wounds
(a) Abdomin
(b) Chest
(c) Head
3. Motor vehicle accidents
4. Traumatic amputations
M. UROLOGY
A B C D
1. Adult circucision
2. Cystectomy
3. Cystoscopy/ureteroscopy
4. Hypospadias repair
5. Implants: penile, testicular
6. Lithotripsy
7. Nephrectomy
8. Nephrolithotomy
9. Orchiopexy
10. Prostatectomy
(a) Perineal
(b) Supra-pubic
11. Pyeloplasty
12. Radical node dissection
13. Scott incontinence device
14. TURP
15. Ureterolithotomy
16. Vasectomy
17. Vasovasostomy
18. Waterhouse procedure
N. VASCULAR
A B C D
1. A-V access graft
2. Aortic aneurysm with graft replacement
3. Endarterectomy/carotid - femoral
4. Peripheral vascular bypass procedures
5. Resection carotid aneurysm with graft
6. Thrombectomy/embolectomy
7. Vena cava filter/umbrella
8. Vena cava ligation
O. EQUIPMENT
A B C D
1. Argon beam coagulator
2. Bair hugger
3. Blood/fluid warmer
4. Camera/video systems
(a) Camera controller
(b) Light source
(c) Printers
(d) VCRs
5. Cell saver
6. Cidex soak
7. Cryopthalmic unit
8. Dermatome
(a) Brown
(b) Padgett
(c) Zimmer
9. Disposable grounding pads
10. Drills
(a) 3-M Maxi driver
(b) Codman craniotome
(c) Hall air driver
(d) Hall dental
(e) Hall neurotome
(f) Midax Rex/Anspach
(g) Minidriver
(h) Stryker drills
(I) Large battery Stryker
(II) Small battery Stryker
(i) Surgairtome
(j) Synthes A-O drill
11. Electrosurgical unit
12. Emerson thoracic pump
13. Ethylene oxide sterilizer - AMSCO
14. Eye magnet
15. Fiber optic luminator - list types
16. Flash autoclave - AMSCO
17. Fracture tables
(a) Chick table/Marquet table
(b) Jackson table
(c)Rush table/Skytron table
18. Hypo/hyperthermia unit
19. Intestinal stapling devices
(a) EEA
(b) GIA
(c) LDS
(d) TA
20. Kreiselman resuscitator
21. Laser
(a) CO2
(b) Eye
(c) Yag
(d) Other
22. Mesh graft
23. Microscopes, type
24. Nerve stimulator
25. Nitrous oxide bank
26. Ohio suction units
27. Orthopedic arm board with drain
28. Pleurevac disposable chest drainage
29. Pneumatic tourniquet
30. Sterad machine
31. Steri-vac aeration cabinet, 3-M, portable
32. Steris unit
33. Suction unit, disposable
34. Tele-thermometer
35. Ultrasonic cleaner - AMSCO
36. Vac-pac positioner
37. Vacuum curettage
38. Washer sanitizer - AMSCO
39. Washer sterilizer - AMSCO
Please check the boxes for each age group for which you have expertise in providing age-appropriate nursing care.
AGE SPECIFIC PRACTICE:
A)
Newborn.Neonate (Birth - 30 days)
D)
Preschooler (3-5 years)
G)
Young Adults (18-39 years)
B)
Infant (30 days-1 year)
E)
School Age Children (5-12 years)
H)
Middle Adults (39-64 years)
C)
Toddler (1-3 years)
F)
Adolescents (12-18 years)
I)
Older Adults (64+)
EXPERIENCE WITH AGE GROUPS:
Able to adapt care to incorporate normal growth and development:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
Able to adapt method and terminology of patient instruments to their age comprehension and maturity level:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
Can ensure a safe environment reflecting specific needs of various age groups:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
MY EXPERIENCE IS PRIMARILY IN (Please indicate number of years):
Medical
year(s)
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Neuro
year(s)
Neurological
year(s)
Cardiovascular
year(s)
Burn
year(s)
Trauma
year(s)
Coronary Care
year(s)
PACC
year(s)
Other
year(s)
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