COPE HEALTH SCHOLARS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
✔✔what ages are toddlers? - ✔✔1 year-3 years
✔✔what are toddlers at high-risk for? - ✔✔choking, injury, infection
✔✔what ages are preschool/school age? - ✔✔4 years-12 years
✔✔what are preschoolers/school age at high-risk for? - ✔✔injury relates to falls, trauma
due to abuse, asthma, electrolyte imabalance
✔✔what age are adolescents? - ✔✔13 year-18 years
✔✔what are adolescents at high-risk for? - ✔✔substance abuse, depression, suicide,
STD's
✔✔how old are young adults? - ✔✔18 years-40 years
✔✔what are young adults at high-risk for? - ✔✔substance abuse, increased stress,
quarter-life crisis, midlife crisis
✔✔what ages are middle adults? - ✔✔hearing and eyesight decline, bone and joint
pain, "late" midlife crisis
✔✔what age are older adults (geriatrics)? - ✔✔65+ years
✔✔what are geriatrics at high-risk for? - ✔✔decreased skin integrity, aspiration, sleep
pattern disturbances, falls, sensory and perceptual alterations
✔✔at what age category is a person at risk for increased stress and substance abuse? -
✔✔young adults
✔✔dysphagia definition - ✔✔difficulty swallowing
✔✔what age groups is typically more prone to decreased skin integrity, dry skin? -
✔✔geriatrics
✔✔what does HIPAA stand for? - ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
✔✔when was HIPAA passed? - ✔✔1996
,✔✔what does HIPAA do (generally)? - ✔✔-ensures privacy and security of healthcare
info
-provides standardization of care data
-reduces costs by simplifying healthcare operations
-provides portability for individuals to change jobs
✔✔what are the 3 rules of HIPAA? - ✔✔privacy, security, breach notification
✔✔what is protected by HIPAA? - ✔✔Protected Health Information (PHI)
-includes anything that can identify and individual uniquely
✔✔how do we protect privacy and confidentiality? - ✔✔by following the minimum
necessary rule; use only the amount of PHI to perform the task
✔✔situation: a patient's nurse has access to private health information for the patients
in his/her unit but not for any other patients not in the unit.
-is this a HIPAA breach? - ✔✔yes, because the nurse only needs the information for
their specific patients, not all of them in the unit
✔✔what are the steps to take if you suspect a HIPAA violation? - ✔✔1. notify your
department supervisor immediately
2. contact privacy or compliance office
3. report the incident to COPE health solutions
4. complete appropriate forms
✔✔Are Scholars mandatory reporters? - ✔✔not by law, but are required under program
policy to report anything suspicious to program faculty
✔✔what constitutes as abuse for children and elders? - ✔✔children: physical injury,
neglect, willful harm, sexual assault
elders: malnutrition, skin breakdown/sores, bruises/fractures
✔✔when are physicians required to report suspected victims of domestic abuse? - ✔✔in
every case, even if the patient does not want it reported
✔✔what 4 things re mandatory reporters required to report? - ✔✔elder abuse, child
abuse, sexual harassment, non-sexual harassment
✔✔definition of incident - ✔✔unexpected event that needs to be reported to COPE
health solutions and program facility
✔✔how to report an incident - ✔✔1. tell charge nurse
2. page COPE health solutions (program manager) with name, location, phone number
, ✔✔definition of injury - ✔✔any physical or emotional harm that occurs while serving
shifts
✔✔how to report and injury - ✔✔1. tell charge nurse
2. seek treatment
3. page COPE health solutions (program manager) with name, location, phone number
✔✔what are participants in the program treated for when it comes to injuries? - ✔✔first
aid only
✔✔what is fainiting - ✔✔sudden or momentary loss of consciousness due to a lack of
blood and oxygen in brain
✔✔signs and symptoms of fainting? - ✔✔hot, dizzy, clammy, loss of hearing, loss of
vision, nausea
✔✔what to do if you are about to faint - ✔✔lean against a wall, sit down immediately,
put head between knees
✔✔what are 4 ways to prevent fainting? - ✔✔internal checks, remain hydrated, eat prior
to shift, get plenty of rest
✔✔what is the incident rate of musculoskeletal injuries in healthcare workers (per
10,000) - ✔✔249
✔✔ergonomics definition - ✔✔the science of designing workplace environments to fit
the user
✔✔manual lifting definition - ✔✔lifting, transferring, repositioning, moving patients
without the use of mechanical equipment
✔✔mechanical lifting equipment definition - ✔✔equipment used to transfer, reposition,
move patients
✔✔patient handling aides definition - ✔✔equipment used in the lift or transfer process
✔✔what are the 3 tips to prevent injury - ✔✔assess the task and use proper equipment,
keep load close to body, keep nose between toes
✔✔assess the task - ✔✔Identify risk factors:
-patient ability and willingness to cooperate
-bariatric condition
-clinical condition
-catheters
GRADED A+
✔✔what ages are toddlers? - ✔✔1 year-3 years
✔✔what are toddlers at high-risk for? - ✔✔choking, injury, infection
✔✔what ages are preschool/school age? - ✔✔4 years-12 years
✔✔what are preschoolers/school age at high-risk for? - ✔✔injury relates to falls, trauma
due to abuse, asthma, electrolyte imabalance
✔✔what age are adolescents? - ✔✔13 year-18 years
✔✔what are adolescents at high-risk for? - ✔✔substance abuse, depression, suicide,
STD's
✔✔how old are young adults? - ✔✔18 years-40 years
✔✔what are young adults at high-risk for? - ✔✔substance abuse, increased stress,
quarter-life crisis, midlife crisis
✔✔what ages are middle adults? - ✔✔hearing and eyesight decline, bone and joint
pain, "late" midlife crisis
✔✔what age are older adults (geriatrics)? - ✔✔65+ years
✔✔what are geriatrics at high-risk for? - ✔✔decreased skin integrity, aspiration, sleep
pattern disturbances, falls, sensory and perceptual alterations
✔✔at what age category is a person at risk for increased stress and substance abuse? -
✔✔young adults
✔✔dysphagia definition - ✔✔difficulty swallowing
✔✔what age groups is typically more prone to decreased skin integrity, dry skin? -
✔✔geriatrics
✔✔what does HIPAA stand for? - ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
✔✔when was HIPAA passed? - ✔✔1996
,✔✔what does HIPAA do (generally)? - ✔✔-ensures privacy and security of healthcare
info
-provides standardization of care data
-reduces costs by simplifying healthcare operations
-provides portability for individuals to change jobs
✔✔what are the 3 rules of HIPAA? - ✔✔privacy, security, breach notification
✔✔what is protected by HIPAA? - ✔✔Protected Health Information (PHI)
-includes anything that can identify and individual uniquely
✔✔how do we protect privacy and confidentiality? - ✔✔by following the minimum
necessary rule; use only the amount of PHI to perform the task
✔✔situation: a patient's nurse has access to private health information for the patients
in his/her unit but not for any other patients not in the unit.
-is this a HIPAA breach? - ✔✔yes, because the nurse only needs the information for
their specific patients, not all of them in the unit
✔✔what are the steps to take if you suspect a HIPAA violation? - ✔✔1. notify your
department supervisor immediately
2. contact privacy or compliance office
3. report the incident to COPE health solutions
4. complete appropriate forms
✔✔Are Scholars mandatory reporters? - ✔✔not by law, but are required under program
policy to report anything suspicious to program faculty
✔✔what constitutes as abuse for children and elders? - ✔✔children: physical injury,
neglect, willful harm, sexual assault
elders: malnutrition, skin breakdown/sores, bruises/fractures
✔✔when are physicians required to report suspected victims of domestic abuse? - ✔✔in
every case, even if the patient does not want it reported
✔✔what 4 things re mandatory reporters required to report? - ✔✔elder abuse, child
abuse, sexual harassment, non-sexual harassment
✔✔definition of incident - ✔✔unexpected event that needs to be reported to COPE
health solutions and program facility
✔✔how to report an incident - ✔✔1. tell charge nurse
2. page COPE health solutions (program manager) with name, location, phone number
, ✔✔definition of injury - ✔✔any physical or emotional harm that occurs while serving
shifts
✔✔how to report and injury - ✔✔1. tell charge nurse
2. seek treatment
3. page COPE health solutions (program manager) with name, location, phone number
✔✔what are participants in the program treated for when it comes to injuries? - ✔✔first
aid only
✔✔what is fainiting - ✔✔sudden or momentary loss of consciousness due to a lack of
blood and oxygen in brain
✔✔signs and symptoms of fainting? - ✔✔hot, dizzy, clammy, loss of hearing, loss of
vision, nausea
✔✔what to do if you are about to faint - ✔✔lean against a wall, sit down immediately,
put head between knees
✔✔what are 4 ways to prevent fainting? - ✔✔internal checks, remain hydrated, eat prior
to shift, get plenty of rest
✔✔what is the incident rate of musculoskeletal injuries in healthcare workers (per
10,000) - ✔✔249
✔✔ergonomics definition - ✔✔the science of designing workplace environments to fit
the user
✔✔manual lifting definition - ✔✔lifting, transferring, repositioning, moving patients
without the use of mechanical equipment
✔✔mechanical lifting equipment definition - ✔✔equipment used to transfer, reposition,
move patients
✔✔patient handling aides definition - ✔✔equipment used in the lift or transfer process
✔✔what are the 3 tips to prevent injury - ✔✔assess the task and use proper equipment,
keep load close to body, keep nose between toes
✔✔assess the task - ✔✔Identify risk factors:
-patient ability and willingness to cooperate
-bariatric condition
-clinical condition
-catheters
