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Labor and Delivery CheckList

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

WORK SETTINGS Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4  
L and D 
 
LDRP 
 
Antepartum 
 
Mother Baby 
 
ANTEPARTUM Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4  
Diabetes 
 
Fetal Demise 
 
HELLP Syndrome 
 
Hyperemesis 
 
Immunologic Disorder 
 
Infectious Disease 
 
Multiple Gestation 
 
Placenta Previa/Abruptio 
 
Pre-Term Labor 
 
Premature Rupture of Membranes 
 
SPECIAL PROCEDURES Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4  
Conduct Stress Test 
 
Conduct Non-Stress Test 
 
Assist with External Version 
 
Assist with Umbilical Blood Sampling 
 
Use of Nitrazine/Fern Test 
 
PAIN MANAGEMENT Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4  
Epidural Anesthesia 
 
General Anesthesia 
 
Spinal Anesthesia 
 
Response to Pain Management 
 
FETAL MONITORING Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4  
External 
 
IUPC Placement/Monitoring 
 
Spiral Electrode Placement 
 
Identify, Document & Treat Abnormal FHR Patterns 
 
LABOR MANAGEMENT Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4  
Auscultate Fetal Heart Tones 
 
Determine Fetal Position 
 
Assess Contraction Characteristics 
 
Assess Status of Membranes 
 
Assess Station/Dilation/Effacement 
 
Positioning 
 
Leopold's Maneuver 
 
Assess for Reflexes/Clonus 
 
Bladder Catheterization 
 
Amnioinfusion (Assist or Perform) 
 
Recognize Complications of AROM 
 
DELIVERY MANAGEMENT Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4  
Delivery Table Set Up 
 
Circulate Vaginal Delivery 
 
Circulate C - Section 
 
Scrub C - Section 
 
NEONATAL MANAGEMENT Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4  
Radiant Warmer 
 
APGAR Scores 
 
Neonatal Vital Signs 
 
Neonatal Resuscitation 
 
Naso/Oropharyngeal Suctioning 
 
Bulb Syringe Suction 
 
COMPLICATIONS Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4  
Placenta Previa/Abruptio 
 
Asthma 
 
Cardiac Disease 
 
Chorioamnionitis 
 
Diabetes 
 
Pregnancy Induced Hypertension 
 
HELLP 
 
Hemolytic Anemia 
 
Hemorrhage 
 
HIV Positive 
 
HBV Disease 
 
Malpresentations 
 
Multiple Gestation 
 
Pre-Term Labo 
 
Fetal Demise 
 
Rh Disease 
 
POST PARTUM CARE Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4  
Vaginal Delivery 
 
Cesarean Section 
 
Anesthesia - General 
 
Anesthesia - Spinal 
 
Bladder Distention 
 
Breast Milk Collection and Storage 
 
Breast Pump 
 
Breastfeeding - Latch Score 
 
Breastfeeding - Supplemental Feeding 
 
Breastfeeding Support 
 
Contraceptive Education 
 
Epidural/PCA 
 
Homan's Sign 
 
Multiple Births 
 
Parent/Infant Interaction/Attachment 
 
Post Partum Hemorrhage 
 
Pregnancy Induced Hypertension 
 
MEDICATIONS Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4  
Antibiotics/Antivirals 
 
Antihypertensives 
 
Antiseizure 
 
Betamethasone 
 
Insulin 
 
Magnesium Sulfate 
 
Methergine 
 
Opioids and Reversal Agents 
 
Pitocin 
 
Terbutaline 
 
IV THERAPY Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4  
Start Ivs 
 
IV Management 
 
Blood Product Administration 
 
NEWBORN CARE Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4  
Newborn Assessment 
 
Infant Vital Signs 
 
Ballard Scale/Dubowitz 
 
Car Seat Education 
 
Circumcision Care/Teach to Parents 
 
Cord Care/Teach to Parents 
 
Immunizations - Infant 
 
Infant Caretaking Skills 
 
Infant Identification and Security 
 
Metabolic Screen 
 
Jaundice/Bilirubin 
 
Phototherapy 
 
Thermoregulation 
 
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4  
National Patient Safety Goals/Core Measures 
 
Experience in a Baby Friendly Facility 
 
Fall Risk Assessment/Prevention 
 
Restraints/Use of Least Restrictive Device 
 
Parent/Family Teaching 
 
Age Specific/Population-Based Care 
 
Isolation Precautions 
 
Infection Prevention 
 
Charge Experience 
 
Interpretation and Communication of Lab Values 
 
EMR Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4  
Epic 
 
Cerner 
 
Eclipsys 
 
McKesson 
 
Meditech 
 
Other Computerized System 
 
Computerized Physician Order Entry 
 
Bar Coding for Medication Administration 
 
EMR Conversion 
 
Age Specific Competencies Rating Stars (Click) 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)