The skills referenced above were reviewed and selected by Stillwater instructors to reflect the ways Stillwater prefers all our students to perform in order to pass Colorado state Board exam.
Please note that there are hundreds of videos on Youtube that shows skills differently. This is so because each state has its own requirements and set of skills. If you are using Youtube use only these videos below for Colorado State test. If you are testing in any other state these skills and steps might not be accurate.
Disclaimer: These videos represent steps as close to requirements as possible. Some of the skills may have extra steps that you didn’t learn with your instructor. Follow guidance of your instructors, the videos are just for references.
HAND HYGIENE (HAND WASHING)
APPLIES ONE KNEE-HIGH ELASTIC STOCKING
ASSISTS TO AMBULATE USING TRANSFER BELT
ASSISTS WITH USE OF BEDPAN
CLEANS UPPER OR LOWER DENTURE
COUNTS AND RECORDS RADIAL PULSE
COUNTS AND RECORDS RESPIRATIONS
DONNING AND REMOVING PPE (GOWN AND GLOVES)
DRESSES CLIENT WITH AFFECTED (WEAK) RIGHT ARM
FEEDS CLIENT WHO CANNOT FEED SELF
GIVES MODIFIED BED BATH (FACE AND ONE ARM, HAND AND UNDERARM)
MEASURES AND RECORDS BLOOD PRESSURE
MEASURES AND RECORDS URINARY OUTPUT
MEASURES AND RECORDS WEIGHT OF AMBULATORY CLIENT