Psychiatric Tech 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.

Proficiency Scale:

1 = No Experience

2 = Need Training

3 = Able to perform with supervision

4 = Able to perform independently

  Proficiency Scale         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  General Duties  
  Admit/Orient Involuntary Clients  
  Admit/Orient Voluntary Clients  
  Advance Directives  
  Ambulatory Cuffs  
  Assist Activities of Daily Living  
  Assist with Personal Hygiene  
  Cultural Diversity  
  Discharge Clients  
  Discharge Planning  
  Documentation-Computer  
  Documentation-Written  
  Full Restraints  
  HIPAA Regulations  
  Initial Interview  
  Initial Screening Assessment  
  Isolation Techniques  
  Mutli-Disciplinary Planning  
  Oxygen Administration  
  Participate in Interdisciplinary Team  
  Patient Teaching  
  Reassess/Update Plan of Care  
  Referral to Community Resources  
  Supervise Unlicensed Personnel  
  Vital Signs  
  Wrist Restraints  
  Eating Disorders         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Anorexia Nervosa  
  Bulimia Nervosa  
  Obesity  
  Interventions/Therapies  
  Assultive Behavior  
  Care of Psychiatric Disorders         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Anxiety Disorders  
  Bipolar Disorder  
  Catatonic Psychotic Disorder  
  Delusional Disorders  
  Depression  
  Dissociative Identity Disorder  
  Hallucinations  
  Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder  
  Panic Attacks  
  Paranoid Psychotic Disorder  
  Phobias  
  Schizophrenia  
  Suicidal Ideation/Attempts  
  Assist with Psychotherapy         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Behavioral  
  Couple/Family  
  Group  
  Individual  
  Personality Disorders         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Cluster A-Paranoid/Schizoid  
  Cluster B-Antisocial/Borderline  
  Cluster C-Anxious/Fearful  
  Cognitive Disorders         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Alzheimer\'s (Dementia)  
  Amnestic Disorders  
  Delirium  
  Dementia  
  Certified \"Management of Assultive Behavior\"         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Crisis Intervention  
  Drug & Alcohol Education  
  Education or Vocational Training  
  Teach Independent Living Skills  
  Therapeutic Communication  
  Therapeutic Milieu  
  Assist with Alternative Therapies:         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Biofeedback  
  ElectroConvulsive Therapy  
  Expressive Therapy (Art  
  Movement)  
  Guided Imagery  
  Massage Therapy  
  Mediation  
  Recreational Therapy  
  Therapeutic Touch  
  Meds/IV Therapy         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Administer IM & SQ Meds  
  Administer PO Medications  
  Administer Topical Medications  
  Identify Appropriate Level of Care  
  Discontinue Peripheral IV\'s  
  Pain Assessment/Management  
  Substance-Related Disorders:         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  ADHD  
  Alcohol-Related  
  Developemntal/Autistic Disorders  
  Drug-Related  
  Mental Retardation  
  Post Traumatic Stress Disorder  
  Sexual Abuse/Assault  
  Sexual Disorders  
  Somatoform Disorders (Pain etc.)  
  Survivor of Abuse/Violence  
  Psychotropic Agents:         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Antianxiety Agents  
  Anticholinergics/Antiparkinsons  
  Anticonvulsants  
  Antidepressants/Mood Elevators  
  Antimanic Agents  
  Antipsychotic Agents  
  Hypnotics  
  Management of Med Side Effects  
  Recognition of Med Side Effects  
  PROFICIENCY SCALE         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Newborn (birth-30 days)  
  Infant (30 days-1 yrs)  
  Toddler (1-3 yrs)  
  Preschooler (3-5 yrs)  
  School Age (5-12 yrs)  
  Adolescents (12-18 yrs)  
  Young Adults (18-39 yrs)  
  Middle Adults (39-64 yrs)  
  Older Adults (64 yrs +)