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Pediatric Skills Checklist

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A. Theory, no practice	C. One - two years experience
B. Intermittent experience	D. Two plus years experience

A. CARDIOVASCULAR

	1. Assessment
		a. Auscultation (rate, rhythm, volume)	A B C D
		b. Blood pressure/non-invasive	A B C D
		c. Heart sounds/murmurs	A B C D
		d. Perfusion	A B C D
	2. Interpretation of lab results
		a. Arterial blood gases	A B C D
		b. Hemoglobin & hematocrit	A B C D
	3. Equipment & procedures
		a. Basic EKG interpretation	A B C D
		b. Non-invasive cardiac monitoring	A B C D
	4. Care of the child with:
		a. Bacterial endocarditis	A B C D
		b. Cardiac arrest	A B C D
		c. Cardiomyopathy	A B C D
		d. Congenital heart defects/disease	A B C D
		e. Congestive heart failure	A B C D
		f. Myocarditis	A B C D
		g. Pericarditis	A B C D
		h. Post cardiac cath	A B C D
		i. Post cardiac surgery	A B C D
		j. Rheumatic fever	A B C D
		k. Shock	A B C D
	5. Medication - Digoxin (Lanoxin)		A B C D


B. PULMONARY

	1. Assessment
		a. Breath sounds		A B C D
		b. Rate and work of breathing		A B C D
	2. Equipment & procedures
		a. Airway management devices/suctioning
			(1) Bulb syringe	A B C D
			(2) Nasal airway/suctioning	A B C D
			(3) Oral airway/suctioning	A B C D
			(4) Tracheostomy/suctioning	A B C D
		b. Apnea monitor		A B C D
		c. Chest physiotherapy		A B C D
		d. Chest tubes		A B C D
		e. End tidal CO₂		A B C D
		f. Oximeter		A B C D
		g. Oxygen therapy delivery systems
			(1) Face mask	A B C D
			(2) Hood	A B C D
			(3) Isolette	A B C D
			(4) Nasal cannula	A B C D
			(5) Tent	A B C D
			(6) Trach collar	A B C D
		h. Water seal drainage system		A B C D

3. Care of the child with:
	a. Asthma	A B C D
	b. Bronchiolitis (RSV)	A B C D
	c. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)	A B C D
	d. Cystic fibrosis	A B C D
	e. Epiglottitis	A B C D
	f. LTB/croup	A B C D
	g. Pertussis	A B C D
	h. Pneumonia	A B C D
	i. Tonsillitis	A B C D
	j. Tuberculosis	A B C D
4. Medications
	a. Alupent (Meraproteranol)	A B C D
	b. Aminophylline (Theophylline)	A B C D
	c. Isuprel (Isoproterenol)	A B C D
	d. Ventolin (Albuterol)	A B C D

C. NEUROLOGICAL/ORTHOPEDICS

	1. Assessment - level of consciousness		A B C D
	2. Equipment & procedures
		a. Application of splints	A B C D
		b. Assist with lumbar puncture	A B C D
		c. Cast	A B C D
		d. ICP monitoring	A B C D
		e. Pinned fractures	A B C D
		f. Traction	A B C D
	3. Care of the child with:
		a. Battered child syndrome	A B C D
		b. Closed head trauma	A B C D
		c. Clubfoot	A B C D
		d. Encephalitis	A B C D
		e. Febrile seizures	A B C D
		f. Meningitis	A B C D
		g. Multiple sclerosis	A B C D
		h. Multiple trauma	A B C D
		i. Near drowning	A B C D
		j. Neuromuscular disease	A B C D
		k. Osteogenic sarcoma	A B C D
		l. Osteomyelitis	A B C D
		m. Spinal cord injury	A B C D
	4. Medications
		a. Clonopin (Clonazapam)	A B C D
		b. Corticosteroids	A B C D
		c. Dilantin (Phenytoin)	A B C D
		d. Phenobarbital	A B C D
		e. Tegretol (Carbamazepine)	A B C D
		f. Valium (Diazepam)	A B C D

D. GASTROINTESTINAL

	1. Assessment
		a. Abdominal		A B C D
		b. Nutritional		A B C D
	2. Interpretation of lab results - Serum electrolytes			A B C D
	3. Equipment & procedures
		a. Feedings
			(1) Bottle	A B C D
			(2) Breast	A B C D
			(3) Central hyperalimentation	A B C D
			(4) Gavage	A B C D
			(5) Peripheral hyperalimentation	A B C D
		b. Gastrostomy/button		A B C D
		c. I-tubes		A B C D
		d. Jejunal feeding		A B C D
		e. NG and sump tubes to suction		A B C D
		f. Penrose drains		A B C D
		g. Placement of naso/orogastric tube		A B C D
		h. Wound irrigation/dressing change		A B C D
	4. Care of the child with:
		a. Anal fissure		A B C D
		b. Cleft lip/palate		A B C D
		c. Colostomy		A B C D
		d. Diaphragmatic hernia		A B C D
		e. Failure to thrive (FTT)		A B C D
		f. Gastroenteritis/dehydration		A B C D
		g. GE reflux		A B C D
		h. GI bleeding		A B C D
		i. Ileostomy		A B C D
		j. Intestinal parasites		A B C D
		k. Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)		A B C D
		l. Pyloric stenosis		A B C D
		m. Surgical abdomen		A B C D
		n. Ulcerative colitis		A B C D

E. RENAL/GENITOURINARY

	1. Assessment - fluid balance			A B C D
	2. Interpretation of lab results
		a. BUN & creatinine		A B C D
		b. Urinalysis		A B C D
	3. Equipment & procedures
		a. Assist with suprapubic tap		A B C D
		b. Catheter insertion
			(1) Catheter care	A B C D
			(2) Female	A B C D
			(3) Indwelling	A B C D
			(4) Male	A B C D
			(5) Straight	A B C D
			c. Collection of urine specimen	A B C D
	4. Care of the child with:
		a. Circumcision		A B C D
		b. Glomerularnephritis		A B C D
		c. Hemodialysis		A B C D
		d. Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)		A B C D
		e. Hypospadias		A B C D
		f. Ileal conduit ureteral		A B C D
		g. Infantile polycystic disease		A B C D
		h. Kidney transplant		A B C D
		i. Nephrotic syndrome		A B C D
		j. Peritoneal dialysis		A B C D
		k. Renal failure		A B C D
		l. Urinary tract infection		A B C D
		m. Wilm's tumor		A B C D

F. ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC

	1. Assessment		A B C D
	2. Interpretation of lab results
		a. Blood glucose	A B C D
		b. Thyroid studies	A B C D
	3. Equipment & procedures
		a. Blood glucose testing: type
	4. Care of the child with:
		a. Adrenal disorders	A B C D
		b. Cushing's syndrome	A B C D
		c. Juvenile diabetes	A B C D
		d. Pituitary disorders	A B C D
		e. Thyroid malfunction	A B C D
	5. Medications
		a. Growth hormone	A B C D
		b. Insulin	A B C D
		c. Thyroid	A B C D
G. HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY

	1. Assessment of nutritional status		A B C D
	2. Interpretation of lab results
		a. Blood chemistry	A B C D
		b. Blood counts	A B C D
	3. Equipment & procedures - reverse isolation		A B C D
	4. Care of the child with:
		a. Anemia	A B C D
		b. Bone marrow transplant	A B C D
		c. Depressed immune system	A B C D
		d. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)	A B C D
		e. Hemophilia	A B C D
		f. Hodgkin's disease	A B C D
		g. Infectious mononucleosis	A B C D
		h. Leukemia	A B C D
		i. Malignant tumors	A B C D
		j. Sickle cell anemia	A B C D
		k. Spleen trauma/splenectomy	A B C D
	5. Medications
		a. Chemotherapy certification?	Yes No
		b. Prednisone	A B C D

H. MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN

	1. Calculation of pediatric doses			A B C D
	2. Eye/ear installations			A B C D
	3. Knowledge of emergency drugs			A B C D
	4. Knowledge of routine pediatric drugs			A B C D
	5. Metered dose inhaler			A B C D
I. PHLEBOTOMY/IV THERAPY

	1. Equipment & procedures
		a. Administration of blood/blood products
			(1) Cryoprecipitate	A B C D
			(2) Packed red blood cells	A B C D
			(3) Whole blood	A B C D
		b. Drawing blood from central line		A B C D
		c. Drawing venous blood		A B C D
		d. Starting IVs
			(1) Angiocath	A B C D
			(2) Butterfly	A B C D
			(3) Heparin lock	A B C D
	2. Care of the child with:
		a. Central line/catheter/dressing
			(1) Broviac	A B C D
			(2) Groshong	A B C D
			(3) Hickman	A B C D
			(4) Portacath	A B C D
			(5) Quinton	A B C D
		b. Cutdown line/dressing		A B C D
		c. Peripheral line/dressing		A B C D

J. INFECTIOUS DISEASES

	1. Interpretation of lab results - blood count		A B C D
	2. Equipment & procedures
		a. Fever management	A B C D
		b. Isolation	A B C D
	3. Care of the child with:
		a. AIDS	A B C D
		b. Common childhood - communicable diseases	A B C D
		c. Cytomegalo virus (CMV)	A B C D
		d. Hepatitis	A B C D
		e. Kawasaki disease	A B C D
		f. Lyme disease	A B C D
K. MISCELLANEOUS

	1. Assessment
		a. Normal growth and development	A B C D
		b. Normal laboratory values	A B C D
		c. Recognize signs of abuse or neglect	A B C D
	2. Medication - immunization schedule		A B C D
	3. Care of the child with:
		a. Anorexia/bulimia	A B C D
		b. Craniofacial reconstruction	A B C D
		c. Depression	A B C D
		d. ENT surgery	A B C D
		e. Eye surgery	A B C D
		f. Ingestion of foreign body	A B C D
		g. Ingestion of poison or toxins	A B C D
		h. Plastic surgery	A B C D
		i. Suicidal threats/actions	A B C D

L. WOUND MANAGEMENT

	1. Assessment
		a. Skin for impending breakdown	A B C D
		b. Stasis ulcers	A B C D
		c. Surgical wound healing	A B C D
	2. Equipment & procedures
		a. 1^st degree burns (throughout body)	A B C D
		b. 2^nd degree burns	A B C D
		c. 3^rd degree burns	A B C D
		d. Pressure sores	A B C D
		e. Staged decubitus ulcers	A B C D
		f. Sterile dressing changes	A B C D
		g. Surgical wounds with drain(s)	A B C D
		h. Traumatic wound care	A B C D
		i. Use of air fluidized, low airloss beds	A B C D
		j. Wound care/irrigations	A B C D
M. PAIN MANAGEMENT

	1. Assessment of pain level/tolerance		A B C D
	2. Care of the child with:
		a. Epidural anesthesia/analgesia	A B C D
		b. IV conscious sedation	A B C D
		c. Narcotic analgesia	A B C D

AGE SPECIFIC PRACTICE CRITERIA
Please check the boxes below for each age group for which you have expertise in providing age-appropriate nursing care.

A. Newborn/Neonate (birth - 30 days)	F. Adolescents (12 - 18 years)

B. Infant (30 days - 1 year)

C. Toddler (1 - 3 years)

D. Preschooler (3 - 5 years)

E. School age children (5 - 12 years)

EXPERIENCE WITH AGE GROUPS:	A	B	C	D	E	F
Able to adapt care to incorporate normal growth and development.
Able to adapt method and terminology of patient instructions to their age, comprehension and maturity level.
Can ensure a safe environment reflecting specific needs of various age groups.

My experience is primarily in: (Please indicate number of years.)
	Medical	year(s)	Neurology	year(s)
	Surgical	year(s)
	Telemetry	year(s)
	Orthopedics	year(s)	Psychiatry	year(s)
	Oncology	year(s)	Rehabilitation	year(s)
	Other (specify)			year(s)

Certification: (mo/day/yr)
	BCLS Exp. date:
	NRP Exp. date:
	PALS Exp. date:
	Other (type):	Exp. date:
	Computerized charting system:	date:
	Medication administration system:	date:

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