Nursing 314 Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing
Clinical Activities Checklist
Name _______________________________________ Quarter/Year ___________________________________________
Name of Clinical Instructor ______________________________ Signature/Initials____________________________________
____ Observe vaginal birth
EFM SKILLS & NST CLINIC ____ Bulb suction Mouth then Nose
____ Obtain FHT’s with Doppler or machine ____ APGAR scoring
____ Place pt. on EFM (Electronic fetal monitor) ____ Initiate skin to skin bonding
____ Interpret EFM strip ____ Assist with breast feeding
____ Perform and interpret NST (Non-Stress Test) ____ PP recovery and assessment
____ Monitor twins ____ Examine placenta
____ Observe amniotomy (AROM)
____ Observe placement of FECG
ANTEPARTUM UNIT ____ Observe placement of IUPC
____ Observe ultrasound
____ Assist with amnioinfusion
____ Observe amniocentesis
____ Observe C/S delivery
____ Calculate gestational age using Fundal height
____ Don sterile gown and gloves
Care of Patient with Gestational Diabetes (GDM)
____ Look up appropriate client protocol
____ Blood sugar checks
____ Initiate or update standard care plan
Care of Pt with Pre-term labor (PTL)
____ Administer tocolytics
Care of Pt with Prolonged Premature ROM (PPROM) MOTHER-BABY UNIT (focus on
____ Interpret results of ferning Mother)
Care of Pre-eclamptic patient (pregnancy induced ____ Postpartum care cesarean section
HTN) ____ Postpartum care vaginal delivery
____ MgSO4 drip ____ Assess mom BUBBLE HA/HE
____ Obtain 24 hour Cr Clearance urine collection ____ Check postpartal fundus
____ Perform DTRs (deep tendon reflexes) ____ Pain assessment
____ Look up appropriate client protocols ____ Apply ice packs to perineum
____ Initiate or update standard care plans ____ Assist mom to bathroom initially
____ Catheterize patient
LABOR AND DELIVERY ____ Assist mom breastfeeding
____ Be a labor coach and identify stages of labor ____ Assist mom with skin to skin
Labor: Latent ____ ____ Teach discharge instructions
Active ____
Transitional _____ Skills
Second Stage____ ____ Assist with blood transfusion
Third Stage____ ____ Blood sugar checks
Fourth Stage____ ____ Administer PO medications
____ Care of Laboring Patient ____ Administer IM meds
____ Admit patient to L&D ____ Administer Rhogam
____ Calculate EDC using wheel ____ Administer Tdap vaccine
____ Observe epidural placement ____ Administer Influenza vaccine
____ Catheterize client ____ Administer Rubella vaccine
____ Care for induction or augmentation ____ Look up specific protocol for PP cares
____ Assist with cervical ripening ____ Update standard care plans
____ Know Pitocin protocol
NEWBORN NURSERY & NICU
Assessments
____ Verify ID bands on baby and mom match
____ Newborn assessment
____ Newborn admission assessment
____ Circumcision assessment
____ Pain assessment for baby (NPASS)
____ LATCH assessment
Cares
____ Admission bath
____ Bottle feed baby
____ ID footprints for baby
____ Observe circumcision
____ Care of infant on bililights/bilibed
Medications
____ Administer IM shot to newborn (Vitamin K or
Hepatitis B vaccine)
____ Apply eye ointment on baby’s eyes
____ Look up appropriate protocols
____ Initiate/update standard care plan
____ Know gestational age of infant and
problems on admission
____ High risk newborn assessment
____ Understand monitoring machines
____ Participate with newborn initial resuscitation
____ Perform APGAR scoring
____ Provide PPV with bag-mask (ambu)
Skills
____ Do chest PT
____ Perform capillary heel stick for lab work
(glucose, Newborn screening test)
____ Monitor blood sugar
____ Measure abdominal girth
____ Measure head circumference (FOC)
____ Bottle feed infant
____ Gavage feed newborn
____ Change diaper on newborn
____ Weigh infant diapers
____ Wrap infant in blanket
____ Change infant shirt
____ TC Bili (transcutaneous) check
____ Newborn hearing screen (ALGO)
____ Monitor car seat evaluation
____ Remove cord clamp
____ Quieting a crying newborn (Dr Karp’s
method)
Please document skills in
TracPac, so instructor can sign
for it.
