Functional
Ability

Activity/Attribute

Gross
Motor
Skills

• Move within confined spaces
• Sit and maintain balance
• Stand and maintain balance
• Reach above shoulders - e.g., IV poles
• Reach below waist - e.g., plug electrical appliance into wall outlets

Fine
Motor
Skills

• Pick up objects with hands
• Grasp small object with hands - e.g., IV tubing, pencil
• Write with pen or pencil
• Key/type - e.g. use a computer
• Pinch/pick or otherwise work with fingers - e.g., manipulate a syringe
• Twist - e.g, turn objects/knobs using hands
• Squeeze with finger - e.g., eye dropper

• Stand - e.g., at client's side during surgical or therapeutic procedure
• Sustain repetitive movements - e.g.. CPR
• Maintain physical tolerance - e.g., work entire shift

• Push and pull 25 lbs. - e.g., position clients
• Support 25 lb. of weight - e.g., ambulate client
• Lift 25 lbs. - e.g., pick up a child, transfer client
• Move light objects weighing up to 10 lb. - e.g.,IV poles
• Move heavy objects weighing from 11-50 lbs.
• Defend self against combative client
• Carry equipment/supplies
• Use upper body strength - e.g., perform CPR, physically restrain a client
• Squeeze with hands - e.g., operate fire extinguisher

• Twist
• Bend
• Stoop/squat
• Move quickly - e.g., respond to an emergency
• Climb - e.g., ladders/stools/stairs
• Walk

• Hear normal speaking level sounds - e.g., person-to-person report
• Hear faint voices
• Hear faint body sounds - e.g., blood pressure sounds, assess placement of tubes
• Hear in situations when not able to see lips - e.g., when masks are used
• Hear auditory alarms - e.g., monitors, fire alarms, call bells

• See objects up to 20 inches away - e.g., information on a computer screen, skin conditions
• See objects up to 20 feet away - e.g., client in a room
• See objects more than 20 feet away - e.g., client at end of hall
• Use depth perception
• Use peripheral vision
• Distinguish color - e.g., color codes on supplies, charts, bed
• Distinguish color intensity - e.g., flushed skin, skin paleness

• Feel vibrations - e.g., palpate pulses
• Detect temperature - e.g., skin, solutions
• Feel differences in surface characteristics - e.g., skin turgor, rashes
• Feel differences in sizes, shapes - e.g., palpate vein, identify body landmarks
• Detect environmental temperature - e.g.,  check for drafts

• Detect odors from client - e.g., foul-smelling drainage, alcohol breath, etc.
• Detect smoke
• Detect gases or noxious smells

• Read and understand written documents - e.g., policies, protocols

• Read and understand columns or writing - e.g., flow sheet, charts
• Read digital displays
• Read graphic printouts - e.g., EKG
• Calibrate equipment
• Convert numbers to and/or from the Metric System
• Read graphs - e.g., vital sign sheets
• Tell time
• Measure time - e.g., count duration of contractions, etc.
• Count rates - e.g., drips/minute and pulse
• Use measuring tools - e.g., thermometer
• Read measurement marks - e.g., measurement tapes, scales, etc.
• Add, subtract, multiply, and/or divide whole numbers
• Compute fractions - e.g., medication dosages
• Use a calculator
• Write numbers in records

• Establish therapeutic boundaries
• Provide client with emotional support
• Adapt to changing environment/stress
• Deal with the unexpected - e.g., client going bad, crisis
• Focus attention on task
• Monitor own emotions
• Perform multiple responsibilities concurrently
• Handle strong emotions - e.g., grief

• Transfer knowledge from one situation to another
• Process information
• Evaluate outcomes
• Problem solve
• Prioritize tasks
• Use long-term memory
• Use short-term memory

• Identify cause-effect relationships
• Plan/control activities for others
• Synthesize knowledge and skills
• Sequence information

• Negotiate interpersonal conflict
• Respect differences in clients
• Establish rapport with clients
• Establish rapport with co-workers

• Teach - e.g., client/family about health care
• Explain procedures
• Give oral reports - e.g., report on client's condition to others
• Interact with others - e.g., health care workers
• Speak on the telephone
• Influence people
• Direct activities of others
• Convey information through writing - e.g., progress notes