Polysomnographer / Sleep Tech Skill Checklist

SKILLS CHECKLIST

Polysomnographer / Sleep Tech
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. 
1 = No Experience2 = Some Experience3 = Intermittent Experience4 = Experienced5 = Very Experienced
 
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AGE OF PATIENTS CARED FOR
Newborn/Neonate (birth to 30 days)
Infant (1 month to 1 year)
Toddler (1year to 3 years)
Preschooler (3 years to 5 years)
School Age Child (5 years to 12 years)
Adolescents (12 years to 18 years)
Young Adults (18 years to 39 years)
Middle Adults (39 years to 64 years)
Older Adults (64 years to 79 years)
Elderly Adults (over 79+ years)
GENERAL SKILLS
Standard Precautions
Isolation Precautions
Pediatric Respiratory/Cardiac Arrest
Adult Respiratory/Cardiac Arrest
Crash Carts
Defibrillators
Electronic Documentation
Automated Med Dispensing Systems
SETTING
Hospital
Independent Lab
Patient Home
 
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DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES/PROCEDURES
Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)
Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT)
Nocturnal Penile Tumescence
Seizure Study
Portable Sleep Study
Split-Night Polysomnogram
EKG Electrode Placement
EEG Electrode Placement
Seizure Hook-Up
Calibration
Patient Positioning/Preparation
Drawing Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)
MONITORING/SCORING
Periodic Limb Movements
Snores
Respiratory Events
Respiratory Disturbance Index (RDI)
Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI)
Periodic Breathing
Complex Sleep Apnea
Cheyne-Stokes
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Hypopnea
Sleep Log
Seizure Recognition and Precaution
Transient Arousal Scoring Rules/Procedures
EQUIPMENT
Oximeters
Nasal Cannula
Humidified O2
Nasal Mask
BiPAP
CPAP
Portable Set-Up
Position Sensor
Actimeter
 
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Thermistor
Phillips Respironics
Nihon Kohden
Grass Technologies
Natus
ResMed
CleveMed
CareFusion BD
Compumedics
Cadwell
Somnomedics
Other
CREDENTIALS
CPSGT
RST
RPSGT
SDS
 
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