Appendix 2: Checklists Summary
Chapter 1
Checklist 1: Routine Practices
Checklist 2: Five Key Moments in Hand Hygiene
Checklist 3: Hand Hygiene with ABHR
Checklist 4: Hand Hygiene with Soap and Water
Checklist 5: Applying Non-Sterile Gloves
Checklist 9: Principles of Sterile Technique
Checklist 11: Surgical Hand Scrub with Medicated Soap
Checklist 12: Donning Sterile Gloves
Checklist 13: Preparing a Sterile Field
Chapter 2
Checklist 16: Health History Checklist
Checklist 17: Head-to-Toe Assessment
Checklist 18: Initial and Emergency Assessment
Checklist 19: Focused Respiratory System Assessment
Checklist 20: Focused Cardiovascular/Peripheral Vascular System Assessment
Checklist 21: Focused Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Assessment
Checklist 22: Focused Musculoskeletal System Assessment
Checklist 23: Focused Neurological System Assessment
Chapter 3
Checklist 25: Moving a Patient up in Bed
Checklist 26: Positioning a Patient to the Side of the Bed
Checklist 27: Assisting a Patient to a Sitting Position
Checklist 28: Ambulating a Patient
Checklist 29: Moving a Patient from Bed to Stretcher
Checklist 30: Bed to Wheelchair Transfer
Checklist 31: Lowering a Patient to the Floor
Chapter 4
Checklist 32: Wound Assessment
Checklist 33: Simple Dressing Change
Checklist 34: Intermittent Suture Removal
Checklist 35: Continuous and Blanket Stitch Suture Removal
Checklist 37: Moist to Dry Dressing Change
Checklist 38: Wound Irrigation and Packing
Checklist 39: Emptying a Closed Wound Drainage System
Chapter 5
Checklist 41: Applying and Titrating Oxygen Therapy
Chapter 6
Checklist 43: Safe Medication Administration
Checklist 44: Administering Medication by Mouth
Checklist 45: Administering Medication via a Gastric Tube
Checklist 46: Medication Administered Rectally
Checklist 47: Medication Administered Vaginally
Checklist 48: Instilling Eye (Ophthalmic) Medications
Checklist 49: Instilling Ear (Otic) Medications
Checklist 50: Instilling Nasal Medications
Checklist 51: Medication by Small-Volume Nebulizer
Checklist 52: Medication by Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI)
Checklist 53: Applying a Transdermal Patch
Checklist 54: Applying Topical Creams, Lotions, and Ointments
Checklist 55: Applying Topical Powder
Chapter 7
Checklist 56: Administering an Intradermal (ID) Injection
Checklist 57: Subcutaneous Injections
Checklist 58: Intramuscular Injection
Checklist 59: Z -Track Intramuscular Injection
Checklist 60: Administering an IV Medication via a Saline Lock
Checklist 61: Administering an IV Medication (with Compatible IV Solution)
Checklist 62: Administering an IV Medication (with Incompatible IV Solution)
Checklist 63: Administering an Intermittent Intravenous Infusion (First Time)
Checklist 64: Administering an Intermittent Intravenous Infusion Using Existing Secondary Line
Chapter 8
Checklist 65: Assessing an IV System
Checklist 66: Priming IV Tubing
Checklist 67: Changing an IV Solution Bag
Checklist 68: IV Tubing Administration Set and IV Solution Change
Checklist 69: Flushing a Saline Lock
Checklist 70: Converting a Saline Lock to a Continuous IV Infusion
Checklist 71: Converting an IV Infusion to a Saline Lock
Checklist 72: Removing a Peripheral IV
Checklist 73: Managing a Blood or Blood Product Transfusion Reaction
Checklist 74: Preparing for a Blood or Blood Product Transfusion
Checklist 75: Transfusion of Blood and Blood Products
Checklist 76: TPN Administration
Chapter 9
Checklist 77: Blood Glucose Monitoring
Chapter 10
Checklist 78: Inserting a Nasogastric Tube
Checklist 79: Removal of an NG Tube
Checklist 80: Insertion of an Intermittent or Indwelling Urinary Catheter
Checklist 81: Removing an Indwelling Catheter
Checklist 82: Tracheal Suctioning
Checklist 83: Cleaning an Inner Tracheal Cannula
Checklist 84: Cleaning Stoma and Changing a Sterile Dressing
Checklist 85: Replacing Tracheostomy Ties (Velcro or Twill Tape)
Checklist 86: Management of a Chest Tube Drainage System (Pleur-evac)
Checklist 87: Changing a Pouching System/Ostomy Appliance (Ileostomy or Colostomy)