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Pediatric Intensive Care Skills Checklist

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To ArdorHealthSolutions Healthcare Professionals:

The following checklist is a profile used to assess your clinical proficiency and assist in matching your skills with available assignments. Your employment is not dependent upon responses given in this checklist. Please rate your ability as accurately as possible by checking the appropriate box.

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Please Mark Your Level of Experience

1 - No Experience: Theory / Observed Only
2 - Intermittent Experience: < 5 Times Per Year; Needs Review
3 - Moderate Experience: > 5 Times Per Year; May Need Minimal Resource
4 - Competent: Performs on Daily or Weekly Basis; Proficient

Cardiovascular

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4

Assessment

 

 

 

 

   Apical/Peripheral Pulses

   Auscultation (Rate, Rhythm, Volume)

   Blood Pressure/Invasive (Arterial Line)

   Capillary Refill

   Color

   Doppler

   Heart Sounds/Murmurs

   Perfusion

Care of the Child with:

 

 

 

 

   Bacterial Endocarditis

   Cardiac Arrest

   Cardiac Transplant

   Cardiogenic Shock

   Cardiomyopathy

   CHF

   Congenital Heart Disease/Defects

 

 

 

 

      Acyanotic

      Cyanotic

   DIC

   Hypovolemic Shock

   Myocarditis

   PDA

   Post Cardiac Surgery

   Post Interventional Cardiac Cath

   Septic Shock

IV Therapy

 

 

 

 

   Assessment of Patency/Site

   Discontinuing Peripheral IV's

   Discontinuing Subclavian IV's

   Heparin Locks

   Hickman Line Care/Broviac Line Care

   Mixing IV's

   Regulating IV's

   Starting IV's

 

 

 

 

      Scalp Veins

      Angiocath Insertion

   Subclavian Line Care

Medication Administration

 

 

 

 

   Administration of:

 

 

 

 

      Aerosol Therapy

      IM Meds

      IV Drip Meds

      IV Push Meds

      Oral Meds

      Subcutaneous Meds

   Calculation of Pediatric Dosages

   Pyxis System

   Unit Dose

Medications

 

 

 

 

   Atropine

   Calcium Chloride

   Calcium Gluconate

   Dobutamine (Dobutrex)

   Dopamine (Intropin)

   Epinephrine (Adrenalin)

   Isuprel

   KCL

   Lasix

   Levophed

   Lidocaine

   Mannitol

   Morphine Sulfate

   Nipride (Nitro Prusside)

   Nitroglycerine (Tridil)

   Pavulon

   Phenobarbitol

   Sodium Bicarbonate

   Tridil

   Valium

   Versed

   Verapamil

Procedure, Equipment and Technique

 

 

 

 

   Central Venous Pressure

   Defibrillation/Cardioversion

   EKG Interpretation

   Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring

   Pulmonary Artery/Capillary Wedge

   Right Atrial/Left Atrial

Respiratory:

 

 

 

 

   Assessment

Endocrine/Metabolic

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4

Assessment of Electrolyte Balance

Care of the Child With:

 

 

 

 

   Diabetic Ketoacidosis

   Hyper/Hypocalcemia

   Hyperbilirubinemia

   Thyroid Dysfunction

Medication - Insulin

 

 

 

 

   Infusion of Insulin Drip

Perform and Interpret Blood Glucose Level VIA:

 

 

 

 

   Chemstrip

   Detrostix

Gastrointestinal

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4

Assessment

 

 

 

 

   Abdominal

   Nutritional

Care of Child with:

 

 

 

 

   Abdominal Trauma/GI Bleed

   Fresh Ostomy

   Gastroenteritis/Severe Dehydration

   Gastroschisis/Omphalocele

   GE Reflux

   Hepatic Failure

   Hepatitis

   Liver Transplant Patient

   Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)

   Pancreatitis

   Post Abdominal Surgery

   Ruptured Spleen

   Stress Ulcer

   Surgical Abdomen

   Trachoesophageal Fistula Severe Dehydration

Gastrostomy Tube

 

 

 

 

   Gauage

   Naso Jejunal

   Nasogastric

   Placement of Intestinal Tubes

 

 

 

 

      Gastrostomy/Button

      Jejunal

      Nasogastric/Orogastric

   Test for Occult Blood

Intermittent and Continuous Suctioning

Nasograstric & Sump Tube