COPE Health Scholars Study Guide UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
1. TKO to keep open; order to keep just enough flow through IV to
keep vein open
2. BM Bowl Movement
3. NPO Non per os; nothing by mouth
4. PO Per os: administer by mouth
5. PR Per rectum: administer rectally
6. PRN Pro Re Nata: Administer as needed
7. HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996;
Ensure privacy of information. Standardize healthcare. Insur-
ance portability.
8. PHI Protected Health Information:
Health information, Payment methods, Care provided, Iden-
tifying information
9. PPE personal protective equipment
10. HCAHPS and 11 measures Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and
Systems: Survey to collect data on patient's perception of care
and provide data to key stakeholders (25% of value-based
incentive payments back to hospitals to reward quality)
Measures:
- *Environment cleanliness*
- *Environment quietness*
- Nurse communication
- Physician communication
,- Communication about pain
, - Communication about medications
- *Responsiveness of hospital statt*
- Discharge information
- Transition of care
- Overall hospital rating
- Likely to recommend
11. TJC The Joint Commission; on-site survey every 3 years; standards
for accreditation: National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs)
12. OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration; mandate that
employees have the right to know about potentially harmful
chemicals used in workplace
13. MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet; information sharing the harmful
chemicals used in workplace
14. POLST Physician order for life sustaining treatment; an approach to
end-of-life planning based on conversations had between
patients, loved ones, and health care providers
15. Patient autonomy Right to participate in decision-making process
16. Informed consent Physician has moral & ethnical obligation to fully explain all
treatment options (risks + benefits), patient controls what
happens to his/her body
17. DNR do not resuscitate if patient goes into cardiac arrest
18. Physical and Emotional Lethargy (lack of energy), Disorientation and restlessness,
Signs/Symptoms of Dying incontinence (loss of bladder control), depression social
withdrawal, reduced intake & output, temperature sensitivity,
breathing changes
CORRECT Answers
1. TKO to keep open; order to keep just enough flow through IV to
keep vein open
2. BM Bowl Movement
3. NPO Non per os; nothing by mouth
4. PO Per os: administer by mouth
5. PR Per rectum: administer rectally
6. PRN Pro Re Nata: Administer as needed
7. HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996;
Ensure privacy of information. Standardize healthcare. Insur-
ance portability.
8. PHI Protected Health Information:
Health information, Payment methods, Care provided, Iden-
tifying information
9. PPE personal protective equipment
10. HCAHPS and 11 measures Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and
Systems: Survey to collect data on patient's perception of care
and provide data to key stakeholders (25% of value-based
incentive payments back to hospitals to reward quality)
Measures:
- *Environment cleanliness*
- *Environment quietness*
- Nurse communication
- Physician communication
,- Communication about pain
, - Communication about medications
- *Responsiveness of hospital statt*
- Discharge information
- Transition of care
- Overall hospital rating
- Likely to recommend
11. TJC The Joint Commission; on-site survey every 3 years; standards
for accreditation: National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs)
12. OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration; mandate that
employees have the right to know about potentially harmful
chemicals used in workplace
13. MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet; information sharing the harmful
chemicals used in workplace
14. POLST Physician order for life sustaining treatment; an approach to
end-of-life planning based on conversations had between
patients, loved ones, and health care providers
15. Patient autonomy Right to participate in decision-making process
16. Informed consent Physician has moral & ethnical obligation to fully explain all
treatment options (risks + benefits), patient controls what
happens to his/her body
17. DNR do not resuscitate if patient goes into cardiac arrest
18. Physical and Emotional Lethargy (lack of energy), Disorientation and restlessness,
Signs/Symptoms of Dying incontinence (loss of bladder control), depression social
withdrawal, reduced intake & output, temperature sensitivity,
breathing changes
