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OB/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

PATIENT RIGHTS Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4  
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 Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4  
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 
 
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 Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4  
Magnesium 
 
Pitocin 
 
Terbutaline 
 
Antibiotics 
 
Narcotics 
 
Hemabate 
 
Methergine 
 
Narcan 
 
Insulin 
 
Heparin 
 
MATERNITY Rating Stars (Click) 1 2 3 4  
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 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)