Berean Healthcare Staffing - Travel Nursing Post Partum Skills Checklist

Post Partum/Nursery RN Skills Checklist

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Please indicate your level of experience

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


A. POST PARTUM INTERVENTIONS

	1. Assessment
		a. Bladder distention			A B C D
		b. Breast engorgement			A B C D
		c. DVT (deep vein thrombosis)			A B C D
		d. Episiotomy			A B C D
		e. Fluid balance			A B C D
		f. Fundal height			A B C D
		g. GI function post anesthesia			A B C D
		h. Lochia amount			A B C D
		i. Maternal vital signs			A B C D
		j. Parental/infant interaction/attachment			A B C D
		k. Perineum
			(1) Hematoma		A B C D
			(2) Hemorrhoids		A B C D
	2. Interpretation of lab results
		a. Check urine for
			(1) Glucose		A B C D
			(2) Ketones		A B C D
			(3) Protein		A B C D
			(4) Specific gravity		A B C D
	3. Equipment & procedures
		a. Adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation			A B C D
		b. Contraceptive counseling			A B C D
		c. Discharge teaching			A B C D
		d. Foster parental-infant interaction/attachment			A B C D
		e. Insert catheter
			(1) Foley		A B C D
			(2) Straight		A B C D
		f. Post anesthesia care
			(1) Epidural		A B C D
			(2) General		A B C D
			(3) Local		A B C D
			(4) Spinal		A B C D
		g. Post Cesarean care			A B C D
		h. Teach and assist with
			(1) Breastfeeding/parent education
				(a) Latch-on procedures	A B C D
				(b) Positioning	A B C D
				(c) Use of electric breast pump	A B C D
				(d) Use of manual breast pump	A B C D
				(2) Formula preparation and feeding	A B C D
				(3) Infant care restraint systems	A B C D
				(4) Infant caretaking skills	A B C D
				(5) Perineal care	A B C D
				(6) Sitz bath	A B C D
	4. Care of the patient with:
		a. Asthma			A B C D
		b. Cardiac disease			A B C D
		c. Cesarean section			A B C D
		d. Diabetes mellitus			A B C D
		e. Infectious disease			A B C D
		f. Known substance abuse			A B C D
		g. Multiple births			A B C D
		h. Post tubal ligation			A B C D
		i. Pregnancy induced hypertension/preeclampsia			A B C D
		j. Spontaneous vaginal delivery			A B C D
	5. Medications
		a. Antibiotics			A B C D
		b. Diluted oxytocin infusion			A B C D
		c. IM administration			A B C D
		d. Rhogam administration/teaching			A B C D
		e. SC medications, including narcotics			A B C D


B. NORMAL NEONATAL CARE

	1. Assessment
		a. Ballard scale		A B C D
		b. Circumference		A B C D
		c. Dubowitz scale		A B C D
		d. Length		A B C D
		e. Neonatal jaundice		A B C D
		f. Reflexes		A B C D
		g. Vital signs		A B C D
		h. Weight		A B C D
	2. Equipment & procedures
		a. Administer injections to neonate		A B C D
		b. Assist with circumcision
			(1) Assess site post op	A B C D
			(2) Teach circumcision care to parents	A B C D
		c. Bathe infant		A B C D
		d. Culture suspect infectious neonate		A B C D
		e. Discharge procedure		A B C D
		f. Incubator/isolettes		A B C D
		g. Infant identification		A B C D
		h. Monitor bladder and bowel patterns
			(1) Obtain urine specimens via specimen bag	A B C D
			(2) Test stool for blood, reducing substances	A B C D
		i. Neonate cardiopulmonary resuscitation		A B C D
		j. Phototherapy		A B C D
		k. Thermo-neutral environment to prevent cold stress		A B C D


C. PHLEBOTOMY/IV THERAPY

	1. Equipment & procedures
		a. Administration of blood/blood products
			(1) Packed red blood cells	A B C D
			(2) Plasma/albumin	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 patient with:
		a. Central line/catheter/dressing		A B C D
		b. Peripheral line/dressing		A B C D


D. PAIN MANAGEMENT

	1. Assessment of pain level/tolerance		A B C D
	2. Care of the patient with:
		a. Epidural anesthesia/analgesia	A B C D
		b. IV conscious sedation	A B C D
		c. Patient controlled analgesia (PCA pump)	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)

B. Adolescents (12 - 18 years)

C. Young adults (18 - 39 years)

D. Middle adults (39 - 64 years)

EXPERIENCE WITH AGE GROUPS:	A	B	C	D
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.)
	Couplet (mother/baby)	year(s)
	Newborn nursery	year(s)
	Post partum	year(s)

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

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