2026 COPE HEALTH SCHOLARS EXAMS SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What are the supplies and requirements needed for feeding a patient? -
✔✔Supplies: Meal Tray, Wash Cloth, Toothbrush, and Toothpaste
Requirements: Rn approval and direction, High fowlers position
✔✔What are the supplies and requirements needed for ambulating a patient? -
✔✔Supplies: non-slip socks, assistive devices ex. cane (optional)
Requirements: Rn approval and direction, appropriate rail adjustment
✔✔What are the supplies and requirements needed for positioning a patient? -
✔✔Supplies: 2-3 pillows, foam cushion, slider
Requirements: RN approval and direction, clinical staff member presence, flat bed
✔✔What are the supplies and requirements needed for making an unoccupied bed? -
✔✔Supplies: fitted sheet, chuck, draw sheet (slider) , flat sheet, pillow cases, light
weight blanket, heavy blanket (optional)
Requirements: Clinical staff approval and direction, flat bed
✔✔What are the supplies and requirements needed for making an occupied bed? -
✔✔Supplies: fitted sheet, chucks, draw sheet (slider), flat sheet, pillow cases,
lightweight blanket, gown, heavy blanket (optional)
✔✔What are the supplies and requirements needed for changing a patient? -
✔✔Supplies: fracture/regular bed pan, adult wipes, chuck
Requirements: Rn approval and direction, clinical staff member present, flat bed
✔✔What are the supplies and requirements for bathing a patient? - ✔✔Supplies: Wash
Cloths (8 small) , towels (4 large), gown, wash basin, cleansing solution, lotion /
deodorant (optional)
, Requirements: Rn approval and direction, clinical staff member presence, appropriate
rail adjustment
✔✔What are the supplies and requirements needed for transferring a patient from bed
to wheelchair? - ✔✔Supplies: Wheelchair, shoes, slippers or socks
Requirements: Rn approval and direction
✔✔What are the supplies and requirements needed for transfer from bed to
gurney/stretcher? - ✔✔Supplies: Flat Sheet, Transfer equipment, gurney
Requirements: Rn approval and direction, clinical staff member presence, flat bed
✔✔What are the main differences between a Registered Nurse (RN) and an License
Vocational
Nurse (LVN) - ✔✔RN will supervise LVN.
✔✔What is the purpose of TJC? - ✔✔The Joint Commissioner is a accrediting agency
that checks on the hospital every 3 years to see if they're upholding standards for
patients and health care in general.
✔✔What does NPO mean? - ✔✔NON PER O's - nothing by mouth. Must withhold all
oral food or liquid from patient. CAN NOT EAT.
✔✔What does BM mean? - ✔✔Bowel Movement
✔✔What does TKO mean? - ✔✔To Keep Open - order to keep just enough flow
through IV to keep vein open.
✔✔T/F Please page the Program Manger as soon as you know you will be unable to
attend
your shift. - ✔✔F. Call the charge nurse.
✔✔As a Health Scholar, can you enter a droplet isolation room? If no, why not? If yes,
what PPE would you need. - ✔✔Yes, a Health Scholar can enter. Need to wear a mask
gown and gloves
✔✔T/F When performing a log roll, I will raise all the rails on the side the patient turns
towards - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F While checking in on Mr. Bonferroni in room 321-1, he expresses great
discomfort and
asks to be repositioned to his left side. This is a task that requires no staff presence or
approval, so I can do this right away. - ✔✔F. Need 2 people to reposition. Tell nurse
before doing.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What are the supplies and requirements needed for feeding a patient? -
✔✔Supplies: Meal Tray, Wash Cloth, Toothbrush, and Toothpaste
Requirements: Rn approval and direction, High fowlers position
✔✔What are the supplies and requirements needed for ambulating a patient? -
✔✔Supplies: non-slip socks, assistive devices ex. cane (optional)
Requirements: Rn approval and direction, appropriate rail adjustment
✔✔What are the supplies and requirements needed for positioning a patient? -
✔✔Supplies: 2-3 pillows, foam cushion, slider
Requirements: RN approval and direction, clinical staff member presence, flat bed
✔✔What are the supplies and requirements needed for making an unoccupied bed? -
✔✔Supplies: fitted sheet, chuck, draw sheet (slider) , flat sheet, pillow cases, light
weight blanket, heavy blanket (optional)
Requirements: Clinical staff approval and direction, flat bed
✔✔What are the supplies and requirements needed for making an occupied bed? -
✔✔Supplies: fitted sheet, chucks, draw sheet (slider), flat sheet, pillow cases,
lightweight blanket, gown, heavy blanket (optional)
✔✔What are the supplies and requirements needed for changing a patient? -
✔✔Supplies: fracture/regular bed pan, adult wipes, chuck
Requirements: Rn approval and direction, clinical staff member present, flat bed
✔✔What are the supplies and requirements for bathing a patient? - ✔✔Supplies: Wash
Cloths (8 small) , towels (4 large), gown, wash basin, cleansing solution, lotion /
deodorant (optional)
, Requirements: Rn approval and direction, clinical staff member presence, appropriate
rail adjustment
✔✔What are the supplies and requirements needed for transferring a patient from bed
to wheelchair? - ✔✔Supplies: Wheelchair, shoes, slippers or socks
Requirements: Rn approval and direction
✔✔What are the supplies and requirements needed for transfer from bed to
gurney/stretcher? - ✔✔Supplies: Flat Sheet, Transfer equipment, gurney
Requirements: Rn approval and direction, clinical staff member presence, flat bed
✔✔What are the main differences between a Registered Nurse (RN) and an License
Vocational
Nurse (LVN) - ✔✔RN will supervise LVN.
✔✔What is the purpose of TJC? - ✔✔The Joint Commissioner is a accrediting agency
that checks on the hospital every 3 years to see if they're upholding standards for
patients and health care in general.
✔✔What does NPO mean? - ✔✔NON PER O's - nothing by mouth. Must withhold all
oral food or liquid from patient. CAN NOT EAT.
✔✔What does BM mean? - ✔✔Bowel Movement
✔✔What does TKO mean? - ✔✔To Keep Open - order to keep just enough flow
through IV to keep vein open.
✔✔T/F Please page the Program Manger as soon as you know you will be unable to
attend
your shift. - ✔✔F. Call the charge nurse.
✔✔As a Health Scholar, can you enter a droplet isolation room? If no, why not? If yes,
what PPE would you need. - ✔✔Yes, a Health Scholar can enter. Need to wear a mask
gown and gloves
✔✔T/F When performing a log roll, I will raise all the rails on the side the patient turns
towards - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F While checking in on Mr. Bonferroni in room 321-1, he expresses great
discomfort and
asks to be repositioned to his left side. This is a task that requires no staff presence or
approval, so I can do this right away. - ✔✔F. Need 2 people to reposition. Tell nurse
before doing.
