| CRITERIA |
SCORE |
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| CARDIOVASCULAR |
| Assessment | |
| Auscultation (rate, rhythm) |
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| Blood pressure/non-invasive |
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| Heart sounds/murmurs |
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| Perfusion |
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| Interpretation of lab results |
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| Arterial blood gases |
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| Hemoglobin & hematocrit |
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| Equipment & procedures | |
| Basic EKG interpretation |
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| Non-invasive cardiac monitoring |
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| Care of the child with | |
| Bacterial endocarditis |
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| Cardiac arrest |
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| Cardiomyopathy |
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| Congenital heart defects/disease |
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| Congestive heart failure |
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| Myocarditis |
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| Pericarditis |
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| Post cardiac cath |
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| Post cardiac surgery |
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| Rheumatic fever |
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| Shock |
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| Medication - Digoxin (Lanoxin) |
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| PULMONARY |
| Assessment | |
| Breath sounds |
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| Rate and work of breathing |
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| Equipment & procedures | |
| Airway management devices/suctioning | |
| Bulb syringe |
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| Nasal airway/suctioning |
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| Oral airway/suctioning |
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| Tracheostomy/suctioning |
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| Apnea monitor |
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| Chest physiotherapy |
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| Chest tubes |
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| End tidal CO2 |
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| Oximeter |
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| Oxygen therapy delivery systems: | |
| Face mask |
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| Hood |
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| Isolette |
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| Nasal cannula |
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| Tent |
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| Trach collar |
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| Water seal drainage system |
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| Care of the child with | |
| Asthma |
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| Bronchiolitis (RSV) |
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| Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) |
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| Cystic fibrosis |
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| Epiglottitis |
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| LTB/croup |
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| Pertussis |
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| Pneumonia |
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| Tonsillitis |
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| Tuberculosis |
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| Medications | |
| Alupent (Meraproteranol) |
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| Aminophylline (Theophylline) |
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| Isuprel (Isoproterenol) |
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| Ventolin (Albuterol) |
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| NEUROLOGICAL/ORTHOPEDICS |
| Assessment - level of consciousness | |
| Equipment & procedures | |
| Application of splints |
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| Assist with lumbar puncture |
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| Cast |
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| ICP monitoring |
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| Pinned fractures |
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| Traction |
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| Care of the child with | |
| Battered child syndrome |
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| Closed head trauma |
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| Clubfoot |
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| Encephalitis |
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| Febrile seizures |
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| Meningitis |
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| Multiple sclerosis |
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| Multiple trauma |
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| Near drowning |
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| Neuromuscular disease |
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| Osteogenic sarcoma |
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| Osteomyelitis |
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| Spinal cord injury |
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| Medications | |
| Clonazepam (Klonopin) |
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| Corticosteroids |
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| Dilantin (Phenytoin) |
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| Phenobarbital |
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| Tegretol (Carbamazepine) |
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| Valium (Diazepam) |
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| GASTROINTESTINAL |
| Assessment | |
| Abdominal |
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| Nutritional |
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| Interpretation of lab results - Serum electrolytes: |
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| Equipment & procedures | |
| Feedings | |
| Bottle |
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| Breast |
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| Central hyperalimentation |
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| Gavage |
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| Peripheral hyperalimentation |
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| Gastrostomy/button |
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| I-tubes |
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| Jejunal feeding |
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| NG and sump tubes to suction |
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| Penrose drains |
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| Placement of naso/orogastric tube |
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| Wound irrigation/dressing change |
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| Care of the child with | |
| Anal fissure |
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| Cleft lip/palate |
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| Colostomy |
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| Diaphragmatic hernia |
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| Failure to thrive (FTT) |
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| Gastroenteritis/dehydration |
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| GE reflux |
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| GI bleeding |
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| Ileostomy |
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| Intestinal parasites |
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| Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) |
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| Pyloric stenosis |
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| Surgical abdomen |
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| Ulcerative colitis |
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| RENAL/GENITOURINARY |
| Assessment - fluid balance | |
| Interpretation of lab results | |
| BUN & creatinine |
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| Urinalysis |
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| Equipment & procedures | |
| Assist with suprapubic tap |
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| Catheter insertion |
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| Catheter care | |
| Female |
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| Male |
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| Straight |
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| Collection of urine specimen |
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| Care of the child with | |
| Circumcision |
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| Glomerularnephritis |
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| Hemodialysis |
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| Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) |
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| Hypospadias |
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| Ileal conduit ureteral |
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| Infantile polycystic disease |
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| Kidney transplant |
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| Nephrotic syndrome |
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| Peritoneal dialysis |
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| Renal failure |
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| Urinary tract infection |
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| Wilm's tumor |
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| ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC |
| Assessment | |
| Interpretation of lab results | |
| Blood glucose |
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| Thyroid studies |
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| Equipment & procedures | |
| Blood glucose testing: type |
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| Care of the child with | |
| Adrenal disorders |
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| Cushing's syndrome |
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| Juvenile diabetes |
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| Pituitary disorders |
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| Thyroid malfunction |
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| Medications |
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| Growth hormone |
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| Insulin |
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| Thyroid |
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| HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY |
| Assessment of nutritional status | |
| Interpretation of lab results | |
| Blood chemistry |
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| Blood counts |
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| Equipment & procedures - reverse isolation | |
| Care of the child with | |
| Anemia |
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| Bone marrow transplant |
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| Depressed immune system |
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| Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) |
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| Hemophilia |
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| Hodgkin's disease |
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| Infectious mononucleosis |
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| Leukemia |
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| Malignant tumors |
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| Sickle cell anemia |
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| Spleen trauma/splenectomy |
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| Medications | |
| Chemotherapy certification? |
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| Prednisone |
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| MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN |
| Calculation of pediatric doses |
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| Eye/ear installations |
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| Knowledge of emergency drugs |
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| Knowledge of routine pediatric drugs |
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| Metered dose inhaler |
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| PHLEBOTOMY/IV THERAPY |
| Equipment & procedures | |
| Administration of blood/blood products | |
| Cryoprecipitate |
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| Packed red blood cells |
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| Whole blood |
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| Drawing blood from central line |
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| Drawing venous blood |
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| Starting IVs |
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| Angiocath |
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| Butterfly |
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| Heparin lock |
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| Care of the child with | |
| Central line/catheter/dressing | |
| Broviac |
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| Groshong |
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| Hickman |
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| Portacath |
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| Quinton |
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| Cutdown line/dressing |
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| Peripheral line/dressing |
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| INFECTIOUS DISEASES |
| Interpretation of lab results - blood count | |
| Equipment & procedures | |
| Fever management |
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| Isolation |
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