Pediatric Emergency Room - Skills Checklist

Age of Patients Cared For

Newborn (birth - 30 days)*

Infant (30 days - 1 year)*

Toddler (1 - 3 years)*

Preschooler (3 - 5 years)*

School Age (5 - 12 years)*

Adolescents (12 - 18 years)*

Young Adults (18 - 39 years)*

General Skills

Standard Precautions*

Isolation Precautions*

Pediatric Respiratory/Cardiac Arrest*

Adult Respiratory/Cardiac Arrest*

Crash Carts*

Defibrillators*

Care of Patient in Restraints*

Automated Med Dispensing Systems*

Automated Med Dispensing Systems - List Types*

Care Planning & Discharge Planning*

Patient/Family Education*

Electronic Documentation*

Electronic Documentation - List Types*

Patient Head to Toe Assessment*

Cardiovascular

Cardiac Anomalies*

CHF/Pulmonary Edema*

Cardiogenic Shock*

Cardioversion*

Heart Sounds*

Pulmonary

Reactive Airway Disease*

Croup*

Pneumonia*

Epiglottitis*

Aspiration*

Airway Obstruction*

Hemo/Pneumothorax*

Chest Tube Placement/Management*

ABG Interpretation*

Neurological

Meningitis/Encephalitis*

Seizures - Febrile/Epileptic*

Lumbar Puncture*

Migraine*

Orthopedic

Fractures/Casting*

Open/Complex Fractures*

Nursemaid's Elbow*

Apply/Manage Splints*

Circulation Checks*

Crutch Walking*

Car Seat Instruction for Casted Patient*

Gastrointestinal

Abdominal Trauma/Peritoneal Lavage*

Abdominal Pain*

Constipation*

GI Bleeding*

Hepatitis/Liver Failure*

Poison Ingestion*

Endocrine/Metabolic

Hypoglycemia*

Hyperglycemia*

DKA*

Genitourinary

Acute Renal Failure*

UTI/Pyelonephritis*

Renal Trauma*

Testicular Torsion*

OB/GYN

Menstrual Pain*

Ovarian Cyst*

Ectopic Pregnancy*

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease/STD*

Sexual Assault*

Reporting Acts of Violence*

EENT

Foreign Body - Eye*

Foreign Body - Ear*

Foreign Body - Nose*

Epistaxis*

Trauma

Glasgow Coma 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*

Infectious Disease/Immunosuppression

Contagious/Infectious Patients*

Isolation*

Reporting Communicable Disease*

Neutropenia/Reverse Isolation*

Psychiatric

Pediatric Dose Calculations*

Anti-Arrhythmias*

Anticoagulants (IV, Oral, and Injection)*

Anti-Hypertensives*

Anti-Psychotics*

Anti-Seizure Medications*

Benzodiazepines*

Continuous IV Paralytics*

Continuous IV Sedation*

Ketamine*

Emergency Medications*

Inhaled Medications*

Insulin*

IV Vasopressors*

Narcotics/Opioid Analgesics (IV, Oral, and Injection)*

Reversal Agents*

Steroids (IV, Oral, and Inhaled)*

Professional Knowledge and Skills

Recognizing/Reporting Abuse*

Triage*

Ambulance/Paramedic Radio*

Charge Experience*

EMTALA*

National Patient Safety Goals/Core Measures*

Fall 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*

EMR

Epic*

Cerner*

Eclipsys*

McKesson*

Meditech*

Allscripts*

Other Computerized System*

Type*

Computer Physician Order Entry*

Bar Coding for Medication Administration*

Information & Agreement

Application ID*

Please enter your application ID. This ID should be 15 characters long and have the format of PHNMS##########. You should have received an email containing your application ID when you submitted your initial application. If not, please contact our staff.

Applicant Name*

First Last

Applicant Email*

Applicant Phone*

I certify that the information provided above accurately reflects education received and my experience in each of the clinical areas identified within the last 2 years.*

I agree to the terms below.

The information I have given is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge, and I hereby authorize Fusion Medical Staffing to release this Skills Checklist to staffing clients of Precision Nationwide Staffing. Submit this skills evaluation with your initial application. To be updated annually.

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Pediatric Emergency Room – Skills Checklist