COPE Health Scholars Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Scope of Practice
Answer: The duties or services that a particular practitioner is authorized to perform
Question 2: Scholars are not allowed to do the following while on shift:
Answer: Eat or drink in patient care areas, do outside work (homework), use cell phones, use program site
computers for personal use even with permission
Question 3: Under what conditions are Scholars allowed to handle medication?
Answer: COPE Health Scholars are NEVER allowed to handle medications
Question 4: What types of isolation rooms can Health Scholars enter with proper PPE?
Answer: 1. Contact isolation rooms 2. Contact Enteric isolation rooms 3. Droplet isolation rooms
Question 5: What is the proper response if you are asked to do something that is out of your scope of
practice?
Answer: 1. Politely inform the patient or staff member that you cannot perform the task 2. Find someone
who can help with the task 3. Ask if there is anything else you can do to help
Question 6: Identify two tasks that you must receive permission from a staff member before completing
Answer: 1. Discharging patients 2. Giving patients food or water 3. Repositioning a patient in bed 4.
Ambulating a patient 5. Other examples
Question 7: How far in advance does a Scholar have to submit a Leave of Absence Request?
Answer: At least two weeks in advance
Question 8: How long of a break do you need to take after every 4 hours of shifting?
Answer: 30 minutes
Question 9: How many rescheduled, excused, and unexcused missed shifts are Scholars allowed per
rotation?
Answer: 3 Rescheduled Shifts 2 Excused Missed Shifts 0 Unexcused Missed Shifts
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,Question 10: If it is more than 48 hours before shift begins
Answer: rescheduled shift (allowed 3 per rotation)
Question 11: If it is less than 48 hours before shift begins
Answer: excused missed shift (allowed 2 per rotation)
Question 12: Canceling shift after shift begins
Answer: unexcused missed shift (none allowed)
Question 13: What five items does a complete Scholar uniform consist of?
Answer: 1. Polo shirt 2. Khaki pants 3. White, non-canvas shoes 4. Black Pen 5. ID Badge
Question 14: What two things must you do when you are going to miss a shift?
Answer: 1. Call the department 15 min after the shift start time 2. Email your Department Coordinator at
least 24 hours prior with the following information: 1. A valid reason for missing 2. A replacement shift
date and time
Question 15: Define Timesheet Falsification. What is the consequence of Timesheet Falsification?
Answer: Definition: when a participant claims hours they did not serve Consequence: dismissal from the
program and denial of all hours
Question 16: What are the names of the three major accrediting agencies?
Answer: 1. The Joint Commission (TJC) 2. DNV GL 3. Healthcare Facilities Accrediting Program (HFAP)
Question 17: How many mandatory meetings are there during each rotation?
Answer: 2
Question 18: Which of the following activities are all Scholars required to participate in?
A. Department Shifts
B. Bi-quarterly All Scholar Meetings
C. Competency Checklists
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above
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, Question 19: What is accreditation?
Answer: A process of review and validation in which an organization is evaluated to ensure ongoing and
continuous compliance with the highest standard of quality
Question 20: If you do not know the answer to a question asked by an accreditation surveyor, you
should...
Answer: • Be honest and apologize for not knowing the answer • Tell the surveyor you will find the •
Research the answer and report back to the surveyor
Question 21: Name two stakeholders in the US Healthcare System
Answer: 1. Consumers 2. Providers 3. Payers (Health Insurance Plans) 4. Regulators 5. Community Social
Determinants of Health (SDOH)
Question 22: Name two of the Social Determinants of Health
Answer: 1. Education 2. Screening 3. Public Health 4. Food 5. Transportation 6. Medication
Question 23: Name four of the eleven HCAHPS measures
Answer: 1. Nurse Communications 2. Environment Cleanliness 3. Environment Quietness 4.
Communication about Pain 5. Discharge Information 6. Physician Communications 7. Transition of Care 8.
Responsiveness of Hospital Staff 9. Communications about Medications 10. Overall Rating 11. Likely to
Recommend
Question 24: How old are geriatric patients? Name two things associated with the normal aging process
that geriatric patients are most at risk for?
Answer: • Decreased skin integrity • Aspiration • Sleep pattern disturbances • Risk for falls • Visual and
auditory alteration 65 years +
Question 25: How old are neonates and infants? What are they are risk for?
Answer: neonate: newborn - 1 month, infant: 1 month - 1 year Aspiration Suffocation Falls (infant)
Question 26: What does "HIPAA" stand for and what is its purpose?
Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Purpose: • To protect the unauthorized
disclosure of patient health information
Question 27: Reverse Trendelenburg's position
Answer: Patient head is elevated Used for head trauma or open wound patient
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Question 1: Scope of Practice
Answer: The duties or services that a particular practitioner is authorized to perform
Question 2: Scholars are not allowed to do the following while on shift:
Answer: Eat or drink in patient care areas, do outside work (homework), use cell phones, use program site
computers for personal use even with permission
Question 3: Under what conditions are Scholars allowed to handle medication?
Answer: COPE Health Scholars are NEVER allowed to handle medications
Question 4: What types of isolation rooms can Health Scholars enter with proper PPE?
Answer: 1. Contact isolation rooms 2. Contact Enteric isolation rooms 3. Droplet isolation rooms
Question 5: What is the proper response if you are asked to do something that is out of your scope of
practice?
Answer: 1. Politely inform the patient or staff member that you cannot perform the task 2. Find someone
who can help with the task 3. Ask if there is anything else you can do to help
Question 6: Identify two tasks that you must receive permission from a staff member before completing
Answer: 1. Discharging patients 2. Giving patients food or water 3. Repositioning a patient in bed 4.
Ambulating a patient 5. Other examples
Question 7: How far in advance does a Scholar have to submit a Leave of Absence Request?
Answer: At least two weeks in advance
Question 8: How long of a break do you need to take after every 4 hours of shifting?
Answer: 30 minutes
Question 9: How many rescheduled, excused, and unexcused missed shifts are Scholars allowed per
rotation?
Answer: 3 Rescheduled Shifts 2 Excused Missed Shifts 0 Unexcused Missed Shifts
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,Question 10: If it is more than 48 hours before shift begins
Answer: rescheduled shift (allowed 3 per rotation)
Question 11: If it is less than 48 hours before shift begins
Answer: excused missed shift (allowed 2 per rotation)
Question 12: Canceling shift after shift begins
Answer: unexcused missed shift (none allowed)
Question 13: What five items does a complete Scholar uniform consist of?
Answer: 1. Polo shirt 2. Khaki pants 3. White, non-canvas shoes 4. Black Pen 5. ID Badge
Question 14: What two things must you do when you are going to miss a shift?
Answer: 1. Call the department 15 min after the shift start time 2. Email your Department Coordinator at
least 24 hours prior with the following information: 1. A valid reason for missing 2. A replacement shift
date and time
Question 15: Define Timesheet Falsification. What is the consequence of Timesheet Falsification?
Answer: Definition: when a participant claims hours they did not serve Consequence: dismissal from the
program and denial of all hours
Question 16: What are the names of the three major accrediting agencies?
Answer: 1. The Joint Commission (TJC) 2. DNV GL 3. Healthcare Facilities Accrediting Program (HFAP)
Question 17: How many mandatory meetings are there during each rotation?
Answer: 2
Question 18: Which of the following activities are all Scholars required to participate in?
A. Department Shifts
B. Bi-quarterly All Scholar Meetings
C. Competency Checklists
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above
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, Question 19: What is accreditation?
Answer: A process of review and validation in which an organization is evaluated to ensure ongoing and
continuous compliance with the highest standard of quality
Question 20: If you do not know the answer to a question asked by an accreditation surveyor, you
should...
Answer: • Be honest and apologize for not knowing the answer • Tell the surveyor you will find the •
Research the answer and report back to the surveyor
Question 21: Name two stakeholders in the US Healthcare System
Answer: 1. Consumers 2. Providers 3. Payers (Health Insurance Plans) 4. Regulators 5. Community Social
Determinants of Health (SDOH)
Question 22: Name two of the Social Determinants of Health
Answer: 1. Education 2. Screening 3. Public Health 4. Food 5. Transportation 6. Medication
Question 23: Name four of the eleven HCAHPS measures
Answer: 1. Nurse Communications 2. Environment Cleanliness 3. Environment Quietness 4.
Communication about Pain 5. Discharge Information 6. Physician Communications 7. Transition of Care 8.
Responsiveness of Hospital Staff 9. Communications about Medications 10. Overall Rating 11. Likely to
Recommend
Question 24: How old are geriatric patients? Name two things associated with the normal aging process
that geriatric patients are most at risk for?
Answer: • Decreased skin integrity • Aspiration • Sleep pattern disturbances • Risk for falls • Visual and
auditory alteration 65 years +
Question 25: How old are neonates and infants? What are they are risk for?
Answer: neonate: newborn - 1 month, infant: 1 month - 1 year Aspiration Suffocation Falls (infant)
Question 26: What does "HIPAA" stand for and what is its purpose?
Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Purpose: • To protect the unauthorized
disclosure of patient health information
Question 27: Reverse Trendelenburg's position
Answer: Patient head is elevated Used for head trauma or open wound patient
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