Ultrasound/Sonographer 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

  Abdominal         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Aorta  
  Appendix/Intussusception  
  GI Tract  
  IVC (Inferior Vena Cava)  
  Liver/Biliary Tract  
  Pancreas/Spleen  
  Renal/Urinary System  
  Trans-Rectal  
  OB & Gynecology         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  1st Trimester  
  2nd/3rd Trimester  
  High Risk OB  
  Placenta  
  Gestational Age  
  Complications  
  Amniotic Fluid/Amniocentesis  
  Fetal Demise  
  Fetal Abnormalities  
  Fetal Biophysical Profile  
  UGR Protocols  
  Coexisting Disorders  
  Follicular Study  
  Ovaries and Adnexa  
  Pediatric  
  Interventional         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Aspiration  
  Biopsies  
  Drainage  
  Intraoperative  
  Laparoscopic  
  Neonatal         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Congenital Abnormality  
  Neonatal Head  
  Neurosonology         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Enlargement/Displacement  
  Cranial Hemorrhage  
  Atrophic Lesions  
  Spinal Lesions  
  Inflammatory Lesions  
  Brain Swelling/Edema  
  Small Parts         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Abdominal Wall  
  Breast  
  Haematomas/Vessels  
  Musculoskeletal  
  Scrotum and Testes  
  Superficial Masses  
  Thyroid  
  Non-Cardiac/Chest  
  Vascular         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Color Doppler  
  Digital Acquisition Systems  
  Diameter for Percentage of Stenosis  
  PW&OR CW for Percentage of Stenosis  
  TCD  
  PVR (Arms & Legs)  
  IPG (Arms & Legs)  
  Resistive Index  
  Pulsatility Index  
  Power Doppler  
  Segmental Pressures  
  Pulse Volume Recording  
  Abdominal Aorta  
  IVC  
  Abdominal Doppler  
  Carotid Doppler  
  SMA  
  Celiac  
  Renal  
  Hepatic  
  Splenic  
  Arterial Graft Duplex  
  Arterial Upper Extremities  
  Echo         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Transthoracic  
  Transesophageal (TEE)  
  Holter Monitoring  
  EKG  
  Bubble Studies  
  Adult  
  Neonatal  
  Pediatric  
  2-D and M Mode  
  Exercise Pharmacological (Dobutamine)  
  Pulsed Doppler  
  Experience in Primary Areas         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Hospitals  
  Clinics  
  Physician Office  
  Mobile  
  Supervisory Experience  
  Age Specific Practice Criteria         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  Newborn/Neonate (birth - 30 days)  
  Infant (30 days - 1 year)  
  Toddler (1 - 3 years)  
  Preschooler (3 - 5 years)  
  School age children (5 - 12 years)  
  Adolescents (12 - 18 years)  
  Young adults (18 - 39 years)  
  EMR         Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4
  AllScripts  
  ARIA  
  Athena  
  Canopy  
  Cerner  
  Eclipsys  
  EPIC  
  McKesson  
  Meditech