Here is a breakdown of our Texas Skills Days:
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General Skills Day Preparation:
This page contains skills videos and all skills sheets. It is imperative you familiarize yourself with both prior to attending any skills day.
- It is your responsibility to attend your skills day prepared. You must view the videos, study/memorize the skills sheets BEFORE you attend any skills day.
- You need to be in full uniform for skills days. If you are not in uniform, you will be sent home and sent a no show fee.
- You are expected to arrive on time. If you are more than 15 minutes late, you will be sent home, sent a no show fee, and have to reschedule.
- You need to bring the following with you: your stethoscope, your BP cuff, 2 copies of each skills sheet, and your
Medical Competency Skills Log and Trauma Competency Skills Log.
Medical Skills Day:
Texas Online Students: You may register for this after Chapter 23/24.
Texas Traditional/Hybrid Students: You may register for this day after instructor clearance.
The Medical Skills Day covers all of the medical-related skills. During this day you will practice AND prove competency on all competency-based skills. You will simply practice the NREMT skills.
- BVM of an Apneic Patient (NREMT)
- Cardiac Arrest Management (NREMT)
- Oxygen Administration by Nonrebreather Mask (NREMT)
- Patient Assessment – Medical (NREMT)
- Bronchodilator Therapy (Competency)
- Epi Pen Autoinjector (Competency)
- Vital Signs (Competency)
- Naloxone M.A.D. (Competency)
- Glucometer (Competency)
- Supraglottic Airway (Competency)
Additional Self-Study Medical Skill Videos:
- Demand Valve Resuscitator
- Handwashing
- Glove Training
- Waveform Capnography Demo
- CPAP vs BiPAP
- 3 Lead EKG Application
- 12 Lead EKG Application
- Spiking and Priming an IV bag
Trauma Skills Day:
Texas Online Students: You may register for this after Chapter 31/32.
Hybrid students, you may sign up for this after your instructor clearance.
The Trauma Skills Day covers all of the trauma-related skills. During this day you will practice AND prove competency on all competency-based skills and random NREMT skills. You will simply practice the rest.
- Bleeding Control and Shock Management (NREMT)
- Joint Immobilization (NREMT)
- Long Bone Immobilization (NREMT)
- Patient Assessment – Trauma (NREMT)
- Seated Spinal Immobilization (NREMT)
- Supine Spinal Immobilization (NREMT)
- Traction Splint (Competency)
Additional Self-Study Trauma Skill Videos:
Skills Testing Day:
During your skills testing day you will be tested on all of the NREMT skills. There are also a few ground rules to keep in mind:
- All stations are treated as testing stations and not learning stations. You will not be prompted, assisted, or taught by the examiner at any point in time throughout the day. You
should be familiar and comfortable with these skills by your Skills Testing Day. - You will only be allowed one remediation attempt per skill. If you fail your remediation attempt you will have to preform your final attempt with the Course Director or Course Coordinator. If you fail your final attempt, you will be dismissed from the program.
- If you fail 4 or more skills you will be required to leave and attend the next skills testing day.
- When you are not actively testing you are to remain in the staging area. You may study skills sheets, but you may not converse with fellow students. If you give any information about any of the skills you have tested on to another student, all skills will be marked as failed and you will be required to leave. Your case will be sent to the Education Committee for review and disciplinary action will be implemented up to and including dismissal from the program.