COPE HEALTH SCHOLARS WRITTEN EXAM
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⩥ Under what conditions are Scholars allowed to handle medication?
Answer: COPE Health Scholars are NEVER allowed to handle
medications
⩥ What types of isolation rooms can Health Scholars enter with proper
PPE?
Answer: Contact, Contact Enteric, and Droplet isolation rooms
⩥ What is the proper response if you are asked to do something 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
⩥ What are three examples of things a Health Scholar should never do
on their shift?
,Answer: 1. Eat or drink in patient care areas
2. Use their cell phone
3. Work on homework or other outside work
4. Use hospital computers
⩥ 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. Re-positioning a patient in bed
4. Ambulating a patient
5. Other examples
⩥ How far in advance does a Scholar have to submit a Leave of Absence
Request?
Answer: At least two weeks in advance
⩥ How long of a break do you need to take after every 4
hours of shifting?
Answer: 30 minutes
⩥ 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
⩥ What two things must you do when you are going to miss a shift?
Answer: 1. Call the Charge Nurse of the assigned department at least 15
minutes (before/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
⩥ 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
⩥ Define Timesheet Falsification. What is the consequence of Timesheet
Falsification?
CLOSING SCRIPT UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS VIEW AHEAD PREP
MATERIAL SOLVED
⩥ Under what conditions are Scholars allowed to handle medication?
Answer: COPE Health Scholars are NEVER allowed to handle
medications
⩥ What types of isolation rooms can Health Scholars enter with proper
PPE?
Answer: Contact, Contact Enteric, and Droplet isolation rooms
⩥ What is the proper response if you are asked to do something 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
⩥ What are three examples of things a Health Scholar should never do
on their shift?
,Answer: 1. Eat or drink in patient care areas
2. Use their cell phone
3. Work on homework or other outside work
4. Use hospital computers
⩥ 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. Re-positioning a patient in bed
4. Ambulating a patient
5. Other examples
⩥ How far in advance does a Scholar have to submit a Leave of Absence
Request?
Answer: At least two weeks in advance
⩥ How long of a break do you need to take after every 4
hours of shifting?
Answer: 30 minutes
⩥ 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
⩥ What two things must you do when you are going to miss a shift?
Answer: 1. Call the Charge Nurse of the assigned department at least 15
minutes (before/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
⩥ 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
⩥ Define Timesheet Falsification. What is the consequence of Timesheet
Falsification?
