Chap Medical Math Checklist Template - Community Health Aide Program
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2Alaska Community Health Aide Program
CHA/P Medical Math Checklist
CHA/P Name:_______________________________________ Village: _______________________________________________
Instructions: Begin this checklist using the results from the CHAP Medical Math Assessment that is to be completed prior to Basic
Training. Date and initial the appropriate boxes as each skill is completed.
Competency
Competency
Field
Needs
Taught in
Demonstrated
Demonstrated
Remediation
Work
Class
on Paper
Hands on
Started
1.
A clock's face
a. Read and record time
2.
Pulse and respirations
a. Understands how to calculate per minute
b. Multiply 15 second pulse/FHT by 4
c. Multiply 30 second resp. by 2
d. Calculate increase in pulse
3.
Blood Pressure
a. Read BP dial
b. Calculate increase in systolic and diastolic BP
c. Calculate decrease in systolic BP
4.
Read oxygen tank gauges
a. Flow meter in lpm
b. Pressure gauge in psi
5.
Understand basic fractions
a. 1/2
b. 1/4
c. 1/5
d. 1/8
e. 1/10
f. Fraction equivalents (1/2=2/4=4/8, etc)
6.
Understand basic decimals
a. Tenths
b. Hundreths (.10, .24, .50, .75)
c. Fraction decimal equivalents
d. Transcribe verbal decimal orders
e. Vitamin dropper doses
f. Ferrous sulfate dropper doses
g. Tylenol dropper doses
h. Digoxin doses (.5, .25, .125)
7.
Understand the English measurements system
a. Length (inch, foot)
b. Weight (oz., lb.)
c. Volume (tsp, tblspn, fluid oz., cup, pint, qt., gal)
8.
Understand the metric system
a. Length (cm, mm)
b. Weight (mg, Gm, kg)
c. Volume (liter, ml, cc)
d. English/metric conversions (length, wt, volume)
9.
Read a ruler/tape measure
a. Fractions of an inch (1/2, 1/4, 1/8)
b. cm, mm
c. Relationship of inches to feet (fractions)
10.
Read thermometers
a. Manual thermometer
b. Glass hypothermia thermometer
11.
Patients' weight
a. Relationship of ounces to pounds (fractions)
b. Read a baby scale
c. Read an adult scale
d. Calculate wt. gain in lbs
e. Calculate wt. loss in lbs/oz
f. Determine BMI using table or wheel
Revised 09/2011
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