Advantage RN ~ Travel Nurse Staffing Company

PEDIATRIC SKILLS CHECKLIST                                                                                                                            

This profile is for use by Pediatric nurses with more than one year experience in their discipline and specialty. It will not be a determining factor for the Advantage RN program.

Please enter your full legal name as it appears on your Social Security Card.

First Name:  Last Name: email:

Please check the boxes below for each age group for which you have provided age appropriate nursing care:

A.   Newborn/Neonate (birth-30days) F.     Adolescents (12-18 years)
B    Infant (30 days-1 year) G.   Young adults (18-39 years)
C   Toddler (1-3 years) H.   Middle adults (39-64 years)
D   Preschooler (3-5 years)  I.     Older adults (64+)
E.    School age children (5-12 years)    

My experience is primarily in:  (please indicate number of years)

   Medical  year(s)    Oncology year(s)
    Surgical  year(s)      Neurology year(s)
   Telemetry year(s)    Psychiatry year(s)
    Orthopedics year(s)     Rehabilitation year(s)
 Other (specify) year(s)  

Please indicate your level of experience:   A.  Theory, no practice     B.  Intermittent     C.  One- Two Years Current Experience                          D.  Two plus years experience, can function independently

A.  CARDIOVASCULAR      
1.  Assessment   (3)  Oral airway/suctioning                   ABCD
a.   Auscultation (rate, rhythm, volume)    ABCD (4) Tracheostomy/suctioning               ABCD
b.   Blood pressure/non-invasive              ABCD b.   Apnea monitor                                      ABCD
c.   Heart sounds/murmurs                         ABCD c.   Chest physiotherapy                            ABCD
d.   Perfusion                                                ABCD d.   Chest tubes                                           ABCD
2.  Interpretation of lab results   e.   End tidal CO2                                        ABCD
a.   Arterial blood gases                             ABCD f.    Oximeter                                                ABCD
b.   Hemoglobin & hematocrit                   ABCD g.   O2 therapy delivery system  
3.  Equipment & procedures   (1)  Face mask                                      ABCD
a.   Basic EKG interpretation                       ABCD (2)  Hood                                                ABCD
b.   Non-invasive cardiac monitoring       ABCD (3)  Isolette                                             ABCD
4.  Care of the child with:   (4)  Nasal cannula                                 ABCD
a.   Bacterial endocarditis                          ABCD (5)  Tent                                                  ABCD
b.   Cardiac arrest                                      ABCD (6)  Trach collar                                     ABCD
c.   Cardiomyopathy