2006 CHAM Orientation

Introduction to the Books

Using the index and/or table of contents, find the page numbers in the CHAM where you would begin a patient care visit for these problems.

For a chapter, put down the page where the chapter begins.

For a section, put down the page on which the problem-specific section begins.

1. A patient who thinks he has Chickenpox:

Index: p. _____

2. A child with ear pain and a draining ear:

Index: p. ______

Table of Contents: Chapter ______p. ______

Section______p. ______

3. A patient who stepped on a nail:

Index: p. _____

Table of Contents: Chapter ______p. _____

Section ______p. _____

4. A patient with a headache:

Index: p. _____

Table of Contents: Chapter ______p. ______

Section ______p. ______

5. A patient for his Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) check-up:

Index: p. ______

Back Inside Cover, p. ______

Table of Contents: Chapter ______p. ______

Section ______p. ______

6. Patient was drinking alcohol for the past 4 days, feels bum:

Index: p. ______

Table of Contents: Chapter ______p. ______

Section ______p. ______


Find the page number where you would get more information about these topics/questions.

Then look at that page to see what the information is.

1. How often a patient should get a pap smear. p. _____

2. Counseling a patient about a low fat diet. p. ______

3. How to do a Glucose Tolerance Test. p._____

4. How to do CPR on an adult. p. _____

5. Anatomy of the abdomen. p. _____

6. What the abbreviation “”BID” means. p. ______

7. Information to give a patient about HIV testing. p. ______

8. How to reduce an ankle dislocation. p. ______

9. What to do after an expected death. p. ______

10. What size needle to use for an IM injection in a 30 pound child. p. ______

11. How to use a metered-dose inhaler. p. ______

12. How to store Bicillin LA. p. ______

13. Dose of Ferrous Sulfate to give a 45 lb child with Anemia from Not Enough Iron in Diet.
p. ______

14. Patient education for Acetaminophen by mouth. p. ______

15. Dose of Amoxicillin-Clavulanate to give a patient with a dog bite. p. ______

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4/14/06 Orientation packet-Alaska Community Health Aide/Practitioner Manual, 2006 edition