Physical Therapist Self Assessment 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

  Work Settings         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Adult/adult ICU  
  Children�s hospital  
  General acute care  
  Home health care  
  Outpatient neuro  
  Outpatient ortho  
  Pediatrics/PICU  
  Psychiatric hospital  
  Rehabilitation hospital  
  School setting  
  Orthopedics         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Upper extremities  
  Arthritis programs  
  Back syndrome  
  Cervical injuries  
  Chronic fatigue syndrome  
  Fibromyalgia  
  Halo traction  
  Hand injury  
  Orthopedics - cont.         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Manual therapy  
  Mobilization techniques  
  Pelvic fracture  
  Postpolio syndrome  
  Shoulder injuries  
  TMJ dysfunction  
  Total hip/total knee  
  Total joint replacement  
  Total shoulder/CPM  
  Neurologic         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  ALS  
  Brain tumors  
  Cerebral palsy  
  Multiple sclerosis  
  Muscular dystrophy  
  Polio/post polio syndrome  
  Spinal cord injury  
  Adaptive equipment  
  Functional splinting  
  Neurodevelopmental testing (NDT)  
  Head trauma  
  Pediatrics         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Activities of daily living  
  Adaptive  
  Developmental disability  
  Equipment assessment  
  Individualized education programs  
  Neurodevelopmental testing (NDT)  
  Orthotics  
  Sequencing testing  
  Sports Medicine         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Biodex  
  Bracing/joint  
  Cybex  
  Immobilization  
  Lido  
  Medical expenses (Norwegian)  
  Nautilus/eagle  
  Orthotron/kinetron  
  Stabilization techniques  
  Swiss ball  
  Taping/strapping  
  Prosthetics/Orthotics         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Dynamic splints  
  LE prosthetics  
  Protonics  
  Removeable rigid dressings  
  Serial casting  
  Static splints  
  UE prosthetics