Logbook for nursing staff or goal for learning

  1. Cannulations
  1. Peripheral venous access
  2. InsertingIV line
  3. IV infusions fluids / medicines kvo (keep vein open)
  4. Fluid/medicine infusion with calculator
  5. Arterial cannulas
  6. Inserting arterial line, assisting
  7. Measuring invasive arterial pressure
  8. Central IV line
  9. Inserting central IV line, assisting
  10. Measuring and following the CVP
  11. Implanted venous access port
  12. Infusion management
  13. Drawing blood sample
  14. Heparin lock flush -injection
  15. Dialysis
  16. Turbid peritoneal dialysis fluid;recognition and procedures
  17. Assisting the patient or the relative with peritoneal dialysis
  18. Procedures with tunneled CV dialysis catheter
  19. Preparing the patient for kidney transplantation
  1. Punctures (includingassisting when taking samples: collecting the right tubes and basins, lab requests)
  1. Pleurocentesis
  2. Assisting pleurocentesis, forwarding the samples
  3. Inserting chest tube
  4. Sternal puncture; preparing the patient and assisting in the procedure
  5. Lumbar puncture; preparing the patient and assisting in the procedure
  6. Maxillary puncture; preparing the patient and assisting in the procedure
  7. Intra articular injections (including sampling); preparing the patient and assisting in the procedure
  8. Paracentesis for ascites aspiration; preparing the patient and assisting in the procedure
  9. Cystocentesis
  10. Preparing the patients, assisting in the procedure and sample taking
  11. Changingsuprapubic bladder drainage (Cystofix®); assisting the doctor
  1. Urinary catheterization
  1. In and out catheterization
  2. Inserting permanent urinary catheter
  3. Urinary bladder irrigation
  4. Inserting the irrigation catheter
  5. Irrigating the bladder
  1. Gastrointestinal tubes
  1. Nasogastric (N-G) tube
  2. Inserting N-G tube for adult
  3. Inserting N-G tube for child
  4. Performing gastric lavage and observing the patient
  5. Changing percutaneus endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube
  6. Rectal tube
  7. Inserting rectal tube
  8. Enema
  1. Recognition of instruments (pictures, colloquial names)
  1. GYN instruments
  2. Surgicalinstruments
  3. Ear, nose and throat (ENT) instruments
  4. Ophthalmologic instruments
  5. Anestheticinstruments
  1. ENT procedures
  1. 1 Epistaxis
  2. Treatment of epistaxis; first aid
  3. Silver nitrate coagulation; instruments, suppliesand assisting
  4. Anterior tamponation; instruments, supplies and assisting
  5. Posterior tamponation; instruments, supplies and assisting
  6. Observation of epistaxis patients, BP, Hb
  7. Peritonsillar abscess, tonsillar bleeding
  8. Treatment of peritonsillar abscess; assisting in the procedure and taking samples
  9. Follow-up of peritonsillar abscess patient
  10. Recognition of postoperative tonsillar bleeding
  11. Treatment of tonsillar bleeding with diathermia; assisting in the procedure
  12. Rapid ultrasonic diagnosis of maxillary sinusitis (use of Sinuscan™)
  1. EYE Procedures
  1. Immediate ocular flushing
  2. Indications for ocular flushing and recognition of immediate need for treatment
  3. Performing the procedure
  4. Removal of foreign body from the eye
  5. Turning the eyelid inside out and removing a FB
  6. Using the FB needle or drill; assisting
  7. Assisting in microscopic eye examination
  8. Recognition of the common eye medicines
  1. Observation of the patient and charting
  1. Observation of the unconscious patient, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
  2. Estimation and follow-up of pain, visual analogic scale (VAS)
  3. Follow-up of respiration
  4. Oxygenation (SpO2-pletysmography)
  5. Ventilation (EtCO2- capnography)
  6. Follow-up of circulation
  7. Blood pressure
  8. Heart rate (dysrythmias, ischemia of heart)
  9. Temperature of the peripheral limbs
  10. Diuresis
  11. Follow-up of blood glucose, taking temperature regularly
  1. Cardiac patient, ECG machines and pacemakers;operation and interpretation
  1. Taking ECG
  2. Acquisition12 lead ECG, recognizing reasons for errors
  3. Taking special leads, V4R
  4. Taking pacemaker patient ECG, using magnet
  5. Interpreting ECG
  6. Ventricular fibrillation
  7. Ventricular tachycardia
  8. Atrial fibrillation and flutter
  9. Supraventricular tachycardia
  10. Complete AV block
  11. STEMI - ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
  12. ST depression, possibly due to ischemic
  13. Monitoring ECG
  14. Bed-side monitoring
  15. Use of central monitoring unit
  16. Operating defibrillator
  17. Manual defibrillation
  18. Semi-automatic defibrillator
  19. Using temporary internal pacing
  20. Recognizing the instruments andpreparation for procedure
  21. Assistingin the insertion of the pacemaker
  22. Follow-up of the pacemaker patient
  23. Use of temporary external pacemaker
  24. Cardioversion; assisting
  25. Pharmacologic cardioversion (medicines and doses)
  26. Electrical cardioversion (IV-anesthesia, assisting in the anesthesia and procedure)
  1. Other Equipment, Preparation, Operation and Assisting
  1. Ultrasound (US) examinations
  2. Measuring residual urine
  3. Preparation for lower extremityDopplerexamination
  4. Preparation for echocardiography
  5. Gynecologic US examination and assisting in sample taking (PAPA, Pipelle®)
  6. Preparation for abdominal US
  7. Preparation for pleural US
  8. Diathermy
  9. Surgical diathermy; preparation and assisting
  10. ENT diathermy; preparation (special tip) and assisting
  11. IV therapies
  12. Use of infusion pump
  13. Use of syringe infusion pump
  14. Use of blood warmer
  15. CPAP machine; preparation and treatment
  16. CPAP with mask
  17. CPAP for intubated patient
  18. Use of ventilator(Oxylog®)
  19. Attaching the tubes and testing
  20. Basic setting and start
  21. Performing CPAP treatment
  22. Performing BIPAP treatment with mask
  23. Performing BiPAP treatment for intubated patient
  1. Triage and duties of a nurse for general practice patient
  1. Principles of triage (category A-E, duties of a nurse)
  2. Carrying out triage in practice
  3. Principles for sick leave and transportation document
  4. Upper respiratorytract infection
  5. Flu, bronchitis etc
  6. Use of Sinusscan® (see F3.)
  7. Urine track infection
  8. Bacterial infections of the skin
  9. Using pain medication
  10. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
  11. Centrally acting analgesic and narcotics
  12. Fluid therapy for febrile patient
  13. Pediatric gastroenteritis
  14. Other pediatric febrile diseases
  15. Rules for adult fluid therapy
  16. Measurements helping the nurse
  17. Quick blood glucose test
  18. Quick-CRP
  19. Quick Hb test
  20. Alcometer
  21. PEF
  22. Quick test for throat streptococcus infection
  23. Recognizing immuno-compromised patient
  24. Estimating the need for child protection report
  25. Institutions andtreatment facilities for GP patients and senior citizens
  26. Pharmacologic course and examination at Central Hospital of Kanta-Hame

(2=participated and passed, 1= participated, 0=not participated)

  1. Critical or Seriously Sick Patient
  1. Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
  2. Recognition of cardiac arrest
  3. Ventilation-chest compression resuscitation, adult and child
  4. Medicines and devices in CPR
  5. Intubation
  6. Recognition of intubation tubes, stylets and tongue forceps
  7. Use of suction
  8. Assisting doctor in intubation and ventilation
  9. Emergency cricothyroidotomy
  10. Recognition of the instruments
  11. Assisting the doctor in the procedure
  12. Hemorrhagic patient; immediate treatment, investigation and follow-up.
  13. Unconscious patient; immediate treatment, investigation and follow-up.
  14. Chest pain patient; immediate treatment, investigation and follow-up.
  15. Dyspneic patient; Immediate treatment, investigation and follow-up.
  16. Treatmentsequence of stroke patient
  17. Immediate treatment and follow-up of ketoacidotic patient
  18. Treatment and follow-up of poisoned patient
  19. Treatment and follow-up of combustion patient
  20. Trauma team of Central Hospital of Kanta-Häme (treatment sequence of trauma patient)
  21. Catastrophe plan; action expected accordingto my profession
  1. Psychiatric and intoxicated patients
  1. Ability to support and comfort the patient and relatives in critical situation
  2. Intoxicated patient
  3. Recognizing intoxicated patient
  4. Treatment for acute intoxicated patient in outpatient clinic
  5. Mini-intervention for intoxicated patient
  6. Treatment institutions
  7. Knowing the GP clinic, clinic for intoxicated patient and social welfare offices; guiding patients to visit them.
  8. Awareness to utilize social service on call
  9. Capability to recognizepsychotic patient
  10. Ability to follow-upmentally sick patient in out-patient clinic
  1. Infection Risk
  1. Principles of hand hygiene
  2. Isolation of contagious patient
  3. Isolation in practice in emergency department
  4. Contacts with patients
  5. Taking samples
  6. Taking care of nourishment
  1. Immobilization
  1. Trauma patient
  2. Transferringthe patient from the ambulance stretcher
  3. Use of trauma stretcher
  4. Use of spinal board
  5. Use of lumbar belt
  6. Splinting
  7. Wrist splint
  8. Finger splint
  9. Knee support
  10. Patella support
  11. Ankle support
  12. Pad bandage
  13. Back slab
  14. Supportive bandages
  15. Adhesive elastic bandage for ankle
  16. Collar and cuff
  17. Neck support
  18. Neck support forbed patient
  19. Stiff neck support
  20. Soft neck support
  21. Traction
  22. Assembling tibia traction
  23. Preparation and follow-up of tibia traction patient
  24. Assisting in tibia traction
  25. Assembling skull traction devices
  26. Preparation of skull traction patient and follow-up
  27. Assisting in the skull traction procedure
  28. Restraint devices
  29. Plaster and reduction
  30. Short plaster boot for lower extremity
  31. Long plaster boot for lower extremity
  32. Plaster cylinder for lower extremity
  33. Fiberglass and plaster of Paris (POP)
  34. Angle plaster for upper extremity
  35. U-plaster for upper extremity
  36. Orthosis of upper arm
  37. Radial splint
  38. POP for scaphoideus fracture
  39. Dislocations
  40. Treatment of hip dislocation
  41. Treatment of humerus dislocation
  42. Treatment of finger and toe dislocations