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ER - Emergency Department

Information

Proficiency Scale

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

Assessment Section

Work Settings

  • ✔ Level I Trauma Center *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Level II Trauma Center *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Non-Trauma Center Emergency Department *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Pediatric Emergency Department *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Emergency Department - Combined Adult/Pediatric *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Critical Care Transport *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cardiac

  • ✔ Acute Coronary Syndrome *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Congestive Heart Failure/Pulmonary Edema *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Aneurysm *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Cardioversion *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Transcutaneous Pacemaker *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Heart Sound *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Pulmonary

  • ✔ Respiratory Failure *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ COPD/Asthma *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Aspiration *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Pneumonia *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Pneumo/Hemothorax *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Chest Tube Insertion/Management *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Pulmonary Embolism *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Tuberculosis *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ External CPAP/BiPAP *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Intubation *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Ventilated Patients *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ ABG Interpretation *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Neurological

  • ✔ CVA *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Stroke Scale *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Brain Injury *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Glascow Coma Scale *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Spinal Cord Injury *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Meningitis *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Seizures *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Orthopedics

  • ✔ Fractures/Casting *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Open/Complex Fractures *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Apply/Manage Splints *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Circulation Checks *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Gastrointestinal

  • ✔ GI Bleeding *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Liver Disease *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ GI Obstruction *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Abdominal Pain/Distress *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Gastric Tubes *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Renal/GU

  • ✔ Acute Renal Failure *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Renal Calculi *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Renal Trauma *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Testicular Torsion *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Endocrine

  • ✔ Hypoglycemia *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Hyperglycemia *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ DKA *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Wound Management

  • ✔ Skin Integrity Assessment *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Injury Severity Score *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Trauma Code *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Trauma Team Member *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Major Trauma *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Traumatic Amputation *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Peritoneal Lavage *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Hypovolemic Shock *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Neurogenic Shock *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Anaphylactic Shock *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Septic Shock *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Cardiogenic Shock *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Burns - 2nd Degree *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Burns - 3rd Degree *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Untitled Section

  • ✔ Wound Repair *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Shock/Trauma

  • ✔ Some items are covered in system specific areas. *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Isolation *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Neutropenia/Reverse Isolation *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Infectious Disease/Immunosuppressed Patients

  • ✔ Contagious/Infectious Patients *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Precipitous Delivery *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Pregnancy Induced Hypertension *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Fetal Heart Tones *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Sexual Assault *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Reporting Acts of Violence *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Women's Health

  • ✔ Placenta Abruptio/Previa *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Identification/Reporting Abuse *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Abdominal Pain *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Epiglottitis *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Asthma/Reactive Airway Disease *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Fractures *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Head/Spinal Injury *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Poison Ingestion *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Seizures *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Sickle Cell Crisis *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Pediatrics

  • ✔ Management of Pediatric Emergency Patients *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Managing Violent Behavior *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Drug /ETOH Overdose/Withdrawal *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Psychiatric Hold *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Suicidal Patient *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Psychiatric

  • ✔ Acute Psychotic Patient *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Hazardous Material Exposure *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Heat Exhaustion/Stroke *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Drowning *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Miscellaneous

  • ✔ Bites - Animal/Snake/Human *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Central Line Placement *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Intraosseous Infusion *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Blood Product Administration *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

IV Therapy

  • ✔ Starting IVs *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Anticoagulants (IV, oral, & injection) *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Anti-Hypertensives *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Anti-Psychotics *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Anti-Seizure Medications *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Benzodiazepines *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Continuous IV Paralytics *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Continuous IV Sedation *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Procedural Sedation - Administration *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Emergency Medications *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Inhaled Medications *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Insulin *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ IV Vasopressors *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Narcotics/Opioid Analgesics (IV, oral, & injection) *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Nitrates (Oral & Topical) *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Non-Opioid Analgesics (IV, Oral, & Injection) *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Reversal Agents *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Thrombolytic Therapy *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Steroids (IV, Oral, Inhaled) *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Automated Medication Dispensing (i.e. Pyxis, Omnicell) *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Medications

  • ✔ Anti-Arrhythmics *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Dysrhythmia Management *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Obtain 12 Lead EKG *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Interpret 12 Lead EKG *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Management of Cardiac Arrest *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cardiac Monitoring & Emergency Response

  • ✔ Dysrhythmia Interpretation *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Charge Experience *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ AMA procedures *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ EMTALA *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ National Patient Safety Goals/Core Measures *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Fall Risk Assessment/Prevention *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment/Prevention *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Restraints/Use of Least Restrictive Device *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Patient/Family Teaching *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Age Specific/Population-Based Care *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Isolation Precautions *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Infection Prevention *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Pain Assessment & Management *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Interpretation and Communication of Lab Values *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Triage

  • ✔ Ambulance/Paramedic Radio *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Cerner *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Eclipsys *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ McKesson *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Meditech *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Allscripts *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Other Computerized System *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Computerized Physician Order Entry *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  • ✔ Bar Coding for Medication Administration *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

EMR

  • ✔ Epic *
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★