Sleep Tech Skills Checklist

Personal Information

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Proficiency Scale

1 – No Experience
2 – Need Training
3 – Able to perform with supervision
4 – Able to perform independently

General Skills

Standard Precautions
Isolation Precautions
Pediatric Respiratory/Cardiac Arrest
Adult Respiratory/Cardiac Arrest
Crash Carts
Defibrillators
Electronic Documentation
Automated Med Dispensing Systems

Setting

Hospital
Independent Lab
Patient Home

Diagnostic Studies/Procedures

Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)
Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT)
Nocturnal Penile Tumescence
Seizure Study
Portable Sleep Study
Split-Night Polysomnogram
EKG Electrode Placement
EEG Electrode Placement
Seizure Hook-Up
Calibration
Patient Positioning/Preparation
Drawing Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)

Monitoring/Scoring

Periodic Limb Movements
Snores
Respiratory Events
Respiratory Disturbance Index (RDI)
Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI)
Periodic Breathing
Complex Sleep Apnea
Cheyne-Stokes
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Hypopnea
Sleep Log
Seizure Recognition and Precaution
Transient Arousal Scoring Rules/Procedures

Equipment Usage

Oximeters
Nasal Cannula
Humidified O2
Nasal Mask
BiPAP
CPAP
Portable Set-Up
Position Sensor
Actimeter
Thermistor
Phillips Respironics
Nihon Kohden
Grass Technologies
Natus
ResMed
CleveMed
CareFusion BD
Compumedics
Cadwell
Somnomedics

Credentials

CPSGT
RST
RPSGT
SDS

Age Specific Competencies

Newborn/Neonate (Birth to 30 days)
Infant (30 days - 1 year)
Toddler (ages 1-3 years)
Preschooler (ages 3-5 years)
School age (ages 5-12 years)
Adolescents (ages 13-21 years)
Young Adults (ages 22-39 years)
Adults (ages 40-64 years)
Older Adults (ages 65-79 years)
Elderly (ages 80+ years)

Authorizations

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