Skills Lab Partner Checklist
Learners finish about 75 classroom-equivalent hours online with FFH. These 32 hands-on skills are practiced and checked in person by an RN or qualified instructor at your program.
Hands-on skills and competency checks are completed in person with an approved partner program. FFH does not test or certify competency, CPR or any credential. Use your program's own competency forms and state requirements. This sheet is a tracking aid.
| 1 | Verbal report of a client change to the supervising nurse (role-play) | 2. Communication, Observation and Reporting | Yes | |||
| 2 | Hand hygiene (soap and water, and alcohol-based hand rub) | 3. Infection Prevention and Home Safety | — | |||
| 3 | Putting on and taking off gloves and other PPE | 3. Infection Prevention and Home Safety | — | |||
| 4 | Handling soiled linens | 3. Infection Prevention and Home Safety | — | |||
| 5 | Measure and record oral or other temperature as taught | 4. Vital Signs and Changes to Report | Yes | |||
| 6 | Count and record radial pulse | 4. Vital Signs and Changes to Report | Yes | |||
| 7 | Count and record respirations | 4. Vital Signs and Changes to Report | Yes | |||
| 8 | Measure blood pressure (where state rules and the agency allow) | 4. Vital Signs and Changes to Report | — | |||
| 9 | Complete bed bath | 5. Personal Care | Yes | |||
| 10 | Partial, tub and shower bath | 5. Personal Care | Yes | |||
| 11 | Shampoo in sink, tub or bed | 5. Personal Care | Yes | |||
| 12 | Nail and skin care (as the care plan allows) | 5. Personal Care | Yes | |||
| 13 | Mouth care and denture care | 5. Personal Care | Yes | |||
| 14 | Toileting: bedpan, urinal and commode | 5. Personal Care | Yes | |||
| 15 | Perineal care | 5. Personal Care | Yes | |||
| 16 | Dressing a client with a weak side | 5. Personal Care | Yes | |||
| 17 | Body mechanics for lifting and moving | 6. Safe Transfers, Mobility and Fall Prevention | Yes | |||
| 18 | Bed to chair or wheelchair transfer with a gait belt | 6. Safe Transfers, Mobility and Fall Prevention | Yes | |||
| 19 | Assisting with walking, with and without a cane or walker | 6. Safe Transfers, Mobility and Fall Prevention | Yes | |||
| 20 | Positioning in bed and in a chair | 6. Safe Transfers, Mobility and Fall Prevention | Yes | |||
| 21 | Passive range-of-motion exercises as directed by the care plan | 6. Safe Transfers, Mobility and Fall Prevention | Yes | |||
| 22 | Responding to a fall (simulation) | 6. Safe Transfers, Mobility and Fall Prevention | Yes | |||
| 23 | Assisting a client to eat (feeding assistance) | 7. Nutrition, Hydration and Meal Support | — | |||
| 24 | Measuring and recording fluid intake | 7. Nutrition, Hydration and Meal Support | — | |||
| 25 | Measuring and recording urine output | 7. Nutrition, Hydration and Meal Support | — | |||
| 26 | Emergency response role-play: recognize, call 911, report | 8. Emergencies and When to Call 911 | — | |||
| 27 | Choking response and CPR (through a separate certification course) | 8. Emergencies and When to Call 911 | — | |||
| 28 | Communication with a person with dementia (role-play) | 9. Aging, Dementia, Disabilities and End-of-Life Care | — | |||
| 29 | Post-mortem care, if your agency's aides do it (agency-specific) | 9. Aging, Dementia, Disabilities and End-of-Life Care | — | |||
| 30 | Accurate home blood pressure reading with an automatic cuff (where allowed) | 10. Digital Caregiving | — | |||
| 31 | Pulse oximeter placement and reading | 10. Digital Caregiving | — | |||
| 32 | Telehealth visit setup (simulation) | 10. Digital Caregiving | — |
S = satisfactory · NI = needs improvement (practice again and recheck).