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COPE HEALTH SCHOLARS WRITTEN
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
What do you check for after log-rolling a patient? - correct
answer- Bedsores
Things to remember when ambulating a patient - correct
answer- 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 - correct
answer- Never leave the bedside unattended without putting up
the rails.
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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 - correct
answer- 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 - correct answer-
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.
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Check for bedsores when log-rolling.
Change the trash bag after depositing used wipes.
Things to remember when bathing a patient - correct answer-
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 - correct answer- 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.
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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 - correct answer- 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 - correct answer-
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.
COPE HEALTH SCHOLARS WRITTEN
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
What do you check for after log-rolling a patient? - correct
answer- Bedsores
Things to remember when ambulating a patient - correct
answer- 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 - correct
answer- Never leave the bedside unattended without putting up
the rails.
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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 - correct
answer- 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 - correct answer-
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.
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Check for bedsores when log-rolling.
Change the trash bag after depositing used wipes.
Things to remember when bathing a patient - correct answer-
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 - correct answer- 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.
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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 - correct answer- 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 - correct answer-
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.
