COPE Health Scholars Written Exam questions
with answers 2024/2025
What do you check for after log-rolling a patient? - ANSWERS Bedsores
Things to remember when ambulating a patient - ANSWERS Check outside door for
"High Fall Risk" sign.
Check for yellow socks, indicating high fall risk.
Ask 3 questions: Have you walked within the last 12 hours? Have you walked on this
floor before? Where would you like to walk?
Ask the patient if they are dizzy when you help them stand up from the bed.
Report to the nurse the distance walked and the patient's overall mobility/speed.
Things to remember when positioning a patient - ANSWERS Never leave the bedside
unattended without putting up the rails.
Never have 4 rails up at a time, even for a second. Ask the CNA to put down a rail, and
you should immediately put up your rail.
When log-rolling the patient, ALWAYS check for bedsores.
Things to remember when making an occupied bed - ANSWERS Always change
gloves before handling clean bed-sheets, pillow cases, etc.
Always check for bedsores when log-rolling the patient.
Wipe down the mattress and pillow with Sani-wipes, and leave for 2 minutes.
Tuck clean linen UNDERNEATH dirty linen.
Things to remember when toileting a patient - ANSWERS Close the curtains to ensure
patient privacy.
Catch the filled bedpan when log-rolling the patient to prevent spillage.
Wipe from front to back, with one wipe per swipe.
Check for bedsores when log-rolling.
,Change the trash bag after depositing used wipes.
Things to remember when bathing a patient - ANSWERS Close the curtains.
Ask the patient whether the water is too hot.
Use the backhand technique when washing underneath the breasts.
Always change wipes after washing the genitals, the legs, the back, and the anal area.
Things to remember when transferring a patient from the bed to the wheelchair -
ANSWERS Wipe the wheelchair before and after use.
Lock the wheelchair.
Ask the patient if they're dizzy after doing the swivel technique and after helping them
stand.
Ask the patient if they have left any of their belongings in the room.
Check out with the HUC on the floor.
Mention the HCAHPS survey to the patient.
Things to remember when transferring a patient from bed to gurney - ANSWERS Make
sure the bed and gurney are locked at the appropriate times.
Make sure enough rails are up at the appropriate times.
Always check for bedsores when log-rolling.
Ask the patient to lift their head and legs during the transfer from bed to gurney.
Things to remember when feeding a patient - ANSWERS Check for an NPO sign
outside the room.
Check the patient's tray for their name.
Look out for pockets of food and other signs of aspiration.
Feed the patient slowly to avoid aspiration.
Leave the patient upright for 30 minutes to aid in digestion.
, Report amount or percent of food and drink consumed by the patient. Ask the nurse if
she would like to see the tray before disposing of its contents.
Things to remember when taking a patient's vital signs - ANSWERS The tubing of the
blood pressure monitor should be along the inner arm.
The tubing of the pulse ox should be on the top.
The red light of the pulse ox should be on the top of the fingernail.
The pulse ox should be placed on the opposite arm as the blood pressure monitor.
Rolling machines should be wiped down, since they're transportable.
The temporal thermometer should be wiped down with alcohol wipes.
When the pain level is high, ask if it's a new pain and where it's located.
AIDET - ANSWERS ACKNOWLEDGE the patient.
INTRODUCE yourself as a Health Scholar.
DURATION of task should be communicated.
EXPLAIN the task as you're doing it.
THANK the patient.
SKAHI - ANSWERS SIGNS outside the door.
KNOCK on the door.
ASSESS patient surroundings to understand their state.
HAND HYGIENE (gel and gloves).
IDENTIFY the patient in 2 ways.
The 5 patient identifiers - ANSWERS patients nurse
main nurses station whiteboard
open ended questions
wristband
patients chart
HCAHPS - ANSWERS Survey: Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems
Measures:
- Environment cleanliness*
- Environment quietness*
- Nurse communication
- Physician communication
- Communication about pain*
- Communication about medications
with answers 2024/2025
What do you check for after log-rolling a patient? - ANSWERS Bedsores
Things to remember when ambulating a patient - ANSWERS Check outside door for
"High Fall Risk" sign.
Check for yellow socks, indicating high fall risk.
Ask 3 questions: Have you walked within the last 12 hours? Have you walked on this
floor before? Where would you like to walk?
Ask the patient if they are dizzy when you help them stand up from the bed.
Report to the nurse the distance walked and the patient's overall mobility/speed.
Things to remember when positioning a patient - ANSWERS Never leave the bedside
unattended without putting up the rails.
Never have 4 rails up at a time, even for a second. Ask the CNA to put down a rail, and
you should immediately put up your rail.
When log-rolling the patient, ALWAYS check for bedsores.
Things to remember when making an occupied bed - ANSWERS Always change
gloves before handling clean bed-sheets, pillow cases, etc.
Always check for bedsores when log-rolling the patient.
Wipe down the mattress and pillow with Sani-wipes, and leave for 2 minutes.
Tuck clean linen UNDERNEATH dirty linen.
Things to remember when toileting a patient - ANSWERS Close the curtains to ensure
patient privacy.
Catch the filled bedpan when log-rolling the patient to prevent spillage.
Wipe from front to back, with one wipe per swipe.
Check for bedsores when log-rolling.
,Change the trash bag after depositing used wipes.
Things to remember when bathing a patient - ANSWERS Close the curtains.
Ask the patient whether the water is too hot.
Use the backhand technique when washing underneath the breasts.
Always change wipes after washing the genitals, the legs, the back, and the anal area.
Things to remember when transferring a patient from the bed to the wheelchair -
ANSWERS Wipe the wheelchair before and after use.
Lock the wheelchair.
Ask the patient if they're dizzy after doing the swivel technique and after helping them
stand.
Ask the patient if they have left any of their belongings in the room.
Check out with the HUC on the floor.
Mention the HCAHPS survey to the patient.
Things to remember when transferring a patient from bed to gurney - ANSWERS Make
sure the bed and gurney are locked at the appropriate times.
Make sure enough rails are up at the appropriate times.
Always check for bedsores when log-rolling.
Ask the patient to lift their head and legs during the transfer from bed to gurney.
Things to remember when feeding a patient - ANSWERS Check for an NPO sign
outside the room.
Check the patient's tray for their name.
Look out for pockets of food and other signs of aspiration.
Feed the patient slowly to avoid aspiration.
Leave the patient upright for 30 minutes to aid in digestion.
, Report amount or percent of food and drink consumed by the patient. Ask the nurse if
she would like to see the tray before disposing of its contents.
Things to remember when taking a patient's vital signs - ANSWERS The tubing of the
blood pressure monitor should be along the inner arm.
The tubing of the pulse ox should be on the top.
The red light of the pulse ox should be on the top of the fingernail.
The pulse ox should be placed on the opposite arm as the blood pressure monitor.
Rolling machines should be wiped down, since they're transportable.
The temporal thermometer should be wiped down with alcohol wipes.
When the pain level is high, ask if it's a new pain and where it's located.
AIDET - ANSWERS ACKNOWLEDGE the patient.
INTRODUCE yourself as a Health Scholar.
DURATION of task should be communicated.
EXPLAIN the task as you're doing it.
THANK the patient.
SKAHI - ANSWERS SIGNS outside the door.
KNOCK on the door.
ASSESS patient surroundings to understand their state.
HAND HYGIENE (gel and gloves).
IDENTIFY the patient in 2 ways.
The 5 patient identifiers - ANSWERS patients nurse
main nurses station whiteboard
open ended questions
wristband
patients chart
HCAHPS - ANSWERS Survey: Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems
Measures:
- Environment cleanliness*
- Environment quietness*
- Nurse communication
- Physician communication
- Communication about pain*
- Communication about medications
