Clinical Nurse Specialists

Tools and Technology

Tools Include:

• Floor grade forceps or hemostats (Alligator forceps)
• Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheters or sets (Angiocaths)
• Apnea monitors or accessories (Apnea monitors)
• Arterial blood gas monitors or accessories (Arterial blood gas testing equipment)
• Arterial line catheters
• Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles (Automated external defibrillators AED)
• Medication or pill dispensers or accessories (Automated medicine dispensing equipment)
• Autotransfusion units (Autotransfusion systems)
• Spine boards (Backboards)
• Bedpans for general use (Bedpans)
• Non invasive bi level machines (Bilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilators)
• Blood collection syringes (Blood drawing syringes)
• Glucose monitors or meters (Blood glucose monitoring equipment)
• Electronic blood pressure units (Blood pressure monitors)
• Breast pumps or its accessories (Breast pumps)
• Bronchoscopes or accessories (Bronchoscopes)
• Medical aspiration or irrigation syringes (Bulb syringes)
• Cardiac output CO monitoring units or accessories (Cardiac monitors)
• Cast or splint carts (Cast carts)
• Cast cutters or saws (Cast cutting saws)
• Pleural cavity drainage unit or accessories (Chest drains)
• Clinical trapeze bars (Clinical trapeze traction bars)
• Emergency or resuscitation carts (Crash carts)
• Crutches or crutch accessories (Crutches)
• Desktop computers
• Medical tuning forks (Diagnostic tuning forks)
• Electronic medical thermometers (Digital patient thermometers)
• Cardiac ultrasound or doppler or echo units or cardioscopes (Doppler ultrasound equipment)
• Otological instruments or accessories (Ear curettes)
• Electrocardiography EKG units (Electrocardiography EKG machines)
• Nebulizers or accessories (Electronic compressor nebulizers)
• Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment or accessories or related products (Electrosurgical cauterization machines)
• End tidal carbon dioxide monitors or supplies (End tidal carbon dioxide monitors)
• Endotracheal tubes (Endotracheal ET tubes)
• Enema kits or accessories (Enema equipment)
• Enteral feeding infusion pump tubing sets (Enteral feeding sets)
• Epidural trays or accessories (Epidural catheters)
• Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers (Evacuated blood collection tubes)
• Ophthalmic irrigation or aspiration supplies or accessories (Eye lavage kits)
• Acute care fetal or maternal monitoring units or accessories (Fetal monitors)
• Flexible endoscopes or accessories or related products (Fiberoptic endoscopes)
• Laboratory graduated cylinders (Graduated glass laboratory cylinders)
• Nebulizers or accessories (Handheld nebulizers)
• Cardiac output CO monitoring units or accessories (Hemodynamic monitors)
• Therapeutic heating or cooling blankets or drapes (Hyper/hypothermia blankets)
• Medical syringes with needles (Hypodermic syringes)
• Spirometers or its accessories or its supplies (Incentive spirometers)
• Medical incision drainage bags or reservoirs (Incision drainage equipment)
• Intracranial pressure ICP monitoring units or accessories (Intracranial pressure monitors)
• Intravenous infusion pumps for general use (Intravenous infusion pumps)
• Intravenous or arterial catheter trays (Intravenous IV administration sets)
• Intravenous or arterial catheter trays (Intravenous IV cutdown trays)
• Intubator components or accessories (Intubation sets)
• Clinical incubators or infant warmers (Isolettes)
• Suturing kits or trays or packs or sets (Laceration repair trays)
• Lancets
• Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
• Intubation forceps (Magill forceps)
• Manual resuscitators (Manual resuscitation bags)
• Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB machines (Mechanical intermittent positive pressure ventilators)
• Mechanical stethoscopes or accessories (Mechanical stethoscopes)
• Medical exam or non surgical procedure gloves (Medical examination protective gloves)
• Gurneys or scissor lifts (Medical gurneys)
• Patient floor scales (Medical scales)
• Microscope slides
• Central venous catheters (Multiple lumen central line catheters)
• Medical nasal catheters or catheterization kits (Nasal catheters)
• Nasal exam specula or dilators (Nasal specula)
• Suction kits (Nasal suctioning equipment)
• Nasogastric tubes
• Nasopharyngeal tubes (Nasopharyngeal airways)
• Clinical incubators or infant warmers (Newborn warming lamps)
• Surgical clamps or clips or forceps or accessories (Occlusion clamps)
• Ophthalmic slit lamps
• Ophthalmic tonometers or accessories (Ophthalmic tonometers)
• Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets (Ophthalmoscopes)
• Suction kits (Oral suctioning equipment)
• Orthopedic splint systems (Orthopedic splinting equipment)
• Ostomy appliances (Ostomy equipment)
• Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets (Otoscopes)
• Oxygen concentrators
• Medical oxygen masks or parts (Oxygen delivery masks)
• Flow sensors or regulators or components (Oxygen flowmeters)
• Patient stabilization or fall prevention devices or accessories (Patient restraints)
• Walkers or rollators (Patient walkers)
• Emergency or resuscitation carts (Pediatric crash carts)
• Pericardiocentesis needles or kits or accessories (Pericardiocentesis kits)
• Tablet crushers or accessories (Pill crushers)
• Tablet crushers or accessories (Pill splitters)
• Vascular or compression apparel or supports (Pneumatic boots)
• Medical staff isolation or surgical masks (Protective face shields)
• Medical staff isolation or cover gowns (Protective gowns)
• Medical staff isolation or surgical masks (Protective medical face masks)
• Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheters or sets (Pulmonary artery catheters)
• Pulse oximeter units (Pulse oximeters)
• Reflex hammers or mallets (Reflex hammers)
• Finger ring removers (Ring cutters)
• Floor grade forceps or hemostats (Ring forceps)
• Goggles (Safety goggles)
• Medical radiological positioning aids for general radiological use (Sandbags)
• Staplers for skin closure (Skin staplers)
• Patient care beds or accessories for specialty care (Specialty patient care beds)
• Specimen collectors (Specimen collection containers)
• Blood pressure cuff kits (Sphygmomanometers)
• Floor grade forceps or hemostats (Straight hemostats)
• Surgical scissors (Straight surgical scissors)
• Surgical irrigation sets or accessories (Surgical irrigation sets)
• Surgical shave kits or prep razors or clippers (Surgical razors)
• Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines or accessories (Surgical scalpels)
• Medical staple or clip removers (Surgical staple removers)
• Suture removal kits or trays or packs or sets (Suture removal kits)
• Arterial line catheters (Swan Ganz artery catheters)
• Tablet computers
• Electrocardiography EKG transmitter or telemetry or accessories (Telemetry monitors)
• Thoracentesis sets or trays (Thoracentesis kits)
• Thoracentesis sets or trays (Thoracentesis trays)
• Tongue depressors or blades or sticks (Tongue blades)
• Tourniquets
• Suction kits (Tracheal suctioning equipment)
• Endotracheal or tracheotomy sets (Tracheotomy sets)
• Orthopedic traction hardware or weights (Traction weights)
• Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation units (Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation TENS equipment)
• Cardiac pacemaker generators or implantable defibrillators or accessories (Transcutaneous pacemakers)
• Patient shifting boards or accessories (Transfer boards)
• Transport or mobile multiparameter vital sign units or accessories (Transport cardiac monitors)
• Cardiac pacemaker generators or implantable defibrillators or accessories (Transvenous pacemakers)
• Medical ultrasound or doppler or echo transducers or accessories (Ultrasound transducers)
• Umbilical catheters
• Urinalysis test strips
• Urinary catheterization kits or accessories (Urinary catheters)
• Urinalysis analyzers (Urine analysis equipment)
• Vaginal exam specula
• Perfusion oxygen or hematocrit saturation monitors or accessories (Venous Oxygen Saturation SVO2 monitors)
• Eye charts or vision cards (Visual acuity charts)
• Wheelchairs
• Ultraviolet UV lamps (Wood's lamps)

Technologies Include:

• Electronic mail software

• Email software

• Information retrieval or search software

• Online medical databases

• Internet browser software

• Web browser software

• Medical software

• Allscripts Professional EHR
• Amkai AmkaiCharts
• Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR System
• Cerner Millennium
• ChartWare software
• e-MDs software
• eClinicalWorks software
• GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
• Medscribbler Enterprise
• MicroFour PracticeStudio.NET EMR
• NextGen Healthcare Information Systems EMR
• SOAPware software
• StatCom Patient Flow Logistics Enterprise Suite
• SynaMed EMR
• Texas Medical Software SpringCharts EMR

The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)