Cardiac Echo

Information

Proficiency Scale

1 = No Experience
2 = Need Training
3 = Able to perform with supervision
4 = Able to perform independently

Assessment Section

Work Settings

  • ✔ Adult Acute Care *
  • ✔ ED/ICU *
  • ✔ Adult Outpatient *
  • ✔ Pediatric Acute Care *
  • ✔ Pediatric Outpatient *

Adult Echo

  • ✔ Routine *
  • ✔ 3-D Echo *
  • ✔ Pedoff Probe *
  • ✔ Transesophageal Echo *
  • ✔ Stress Echo *
  • ✔ Pharmacologic Stress Echo *
  • ✔ Post-Cath Echo *
  • ✔ Post-Surgical Echo *
  • ✔ Imaging with Contrast Agents *
  • ✔ Sterilization Procedures *

Special Views

  • ✔ Pulmonary Veins *
  • ✔ Hepatic Veins *
  • ✔ Suprasternal Notch *

Calculations

  • ✔ Simpson's Rule *
  • ✔ Proximal Isovelocity Surface Area *
  • ✔ Distology with TDI *
  • ✔ LV Strain/LV Volume *

Pediatric Echo

  • ✔ Routine *
  • ✔ 3-D Echo *
  • ✔ Pedoff Probe *
  • ✔ Transesophageal Echo *

Pediatric Anomalies

  • ✔ Aortic Arch Abnormalities/Vascular Ring *
  • ✔ Arch Sidedness *
  • ✔ Coarctation of the Aorta *
  • ✔ Coronary Artery Anomalies *
  • ✔ Double Outlet Ventricle *
  • ✔ Hypoplastic Heart Syndrome *
  • ✔ Pulmonary Venous Return Anomalies *
  • ✔ Tetralogy of Fallot *
  • ✔ Transposition of the Great Vessels *
  • ✔ Tricuspid and Pulmonary Atresia *
  • ✔ Truncus Arteriosis *
  • ✔ Univentricular Heart Anomalies *

Pediatric Post-Surgical Scans

  • ✔ Arterial Switch *
  • ✔ Blalock - Taussig *
  • ✔ Damus-Kaye-Stansel *
  • ✔ Fontan *
  • ✔ Glenn *
  • ✔ Konno *
  • ✔ Mustard *
  • ✔ Norwood *
  • ✔ Rastelli *
  • ✔ Sano *
  • ✔ Sennig *

Equipment

  • ✔ Phillips/ATL (List Types) *
  • ✔ GE (List Types) *
  • ✔ Siemens (List Types) *
  • ✔ Toshiba (List Types) *
  • ✔ Hitachi (List Types) *
  • ✔ SonoSite (List Types) *
  • ✔ Other: List *

Technology

  • ✔ McKesson *
  • ✔ Epic *
  • ✔ Horizon *
  • ✔ SCI- Imaging *
  • ✔ Online Reporting *
  • ✔ EMR Conversion *

Miscellaneous

  • ✔ 12 Lead ECG *
  • ✔ Stress Testing *
  • ✔ Holter Monitor *

Professional Knowledge and Skills

  • ✔ National Patient Safety Goals *
  • ✔ Supervisory /Management Experience *
  • ✔ Isolation/Infection Prevention *
  • ✔ Procedures for Patients on Ventilators *

Age Specific Competencies

  • ✔ Infant (Birth - 1 year) *
  • ✔ Preschooler (ages 2-5 years) *
  • ✔ Childhood (ages 6-12 years) *
  • ✔ dolescents (ages 13-21 years) *
  • ✔ Young Adults (ages 22-39 years) *
  • ✔ Adults (ages 40-64 years) *
  • ✔ Older Adults (ages 65-79 years) *
  • ✔ Elderly (ages 80+ years) *