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GENERAL SKILLS EXPERIENCE

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Proficiency 

Frequency

Experience in level II nursing
Experience in level III nursing
Awareness of HCAHPS
Setting: Childrens hospital
Setting: University healthcare facility
Setting: High risk delivery center
Setting: Community hospital
Family teaching
Consents
Specialty beds: giraffe incubator
Specialty beds: radiant warmer bed
Restrictive devices (restraints)
Preparation for transport/transfer
Other transport experience: stable return transport
Other transport experience: procedural transport
End of life care/palliative care
Wound assessment & care
Automated Medication Dispensing System, Pyxis, Omnicell, or other
Bar coding for medication administration
Blood Glucose Monitoring (BGM)
Insulin/dextrose administration
National Patient Safety Goals
Accurate patient identification
Effective communication
Interpretation & communication of lab values
Medication administration
Infant dosage calculations
Delivery methods: IM/IV/SQ
Medication reconciliation
Labeling (medications & specimens)
Anticoagulation therapy
Steroids (inhaled/IV/PO)
Monitoring conscious sedation
Pain assessment & management
Infection control
Universal precautions
Isolation
Minimize risk falls
Skin assessment
Prevention of pressure ulcers
Anticoagulation therapy

IV THERAPY EXPERIENCE

Starting & maintaining IVs
Blood draw: heel stick/venous
Central venous insertion & management
Blood draw: central line
Maintain umbilical catheter (arterial/venous)
TPN administration
Administration of blood & blood products
Infusion pumps

CARDIOVASCULAR EXPERIENCE

CV assessment
Invasive hemodynamic monitoring

CARDIAC MONITORING & EMERGENCY CARE

NRP protocols & medication
Use of S.T.A.B.L.E. program & protocols
Broslow system
EKG interpretation & treatment
Use of rapid response teams
Defibrillation/cardioversion

CARE OF INFANT WITH

Congenital heart disease
CHF
Hemodynamic instability
Hypovolemic shock
Post cardiac surgery

MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION

Antidysrythmics
Antihypertensives
Cardiac glycoside (digoxin)
Platelet inhibitors (aggrastat/integrillin/reopro)
Vasoactive agents

PULMONARY EXPERIENCE

Respiratory Assessment
Obtain & interpret blood gases
Airway management (nasal/oral/ET)
Tracheostomy care & management
Oxygen therapy (NC/oxyhood)
Pulse oximeter
Ventilation & management
High Frequency Jet Vent (HFJV)
Partial liquid ventilation
Nitric oxide therapy
Surfactant therapy
ECMO
Assist with & manage chest tube

CARE OF CHILD WITH

Apnea
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
Diaphragmatic hernia
MAS (Meconium Aspiration Syndrome)
Pulmonary edema
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension (PPHN)
Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)
Pneumothorax

MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION

Bronchodilators

NEUROLOGICAL EXPERIENCE

Neurological assessment
Drug withdrawal & abstinence scoring

CARE OF INFANT WITH

Seizures
Meningitis
External VP shunt/reservoirs
ICP monitoring
Spinal disorders
Neurological development & positioning

MEDICATIONS

Anticonvulsants

GASTROINTESTINAL EXPERIENCE

GI assessment (include palate & girth)
Nutritional assessment

FEEDINGS

Assist with breast/bottle feeding
Breastmilk handling & storage
Gavage
Placement of OGT/NGT
Gastrostomy tubes
Colostomy/ileostomy care
Breastmilk handling & storage
Placement of OGT/NGT

CARE OF INFANT WITH

Tracheoesophogeal fistula (TEF)
Cleft lip/palate
Necrotizing Entercolitios (NEC)
Gastroenteritis/omphaloocele
Inguinal hernia
Post abdominal surgery

RENAL/GU EXPERIENCE

Urinary catheter insertion & management
Peritoneal dialysis
Assist with circumcision
Post circumcision care

CARE OF INFANT WITH

Acute renal failure
Malformations of GU tract
Hydronephrosis

INFECTIOUS DISEASES EXPERIENCE

Assist with lumbar puncture

CARE OF INFANT WITH

Neonatal sepsis
HIV positive mother
HBsAg positive mother

MEDICATION

Immunizations
Anti-infectives
Respigam/synergis prophylaxis

ADMISSION/ASSESSMENT EXPERIENCE

Attending high risk deliveries
APGAR scoring
Gestational age
Eye exam
Hearing screen
Thermoregulation
Care of infant under phototherapy
Experience in level II nursery

AGE-SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES EXPERIENCE

Experience in level III nursery
Neonatal (24-28 weeks)
Neonatal (29-32 weeks)
Neonatal (>33 weeks)

Rank each of the following sections on a scale

No experience

Little Experience

High Experience

Master

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