clinical skills test checklist questions
well answered
handwashing - ANS ✔✔1. Begin hand washing by wetting hands and applying soap to hands?
2. use friction to distribute soap and create lather cleansing front and back of hands, between
fingers, around cuticles, under nails, and wrists?
3. provide cleansing friction for a minimum of 20 seconds with hands lathered with soap?
4. rinse hands and wrists removing soap
5.end hand washing skill with clean hands avoiding recontamination of hands before procedure
completed. ( having direct contact with faucet handles or sink surfaces once hands washed)?
indirect care - ANS ✔✔1.) Greet resident, address by name, and introduce self
2.) Provide explanations to residents about care before beginning and during care
3.) Ask resident about preferences during care (IC)
4.) Use standard precautions and infection control measures when providing care(IC)
5.) Ask resident about comfort or needs during care or before care completed (IC)
6.) Promote residents rights and residents safety during care
ambutate the resident using a transfer/gait belt - ANS ✔✔1. Greet resident, adress by name and
introduce yourself
2. provide explanations to resident about care before beginning and during care
3. apply transfer belt/gait belt before standing resident, placing around the residents waist and
over clothing, secure so that only fingers/hand fit under belt, and the belt does not catch skin or
skin folds (breast tissue)
4. provide signal or cue to resident before assisiting to stand
5. assist resident to stand while holding onto the transfer/gait belt without holding belt only at
the front or only at nearest side (if assisting to stand from the side)
,6. ask about how resident feels upon standing?
7. walk resident while standing to the side and slightly behind resident
8. provide support while walking resident with an arm around residents back holding
transfer/gait belt
9. ask about how resident feels uring ambulation
10. walk resident at least 10 steps
11. assist resident to turn and have back of legs positioned against the seat of chair before
resident sits?
12. provide support to sit resident back into chair
13. remove transfer/gait belt from residents waist without harmung resident when seating in
chair after ambulation
14. maintain own body mechanics when assisting resident to stand and sit
15. leave resident positioned in chair in proper body alignment and hips against back of seat?
16. ask resident about preferences during care
17. use standard precautions and infection control measures when providing care
18. ask resident about comfort or needs during care of before care completed
19. promote residents rights during care
20. promote residents safety during care
assist resident needing to use a bedpan - ANS ✔✔1.) Greet resident, address by name, and
introduce self
2.) Provide explanations to residents about care before beginning and during care
3.) Place protective pad on bed over bottom sheet, under buttocks/upper thigh area before
placing bed pan and remove the pad after bedpan is removed
4.)Place and remove bedpan by either having resident positioned on side to turn on/off back,
onto/ off bedpan, or having resident raise hips off bed
5.) Position bedpan under resident according to form/shape of the selected bedpan
6.) Position bedpan to allow for collection
, 7.) Raise the head of the bed after positioning the resident on the bedpan, and lower the head
of the bed before removing bedpan
8.) Ask resident to call when finished or if needs help, leaving call light within the residents
reach before leaving resident to use bedpan
9.) Leave toilet paper within residents reach before leaving resident to use bedpan
10.) Wear gloves when removing bedpan and while emptying and cleaning bedpan
11.) Empty contents of bedpan into toilet, rise bedpan pouring contents into toilet and dry
bedpan
12.) Offer resident damp washcloth or paper towel, or hand wipe, to cleanse hands after
bedpan used or before end of care
13.) Complete skill storing bedpan and toilet paper, placing soiled linen in hamper, and
disposing of trash
14.) Keep resident positioned a safe distance from the edge of the bed at all times
15.) Ask resident about preferences during care
16.) Use standard precautions and infection control measures when providing care
17.) Ask resident about comfort or needs during care or before care completed
18.) Promote residents rights and residents safety during care
Change bed linen while the resident remains in bed - ANS ✔✔1 Greet resident, address by
name and introduce self?
(IC)
2 Provide explanations to resident about care before
beginning and during care? (IC)
3 Keep resident positioned a safe distance from the
edge of the bed at all times?
4 Remove and replace bottom sheet on one side of
the bed, before turning resident to remove and
replace sheet on the other side of the bed?
well answered
handwashing - ANS ✔✔1. Begin hand washing by wetting hands and applying soap to hands?
2. use friction to distribute soap and create lather cleansing front and back of hands, between
fingers, around cuticles, under nails, and wrists?
3. provide cleansing friction for a minimum of 20 seconds with hands lathered with soap?
4. rinse hands and wrists removing soap
5.end hand washing skill with clean hands avoiding recontamination of hands before procedure
completed. ( having direct contact with faucet handles or sink surfaces once hands washed)?
indirect care - ANS ✔✔1.) Greet resident, address by name, and introduce self
2.) Provide explanations to residents about care before beginning and during care
3.) Ask resident about preferences during care (IC)
4.) Use standard precautions and infection control measures when providing care(IC)
5.) Ask resident about comfort or needs during care or before care completed (IC)
6.) Promote residents rights and residents safety during care
ambutate the resident using a transfer/gait belt - ANS ✔✔1. Greet resident, adress by name and
introduce yourself
2. provide explanations to resident about care before beginning and during care
3. apply transfer belt/gait belt before standing resident, placing around the residents waist and
over clothing, secure so that only fingers/hand fit under belt, and the belt does not catch skin or
skin folds (breast tissue)
4. provide signal or cue to resident before assisiting to stand
5. assist resident to stand while holding onto the transfer/gait belt without holding belt only at
the front or only at nearest side (if assisting to stand from the side)
,6. ask about how resident feels upon standing?
7. walk resident while standing to the side and slightly behind resident
8. provide support while walking resident with an arm around residents back holding
transfer/gait belt
9. ask about how resident feels uring ambulation
10. walk resident at least 10 steps
11. assist resident to turn and have back of legs positioned against the seat of chair before
resident sits?
12. provide support to sit resident back into chair
13. remove transfer/gait belt from residents waist without harmung resident when seating in
chair after ambulation
14. maintain own body mechanics when assisting resident to stand and sit
15. leave resident positioned in chair in proper body alignment and hips against back of seat?
16. ask resident about preferences during care
17. use standard precautions and infection control measures when providing care
18. ask resident about comfort or needs during care of before care completed
19. promote residents rights during care
20. promote residents safety during care
assist resident needing to use a bedpan - ANS ✔✔1.) Greet resident, address by name, and
introduce self
2.) Provide explanations to residents about care before beginning and during care
3.) Place protective pad on bed over bottom sheet, under buttocks/upper thigh area before
placing bed pan and remove the pad after bedpan is removed
4.)Place and remove bedpan by either having resident positioned on side to turn on/off back,
onto/ off bedpan, or having resident raise hips off bed
5.) Position bedpan under resident according to form/shape of the selected bedpan
6.) Position bedpan to allow for collection
, 7.) Raise the head of the bed after positioning the resident on the bedpan, and lower the head
of the bed before removing bedpan
8.) Ask resident to call when finished or if needs help, leaving call light within the residents
reach before leaving resident to use bedpan
9.) Leave toilet paper within residents reach before leaving resident to use bedpan
10.) Wear gloves when removing bedpan and while emptying and cleaning bedpan
11.) Empty contents of bedpan into toilet, rise bedpan pouring contents into toilet and dry
bedpan
12.) Offer resident damp washcloth or paper towel, or hand wipe, to cleanse hands after
bedpan used or before end of care
13.) Complete skill storing bedpan and toilet paper, placing soiled linen in hamper, and
disposing of trash
14.) Keep resident positioned a safe distance from the edge of the bed at all times
15.) Ask resident about preferences during care
16.) Use standard precautions and infection control measures when providing care
17.) Ask resident about comfort or needs during care or before care completed
18.) Promote residents rights and residents safety during care
Change bed linen while the resident remains in bed - ANS ✔✔1 Greet resident, address by
name and introduce self?
(IC)
2 Provide explanations to resident about care before
beginning and during care? (IC)
3 Keep resident positioned a safe distance from the
edge of the bed at all times?
4 Remove and replace bottom sheet on one side of
the bed, before turning resident to remove and
replace sheet on the other side of the bed?
