OB/Labor & Delivery Skills Checklist


 
This checklist was electronically signed on (Today’s date)
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

PATIENT RIGHTS

Communicates and obtains information while respecting the rights and privacy and confidentiality of information

Involves the patient and family and respects their role in determining the nature of care to be provided, including Advanced Directives

Complies with nursing staff responsibility include in the hospital policy related to Organ Donation

Meets patient and families needs regarding communication, including interpreter services

Provides accurate information to patient and families in a timely manner

LABOR AND DELIVERY

Assess cervical dilation

Assess labor status

Speculum examination

Obtaining vaginal/cervical cultures

Application of external ECG/TOCO EFM

Application of internal ECG

Interpretation of external/internal ECG

Assisting with insertion of IUPC

Conducting NST/BSST

IV insertion

Pitocin Titration for induction/augmentation

Assist with epidural

Assist/monitor amnioinfusion

Assist with scalp pH test

Assist with vacuum delivery

Assist with forceps delivery

Assist with vaginal delivery

Circulate for cesarean section delivery

Emergency cesarean section set up

Assist with twin deliveries

Assist with breech

Management of D&C

Management of fetal demise/stillborn

Adoption procedures

Management of diabetic mother

Procedures for the following:

Diabetic mother

PIH

Pre-eclamptic

Preterm labor

Prolapsed cord

Abruption

Placenta previa

Retained placenta

Herpes

Uterine prolapse

Hemorrhage

Shoulder dystocia

DIC

Accretia

Episiotomy

Delivery table set-up

MEDICATIONS

Magnesium

Pitocin

Terbutaline

Antibiotics

Narcotics

Hemabate

Methergine

Narcan

Insulin

Heparin

MATERNITY

Oobtain cord blood gas

Postpartum care

Nipple care

Episiotomy care

PIH

Pre-eclamptic

Postpartum hemorrhage

Care of newborn

Breastfeeding

Bottle feeding

Infant formulas

D10W

PKU Testing

Stabilize/admit to nursery

Care of newborn with anomaly

Heel sticks/dorsal sticks

Blood glucose monitoring

Phototherapy

Set up/care of newborn receiving phototherapy

Set up/assist with circumcision

Discharge of mother/baby

Age Specific Competencies

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)