LAB ASSISTANT Checklist


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.

Total Stars:

Obtained Stars:

Ranking: 0%

Proficiency Scale:

1 = No Experience

2 = Need Training

3 = Able to perform with supervision

4 = Able to perform independently

  AGE OF PATIENTS CARED FOR         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Newborn/Neonate (birth to 30 days)  
  Infant (1 month to 1 year)  
  Toddler (1 year 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 LABORATORY         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Centrifuge Operation and Maintenance  
  Refractometer Operation and Maintenance  
  Cytospin Operation and Maintenance  
  Hood Operation and Maintenance  
  Proper Storage of Specimens for Later Testing  
  Departmental Record Completion  
  Departmental Sample Preparation  
  Referral Testing – Sample Requirements  
  Packaging  
  Reporting  
  Patient and Sample Identification  
  Collection of Samples  
  Specimen Labeling  
  General Venipuncture  
  Heel Stick  
  Finger Stick  
  Whole Blood Bedside Glucose Testing  
  Preparation of Peripheral Blood Smears  
  Collection of Specimens for Microbiology  
  TESTING         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Daily Startup Procedure  
  Run and Review Q.C.  
  Follow Policy/Procedure Corrective Action for Out-of-Range Q.C.  
  Perform CBC Testing  
  Perform PT and APTT Testing  
  Perform Urinalysis Dipstick Procedures  
  Perform Urinalysis Microscopic Procedures  
  Perform Confirmation Testing for Positive Results  
  Kit Testing (RPR  
  H. Influenza  
  Monotest UPT  
  RSV  
  Strep A Screen  
  Rotavirus  
  etc.)  
  Culture Routine  
  Collection  
  and Setup  
  Set Up Culture According to Protocols  
  Proper Planting Techniques  
  Seek Assistance for Critical or Absurd Results  
  Report Acceptable Results  
  CYTOLOGY SPECIFIC         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Assist with Collection of Bronchoscopy  
  Assist with Fine Needle Aspiration  
  Assist with Cyst Aspiration  
  Assist with Buccal Smears  
  Assist with Renal Biopsies  
  Assist with Effusions  
  Assist with Pleural Biopsies  
  Assist with Cytogenetics Prep  
  Logging and Accessioning of Specimens  
  Fixation of Specimens  
  Staining and Coverslipping  
  Processing of Specimens by Centrifuge Method  
  Processing by Cytocentrifuge Method  
  Filing Slides  
  Requisitions  
  and Reports  
  Carbowax Preparation  
  Cresyl Violet Preparation