COPE HEALTH SCHOLARS Questions and
Answers Graded A+
When is your competency checklist due? Correct Answ_By the end of the second week of
the new rotation - the 15th of the month
Your best friend says his grandmother is a patient in the hospital and asks about her case.
- What can you tell him Correct Answ_Nothing regarding her case
It would be a violation of HIPAA
Myocardial Infarction (MI) AKA Heart attack causes a loss of blood supply to some part of the
heart and possible some long lasting cardiac damage
- Name at least three symptoms of a heart attack: Correct Answ_- severe retrosternal pain
- pain in left arm
- jaw pain
- dyspnea
- diaphoresis
,Name at least five groups that make up the patient care team Correct Answ_- allied health
positions
- nursing staff
- physicians
- volunteers
- the patients
COPE Health Scholars are required by program policy to be mandatory reporters for what four
things? Correct Answ_1. Child Abuse 2. Elderly Abuse 3. Harassment 4. Domestic Abuse
What does HIPAA stand for and its purpose Correct Answ_Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
Purpose: to protect the unauthorized disclosure of patient information.
In which position is a patient placed when they exhibit shock symptoms and has no evidence of
head or spinal injury Correct Answ_Trendelenburg Position.
Steps needed to take when injured Correct Answ_1. report injury to charge nurse/ supervisor
2. Get treated
, 3. Call program manager @ (888)248-2914
Name two things associated with the normal aging process that geriatric patients are at most risk
for Correct Answ_-decreased skin integrity
- aspiration
- sleep pattern disturbances
- risk for falls
You have just been splashed with blood from a removed IV. What steps do you take to remedy
this situation? Correct Answ_1. Irrigate eyes with clean water or saline
2. Flush blood splashes to the nose, mouth, and skin with water
3. Report the exposure to the Charge Nurse
4. Call the program manager at (888)248-2914
You notice that - by accident - you assisted a patient in an isolation room without wearing the
proper PPE. What steps should you take next Correct Answ_1. thoroughly wash hands with
soap and water
2. examine clothing to ensure there was no contact with patient's bodily fluids
3. report to charge nurse/ supervisor
Answers Graded A+
When is your competency checklist due? Correct Answ_By the end of the second week of
the new rotation - the 15th of the month
Your best friend says his grandmother is a patient in the hospital and asks about her case.
- What can you tell him Correct Answ_Nothing regarding her case
It would be a violation of HIPAA
Myocardial Infarction (MI) AKA Heart attack causes a loss of blood supply to some part of the
heart and possible some long lasting cardiac damage
- Name at least three symptoms of a heart attack: Correct Answ_- severe retrosternal pain
- pain in left arm
- jaw pain
- dyspnea
- diaphoresis
,Name at least five groups that make up the patient care team Correct Answ_- allied health
positions
- nursing staff
- physicians
- volunteers
- the patients
COPE Health Scholars are required by program policy to be mandatory reporters for what four
things? Correct Answ_1. Child Abuse 2. Elderly Abuse 3. Harassment 4. Domestic Abuse
What does HIPAA stand for and its purpose Correct Answ_Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
Purpose: to protect the unauthorized disclosure of patient information.
In which position is a patient placed when they exhibit shock symptoms and has no evidence of
head or spinal injury Correct Answ_Trendelenburg Position.
Steps needed to take when injured Correct Answ_1. report injury to charge nurse/ supervisor
2. Get treated
, 3. Call program manager @ (888)248-2914
Name two things associated with the normal aging process that geriatric patients are at most risk
for Correct Answ_-decreased skin integrity
- aspiration
- sleep pattern disturbances
- risk for falls
You have just been splashed with blood from a removed IV. What steps do you take to remedy
this situation? Correct Answ_1. Irrigate eyes with clean water or saline
2. Flush blood splashes to the nose, mouth, and skin with water
3. Report the exposure to the Charge Nurse
4. Call the program manager at (888)248-2914
You notice that - by accident - you assisted a patient in an isolation room without wearing the
proper PPE. What steps should you take next Correct Answ_1. thoroughly wash hands with
soap and water
2. examine clothing to ensure there was no contact with patient's bodily fluids
3. report to charge nurse/ supervisor
