Advantage RN ~ Travel Nurse Staffing Company

POST PARTUM/NURSERY SKILLS CHECKLIST                                                                                                

This profile is for use by Post Partum/Nursery 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)    

 Couplet (Mother & Baby)     year(s)

 Newborn nursery             year(s)

 Post partum                      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.  POST PARTUM INTERVENTIONS   (3)  Local ABCD
1.  Assessment   (4)  Spinal ABCD
a.  Bladder distention ABCD g.  Post Cesarean care  ABCD
b.  Breast engorgement ABCD h.  Teach and assist with  
c.  DVT (Deep vein thrombosis) ABCD (1)  Breast feeding/paretn education  
d.  Episiotomy ABCD (a) Latch-on procedures ABCD
e.  Fluid balance ABCD   (b)  Positioning ABCD
f.  Fundal height ABCD (c) Use of electric breast pump       ABCD
g.  GI function post anesthesia ABCD (d) Use of manual breast pump ABCD
h.  Lochia amount ABCD (2)  Formula preparation and feeding ABCD
i.   Maternal vital signs ABCD (3)  Infant care restraint ABCD
j.   Parental/infant interaction/attachment ABCD (4)  Infant caretaking skills ABCD
k.  Perineum   (5)  Perineal care ABCD
(1)  Hematoma ABCD (6)  Sitz bath ABCD
(2)  Hemorrhoids ABCD 4.  Care of patient with:  
2.  Interpretation of lab results   a.  Asthma ABCD
a.  Check urine for   b.  Cardiac disease A