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Advanced Clinical Skills & Procedural Competencies

Faculty-validated competency in advanced pediatric assessment and procedural skills:

Assessment Skills

  • Comprehensive pediatric physical examination

  • Comprehensive pediatric ear examination

  • Cerumen removal

  • Fundoscopic examination

  • PanOptic™ ophthalmoscopy

Procedural Skills

  • Wound suturing

  • Incision and drainage (I&D)

  • Female pelvic examination

  • Cervical cytology (Pap smear) collection

  • STI specimen collection

  • Radial head subluxation (Nursemaid's elbow) reduction

Competencies successfully demonstrated under direct faculty supervision as part of graduate Pediatric Nurse Practitioner procedural training.

Marissa Young, RN
PNP-PC / DNP Student
Pediatric Health Policy • Evidence-Based Practice • Equity

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