Cardiac Echo Skills
Checklist
NAME
LAST 4 OF SSN
DATE
I hereby certify that
ALL information I have provided to FILL IN THE BLANK on this skills checklist and
all other documentation, is true and accurate. I understand and acknowledge
that any misrepresentation or omission may result in disqualification from
employment and/or immediate termination.
Instructions: This checklist is
meant to serve as a general guideline for our client facilities as to the
level of your skills within your nursing specialty. Please use the scale
below to describe your experience/expertise in each area listed below.
Proficiency Scale:
1 = No Experience
2 = Need Training
3 = Able to perform with supervision
4 = Able to perform independently
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WORK SETTINGS
1
2
3
4
Adult Acute Care
ED/ICU
Adult Outpatient
Pediatric Acute Care
Pediatric Outpatient
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ADULT ECHO
1
2
3
4
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
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SPECIAL VIEWS
1
2
3
4
Pulmonary Veins
Hepatic Veins
Suprasternal Notch
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CALCULATIONS
1
2
3
4
Simpson's Rule
Proximal Isovelocity
Surface Area
Distology with TDI
LV Strain/LV Volume
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PEDIATRIC ECHO
1
2
3
4
Routine
3-D Echo
Pedoff Probe
Transesophageal Echo
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PEDIATRIC ANOMALIES
1
2
3
4
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
Triscupid and Pulmonary
Atresia
Truncus Arteriosis
Univentricular Heart
Anomalies
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PEDIATRIC POST-SURGICAL
SCANS
1
2
3
4
Arterial Switch
Blalock - Taussig
Damus-Kaye-Stansel
Fontan
Glenn
Konno
Mustard
Norwood
Rastelli
Sano
Sennig
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EQUIPMENT
1
2
3
4
Phillips/ATL (List
Types)
GE (List Types)
Siemens (List Types)
Toshiba (List Types)
Hitachi (List Types)
SonoSite (List Types)
Other: List
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TECHNOLOGY
1
2
3
4
McKesson
Epic
Horizon
SCI- Imaging
Online Reporting
EMR Conversion
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MISCELLANEOUS
1
2
3
4
12 Lead ECG
Stress Testing
Holter Monitor
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PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND
SKILLS
1
2
3
4
National Patient Safety
Goals
Supervisory /Management
Experience
Isolation/Infection
Prevention
Procedures for Patients on
Ventilators
CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Diagnostic
Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS)
YES
NO
Registered Cardiac
Sonographer (RCS)
YES
NO
BLS
YES
NO
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Age Specific Competencies
1
2
3
4
Infant (Birth - 1 year)
Preschooler (ages 2-5
years)
Childhood (ages 6-12 years)
Adolescents (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)