Pediatric Intensive Care Skills Checklist Back to   This checklist will be used to assess your suitability for placement.   Experience Guide 1 - Not Applicable - minimal or no exposure to clinical aspect or care. 2 - Beginner - sufficient knowledge to understand the contextual nature of the function, able to perform routine functions independently, requires assistance when setting priorities in complex situations, needs to gain speed and flexibility to be competent. 3 - Competent - perceives situations and functions as a whole, has knowledge of the typical events to expect in a given situation and the appropriate responses, flexible in decision making. 4 - Proficient - considerable background and experience, can grasp situations intuitively, mastery in performance, incorporates elements of innovation and creativity in clinical experience.    Cardiovascular  Assessment   Experience   1    2    3    4   Auscultation (rate, Rhythm, Volume)        Blood Pressure/invasive (arterial Line)        Heart Sounds/murmurs        Perfusion         Equipment & Procedures   Experience   1    2    3    4   Central Venous Pressure        Ekg Interpretation        Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring - Pulmonary Artery/capillary Wedge        Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring - Right Atrial/left Atrial        Non-invasive Cardiac Monitoring         Care Of The Child With   Experience   1    2    3    4   Bacterial Endocarditis        Cardiac Arrest        Cardiac Transplant        Cardiogenic Shock        Cardiomyopathy        Congenital Heart Disease/defects        Hypobolemic Shock        Myocarditis        Post Cardiac Surgery        Post Interventional Cardiac Cath         Medication   Experience   1    2    3    4   Dobutamine (dobutrex)        Dopamine (intropin)        Epinephrine (adrenalin)        Nipride (nitroprusside)        Nitroglycerine (tridil)        Sodium Becarbonate         Pulmonary  General   Experience   1    2    3    4   Assessment Of Breath Sounds        Assist With Intubations        Blood Gases Lab Results Interpretation        Bulb Syringe        Extubation        In-line Endotracheal Tube Suctioning        Nasal Airway/suctioning        Open Et Catheter Endotracheal Suctioning        Oral Airway/suctioning        Rate And Work Of Breathing        Tracheostomy/suctioning        X-ray Reports Interpretation         Equipment & Procedures   Experience   1    2    3    4   Apnea Monitor        Assist With Chest Tube Insertion        Assist With Chest Tube Removal        Assist With Chest Tube Set-up        Chest Physiotherapy        Ecmo (extracorporeal Membrane Sygenation)        End Tidal Co2        Obtaining Blood Gases Via Arterial        Obtaining Blood Gases Via Heelstick        Obtaining Blood Gases Via Peripheral        Oximeter        Thoracentesis         O2 Therapy & Medication Delivery   Experience   1    2    3    4   Bag (anesthesia) & Mask        Bag (self-inflating) & Mask        Isolette        Nasal Cannula        Nebulizer        Oxyhood        Tent        Trach Collar         Ventilator Care   Experience   1    2    3    4   Cpap/peep        High Frequency Jet Ventilator        Home Ventilator        Imv        Pressure Ventilator        Volume Ventilator        Weaning         Care Of Child With   Experience   1    2    3    4   Bronchiolitis (rsv)        Chronic Respiratory Disease        Epiglottitis        Flail Chest        Foreign Body Aspiration        Fresh Tracheostomy        Hemothorax        Ltb/croup        Pneumonia        Pneumothorax        Rds        Respiratory Failure        Severe Respiratory Distress        Status Asthmaticus         Medications   Experience   1    2    3    4   Aminophylline (theophylline)        Prostaglandin         Neurological  General   Experience   1    2    3    4   Anitconvulsant Medication        Assessment neurological Status        Intracranial Pressure Monitoring         Care Of Child With   Experience   1    2    3    4   Brain Death/organ Procurement        Coma        Encephalitis        Externalized Vp Shunt/reservoirs        Head Trauma        Meningitis        Neuromuscular Disease        Post Neurosurgery        Spinal Cord Injury        Status Epilepticus         Orthopedics  General   Experience   1    2    3    4   Specialized Orthopedic Bed         Care Of Child With   Experience   1    2    3    4   Cervical Traction        Pinned Fractures        Post Vertebral Surgery         Gastrointestinal  Assessment   Experience   1    2    3    4   Abdominal        Nutritional         Equipment & Procedures   Experience   1    2    3    4   Abdominal Decompression Devices        Assist With Breast Feeding        Bottle Feeding        Breast Milk Handling & Storage        Gavage Feeding        Test For Occult Blood         Placement Of Intestinal Tubes   Experience   1    2    3    4   Gastrostomy/button        Jejunal        Nasogastric/orogastric         Care Of Child With   Experience   1    2    3    4   Be Reflux        Fresh Ostomy        Gastroenteritis/sever Dehydration        Gi Bleeding        Hepatic Failure        Hepatitix        Necrotizing Enterocolitis (nec)        Pancreatitis        Post Abdominal Surgery        Stress Ulcer        Surgical Abdomen         Renal/genitourinary  General   Experience   1    2    3    4   Assesment Of Fluid Balance         Test Urine And Interpretation Of Lab Results For   Experience   1    2    3    4   Glucose        Labstix        Occult Blood        Ph        Specific Gravity         Collection Of Urine Specimens   Experience   1    2    3    4   Assist With Supra-pubic Tap        Catheter        Diaper/bag         Insertion & Care Of Straight And Foley Cater   Experience   1    2    3    4   Female        Male         Care Of The Child With   Experience   1    2    3    4   Acute Renal Failure        Cavh        Diabetes Insipidus (di)        Hemodialysis        Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (hus)        Nephritis        Nephrotic Syndrome        Peritoneal Dialysis        Post Renal Transplant        Syndrome Inappropriate Adh (siadh)         Endocrine/metabolic  General   Experience   1    2    3    4   Assessment Of Electrolyte Balance        Blood Glucose Testing Equipment & Procedures        Medication - Insulin         Care Of Child With   Experience   1    2    3    4   Diabetic Ketoacidosis        Hyperbilirubinemia        Hyper/hypocalcemia        Thyroid Dysfunction         Wound Management  Assessment   Experience   1    2    3    4   Skin For Impending Breakdown        Stasis Ulcers        Surgical Wound Healing         Equipment & Procedures   Experience   1    2    3    4   Air Fluidized, Low Airloss Beds        Sterile Dressing Changes        Wound Care/irrigations         Care Of The Child With   Experience   1    2    3    4   First Degree Burns        Pressure Sores        Second Degree Burns        Staged Decubitius Ulcers        Surgical Wounds With Drain(s)        Third Degree Burns        Traumatic Wounds         Oncology  General   Experience   1    2    3    4   Chemotherapy        Reverse Isolation         Assessment   Experience   1    2    3    4   Nutritional Status        Pain Control