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This toolkit includes an editable orientation and training checklist and 34 individual procedure check-off forms that can be completed for each staff member to validate competency in specific skills.

Validate Staff Competency and Ensure Safe, High-Quality Care

The Basic Nursing Skills Competency Toolkit provides your facility with a comprehensive, editable toolkit to assess and validate staff competency across essential nursing skills. Perfect for orientation, ongoing training, or annual competency checks, this toolkit helps standardize expectations and documentation for every team member.

Inside the toolkit, you’ll find:

  • An editable orientation and training checklist to streamline onboarding and ongoing evaluation

  • 34 individual competency checklists covering core nursing procedures—from medication administration to central line care, tracheostomy management, and vital signs

  • Ready-to-use templates to track, document, and verify staff skills for survey readiness and internal audits

Competency validation ensures safe resident care, reduces risk, and supports compliance with regulatory standards. Using a standardized toolkit saves time, minimizes errors, and strengthens staff confidence in performing critical nursing skills.

Provide your team with the tools to demonstrate proficiency, maintain compliance, and elevate the quality of care in your facility.

Contents

Basic Nursing Skills Competency Toolkit Introduction and Overview.docx
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Basic Nursing Skills Orientation and Training Checklist.docx
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Competency Checklists

Accessing and De-accessing an Implanted Port Competency Checklist.docx
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Accessing Central Venous Catheters Competency Checklist.docx
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Administering Inhaled Medications Competency Checklist.docx
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Administering Intramuscular Injection Competency Checklist.docx
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Administering Medication via Feeding Tube Competency Checklist.docx
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Administering Ophthalmic Medications Competency Checklist.docx
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Administering Oral (PO) Medications Competency Checklist.docx
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Administering Otic Medications Competency Checklist.docx
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Administering Subcutaneous Injection Competency Checklist.docx
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Applying Knee-High Elastic Stockings Competency Checklist.docx
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Blood Draws from Central Venous Catheters Competency Checklist.docx
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Central Line Dressing Change Competency Checklist.docx
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Changing an Ostomy Appliance Competency Checklist.docx
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Clean Dressing Change Competency Checklist.docx
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Cleaning Disinfection of Glucometer Competency Checklist.docx
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Clearing the Obstructed Airway of a Conscious Adult Competency Checklist.docx
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Connecting and Disconnecting the Catheter for Hemodialysis Competency Checklist.docx
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Denture Care Competency Checklist.docx
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Donning and Doffing Non-Sterile Gloves Competency Checklist.docx
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Donning and Doffing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Competency Checklist.docx
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Donning and Doffing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Contact Isolation Competency Checklist.docx
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Hand Hygiene Competency Checklist.docx
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Identifying Changes in Condition Competency Checklist.docx
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Indwelling Catheter Care Competency Checklist.docx
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Indwelling Catheter Insertion (Female) Competency Checklist.docx
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Indwelling Catheter Insertion (Male) Competency Checklist.docx
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Obtaining Vital Signs Competency Checklist.docx
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Peripheral Venous Catheter Insertion Competency Checklist.docx
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Physical Exam and Assessment Competency Checklist.docx
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Preparing Subcutaneous Insulin Competency Checklist.docx
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Preparing to Administer Medications (All Types and Routes) Competency Checklist.docx
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Providing Oral Care to the Unconscious Resident Competency Checklist.docx
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Tracheal Nasopharyngeal Suctioning Competency Checklist.docx
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Tracheostomy Care Competency Checklist.docx
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