COPE HEALTH SCHOLAR WRITTEN EXAM 2 2026 UPDATE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECY VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
PMH - ANS-"past medical history"
adult and childhood illnesses, injuries, hospitalizations, surgeries, immunizations, screening
tests and psychiatric visits
Stakeholders in US healthcare system - ANS-Patients (care, goods)
Providers
Regulators (policy, compliance)
Payers (government, private, uninsured)
Community social determinants of health (SDOH)
social determinants of health - ANS-Education, screening, public health, food, transportation,
medication
PP ACA - ANS-Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act
ObamaCare
Focuses on health coverage for all; spending on prevention; expanding public programs
Patients in the inpatient setting complain about? - ANS-Beds, food, service
Patients in the outpatient setting complain about? - ANS-Wait times, short time with provider,
inability to ask clarifying questions, lack of follow-up
,the 6 vital signs are - ANS-Temperature, pulse (heart rate), blood pressure, respiratory rate,
oxygen saturation, pain level
Can health scholars take vital signs of newly admitted patients? - ANS-No. They can only take
vitals signs of patients whose signs have been taken before.
What can increase body temperature? - ANS-Exercise, digestion, drinking a warm beverage,
illness, stress, taking a warm bath, high progesterone after ovulation
What can decrease body temperature? - ANS-Sleeping, fainting, illness, drinking a cold
beverage, dehydration, fasting, high estrogen before ovulation
Normal pulse/heart rate - ANS-60-100 bpm adults
60-140 bpm children
100-190 bpm toddlers
100-205 bpm infants
What vessel should be used to take the pulse when the patient is unconscious? - ANS-Brachial
artery
What vessel should be used to take the pulse when the patient is conscious? - ANS-Radial
artery
normal blood pressure - ANS-120/80 mmHg
What increases blood pressure? - ANS-Pain, immediate exercise, stress, obesity, age, ethnicity,
family history, sodium
, What decreases blood pressure? - ANS-Shock, rest, low sodium, exercise, stopping smoking
Normal respiratory rate - ANS-12-20 breaths per minute adults
15-30 breaths per minute children
25-66 breaths per minute newborns
Normal oxygen saturation - ANS-97-99%
DNR - ANS-(Do Not Resuscitate) An order that tells medical professionals not to perform CPR
if patient goes into cardiac arrest
Advanced directive - ANS-a legal document prepared by a living, competent adult to provide
guidance to the health care team if the individual should become unable to make decisions
regarding his or her medical care because of a life-threatening scenario
POLST - ANS-Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment.
A medical document completed by the patient that states the type of life-sustaining
treatment(s) they may or may not want. An approach to end-of-life planning based on
conversations between patients, loved ones, and healthcare providers.
Signs of dying - ANS-Lethargy, disorientation, incontinence, restlessness, reduced intake and
output, temperature sensitivity, breathing changes
Response to a dying patient - ANS-Flexible -- allow more visitors into the room
Accommodate -- increased staff support
Communication -- more nonverbal than verbal, but increased communication overall
QUESTIONS AND CORRECY VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
PMH - ANS-"past medical history"
adult and childhood illnesses, injuries, hospitalizations, surgeries, immunizations, screening
tests and psychiatric visits
Stakeholders in US healthcare system - ANS-Patients (care, goods)
Providers
Regulators (policy, compliance)
Payers (government, private, uninsured)
Community social determinants of health (SDOH)
social determinants of health - ANS-Education, screening, public health, food, transportation,
medication
PP ACA - ANS-Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act
ObamaCare
Focuses on health coverage for all; spending on prevention; expanding public programs
Patients in the inpatient setting complain about? - ANS-Beds, food, service
Patients in the outpatient setting complain about? - ANS-Wait times, short time with provider,
inability to ask clarifying questions, lack of follow-up
,the 6 vital signs are - ANS-Temperature, pulse (heart rate), blood pressure, respiratory rate,
oxygen saturation, pain level
Can health scholars take vital signs of newly admitted patients? - ANS-No. They can only take
vitals signs of patients whose signs have been taken before.
What can increase body temperature? - ANS-Exercise, digestion, drinking a warm beverage,
illness, stress, taking a warm bath, high progesterone after ovulation
What can decrease body temperature? - ANS-Sleeping, fainting, illness, drinking a cold
beverage, dehydration, fasting, high estrogen before ovulation
Normal pulse/heart rate - ANS-60-100 bpm adults
60-140 bpm children
100-190 bpm toddlers
100-205 bpm infants
What vessel should be used to take the pulse when the patient is unconscious? - ANS-Brachial
artery
What vessel should be used to take the pulse when the patient is conscious? - ANS-Radial
artery
normal blood pressure - ANS-120/80 mmHg
What increases blood pressure? - ANS-Pain, immediate exercise, stress, obesity, age, ethnicity,
family history, sodium
, What decreases blood pressure? - ANS-Shock, rest, low sodium, exercise, stopping smoking
Normal respiratory rate - ANS-12-20 breaths per minute adults
15-30 breaths per minute children
25-66 breaths per minute newborns
Normal oxygen saturation - ANS-97-99%
DNR - ANS-(Do Not Resuscitate) An order that tells medical professionals not to perform CPR
if patient goes into cardiac arrest
Advanced directive - ANS-a legal document prepared by a living, competent adult to provide
guidance to the health care team if the individual should become unable to make decisions
regarding his or her medical care because of a life-threatening scenario
POLST - ANS-Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment.
A medical document completed by the patient that states the type of life-sustaining
treatment(s) they may or may not want. An approach to end-of-life planning based on
conversations between patients, loved ones, and healthcare providers.
Signs of dying - ANS-Lethargy, disorientation, incontinence, restlessness, reduced intake and
output, temperature sensitivity, breathing changes
Response to a dying patient - ANS-Flexible -- allow more visitors into the room
Accommodate -- increased staff support
Communication -- more nonverbal than verbal, but increased communication overall
