School Nurse Consultant
Oxygen Saturation Monitoring using Pulse Oximeter Skill Competency Test
Student’s name: _________________________ Grade/Teacher: _______________________
Person trained: _________________________ Position: _______________Initials: ________
Person training: ________________________ Position: ______________ Initials: ________
|Skills |Initial Demonstration |Return Demonstration |
| |Date: |Date: |Date: |Date: |Date: |Date: |Date: |
|Gather supplies and place on a clean surface | | | | | | | |
|Review student’s Individualized Healthcare Plan | | | | | | | |
|and/or healthcare provider’s order | | | | | | | |
|Wash hands | | | | | | | |
|Explain procedure to student at a level he/she will | | | | | | | |
|understand | | | | | | | |
|Turn on pulse oximeter | | | | | | | |
|Select a distal extremity (usually a fingertip) that | | | | | | | |
|can be held still and is void of nail polish, false | | | | | | | |
|nail, moisture, and sweat | | | | | | | |
|Minimize excessive environmental light | | | | | | | |
|an accurate oxygen saturation reading requires that | | | | | | | |
|the pulse oximeter is able to consistently detect the| | | | | | | |
|student’s pulse | | | | | | | |
|all pulse oximeters have some form of light signal or| | | | | | | |
|bar graph that correlates with detecting the pulse; | | | | | | | |
|and a consistent high level of detection for at least| | | | | | | |
|20–30 seconds is necessary to determine an accurate | | | | | | | |
|reading | | | | | | | |
|Place pulse oximeter probe on distal extremity | | | | | | | |
|Wait 20-30 seconds | | | | | | | |
|Read oxygen saturation level on pulse oximeter | | | | | | | |
|Remove pulse oximeter probe | | | | | | | |
|Turn off pulse oximeter | | | | | | | |
|Follow healthcare provider’s orders with appropriate | | | | | | | |
|follow up care | | | | | | | |
|Wash hands | | | | | | | |
|Document oxygen saturation level in student’s | | | | | | | |
|healthcare record | | | | | | | |
|Follow up with parents/guardian and healthcare | | | | | | | |
|provider, as necessary | | | | | | | |
|Special considerations: | | | | | | | |
Plan for monitoring Oxygen Saturation Monitoring using Pulse Oximeter:
School Nurse Name: ______________________________ Phone Number: _______________
Trainee’s signature: ___________________________________________________________
School Nurse’s signature: ______________________________________________________
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