Pediatric Emergency Department Skills Checklist
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that any misrepresentation or omission may result in disqualification from
employment and/or immediate termination.
Instructions: This checklist is
meant to serve as a general guideline for our client facilities as to the
level of your skills within your nursing specialty. Please use the scale
below to describe your experience/expertise in each area listed below.
Proficiency Scale:
1 = No Experience
2 = Need Training
3 = Able to perform with supervision
4 = Able to perform independently
Rating Stars (Click)
CARDIOVASCULAR
1
2
3
4
Cardiac Anomalies
CHF/Pulmonary Edema
Cardiogenic Shock
Cardioversion
Heart Sounds
Rating Stars
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PULMONARY
1
2
3
4
Reactive Airway Disease
Croup
Pneumonia
Epiglottitis
Aspiration
Airway Obstruction
Hemo/Pneumothorax
Chest Tube
Placement/Management
ABG Interpretation
Rating Stars
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NEUROLOGICAL
1
2
3
4
Meningitis/Encephalitis
Seizures-Febrile/Epileptic
Lumbar Puncture
Migraine
Rating Stars
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ORTHOPEDIC
1
2
3
4
Fractures/Casting
Open/Complex Fractures
Nursemaid's Elbow
Apply/Manage Splints
Circulation Checks
Crutch Walking
Car Seat Instruction for
Casted Patient
Rating Stars
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GASTROINTESTINAL
1
2
3
4
Abdominal Trauma/Peritoneal
Lavage
Abdominal Pain
Constipation
GI
Bleeding
Hepatitis/Liver Failure
Poison Ingestion
Rating Stars
(Click)
ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC
1
2
3
4
Hypoglycemia
Hyperglycemia
DKA
Rating Stars
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GENITOURINARY
1
2
3
4
Acute Renal Failure
UTI/Pyelonephritis
Renal Trauma
Testicular Torsion
Rating Stars
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OB/GYN
1
2
3
4
Menstrual Pain
Ovarian Cyst
Ectopic Pregnancy
Pelvic Inflammatory
Disease/STD
Sexual Assault
Reporting Acts of Violence
Rating Stars
(Click)
EENT
1
2
3
4
Foreign Body - Eye
Foreign Body - Ear
Foreign Body - Nose
Epistaxis
Rating Stars
(Click)
TRAUMA
1
2
3
4
Glasgow Coma/Pediatric
Trauma Scale
Trauma Code
Trauma Team Member
Brain Injury
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Precautions
Facial/Dental Trauma
Penetrating Trauma
Blunt Trauma
Traumatic Amputation
Hypovolemic Shock
Neurogenic Shock
Anaphylactic Shock
Septic Shock
Burns - 2nd Degree
Burns - 3rd Degree
Rating Stars
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INFECTIOUS
DISEASE/IMMUNOSUPPRESSION
1
2
3
4
Contagious/Infectious
Patients
Isolation
Reporting Communicable
Disease
Neutropenia/Reverse
Isolation
Rating Stars
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PSYCHIATRIC
1
2
3
4
Drug /ETOH
Overdose/Withdrawal
Psychiatric Hold
Suicidal Patient
Rating Stars
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MEDICATIONS
1
2
3
4
Pediatric Dosage
Calculations
Anti-Arrhythmics
Anticoagulants (IV, Oral
& Injection)
Anti-Hypertensives
Anti-Psychotics
Anti-Seizure Medications
Benzodiazepines
Continuous IV Paralytics
Continuous IV Sedation
Procedural Sedation -
Administration
Ketamine
Emergency Medications
Inhaled Medications
Insulin
IV Vasopressors
Narcotics/Opioid Analgesics
(IV, Oral & Injection)
Reversal Agents
Steroids (IV, Oral &
Inhaled)
Automated Medication
Dispensing (i.e. Pyxis, Omnicell)
Rating Stars
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PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND
SKILLS
1
2
3
4
Recognizing/Reporting Abuse
Triage
Ambulance/Paramedic Radio
Charge Experience
EMTALA
National Patient Safety
Goals/Core Measures
Fall Risk
Assessment/Prevention
Pressure Ulcer Risk
Assessment/Prevention
Restraints/Use of Least
Restrictive Device
Patient Family Teaching
Car Seat Specific
Standards/Teaching
Age/Developmentally
Specific/Population Based Care
Pain Assessment and
Management - Verbal/Non-Verbal
Interpretation and
Communication of Lab Values
Rating Stars
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EMR
1
2
3
4
Epic
Cerner
Eclipsys
McKesson
Meditech
Allscripts
Other Computerized System
Computerized Physician
Order Entry
Bar Coding for Medication
Administration
Rating Stars
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Age Specific Competencies
1
2
3
4
Infant (Birth - 1 year)
Preschooler (ages 2-5 years)
Childhood (ages 6-12 years)
Adolescents (ages 13-21 years)
Young Adults (ages 22-39 years)
Adults (ages 40-64 years)
Older Adults (ages 65-79 years)
Elderly (ages 80+ years)
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