Cope Health Scholar Written Exam, COPE Exam--
>Written+Practical, COPE HEALTH SCHOLAR TEST,
Cope Health Scholars MC Exam – Q’s and A’s
Teamwork
-Define - -- Ability to work towards a common vision
- Ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational
objectives
-Scope of Practice
-Define - -The duties or services that a particular health care practitioner is
authorized to perform
(Limited based on education, clinical experiences, and verification of
competency)
-What is the Scope of Practice for a Health Scholar? - -DO:
- Assist the nurse in transporting, repositioning, or toileting tasks
- Assist the unit secretary with paperwork, telephones, or call lights
- Assist hospital staff and physicians as requested
- Assist the patient and family
- Engage in basic patient care tasks and gain invaluable experience in
communicating with patients and interacting with the patient care team
- Gain solid understanding of desired profession and demonstrate
commitment and dedicated to career goals
- ** Help provide better patient care! :) **
DONT:
- Chart vital signs
- Read patient charts
- Enter restricted isolation rooms
- Transport certain patients alone
- Handle narcotics or medications
(These are only a few examples)
-Allied Health
- Define - -- Mid-level health care professionals who support, complement, or
supplement the work done by physicians and nurses
- 'Allied Heath' is a broad term used to identify a cluster of health care
professionals of over 100 occupational titles
-Nursing
- Define - -The use of clinical judgement to
,- Enable people to improve, maintain, or recover health
- Help patients cope wth health problems and to achieve the best possible
quality of life
-Physician Extenders
- Define - -- Health care professionals who carry out certain duties typically
associated with a physician
- Usually a Physician's Assistant or Nurse Practitioner
- Not only filling the gap but adding genuine value
- Provide increased access to medical care (important for the *Triple Aim*)
-What is the Triple Aim? - -Cost
Quality
Access
Cost - Reduce the amount of money required for health care
Quality - Increase the quality of customer service and PERFORMANCE (i.e.
Successful surgery, etc.) that a patient receives
Access - Make health care more accessible (i.e. More affordable and more
resources available, more hospitals/community clinics, etc).
-Anatomical Position
-Define - -- Patient's body is erect
- Head, eyes, toes, and palms are directed forward with the limbs at sides of
the body
-Medial and Lateral
-Define - -Medial
- Toward the midline of the body
Lateral
- Away from the midline of the body
-Anterior/Ventral and Posterior/Dorsal
-Define - -Anterior/Ventral
- Face or front side
Posterior/Dorsal
- Back side
-Proximal and Distal
-Define - -Proximal
- Close to the middle of the body, toward torso
,Distal
- Away from the midline of the body, away from the torso
-Cranial and Caudal
-Define - -Cranial
- Toward the top of the head
Caudal
- Away from the top of the head, toward the hind parts
-Superior and Inferior
-Define - -Superior
- Above or over something, based on a reference point
Inferior
- Below or under something, based on a reference point
-Flexion and Extension
-Define - -Flexion
- Closing of a joint
Extension
- Opening of a joint
-Supination and Pronation
-Define - -Supination
- Palm of hand faces forward/ventrally
Pronation
- Palm of hand faces backward/dorsally
-Supine and Prone
-Define - -Supine
- Lying down facing ceiling (on back)
Prone
- Lying down facing the floor (on stomach)
-Eversion and Inversion
-Define - -Eversion
- Sole of foot faces outward
Inversion
- Sole of foot faces inward
, -Adduction and Abduction
-Define - -Adduction
- Move toward the midline
Abduction
- Move away from the midline
-Body Mechanics
-Define - -The proper way to move a body part in relation to another, or one
body in relation to another so as to minimize the risk of injury or strain
-Bony Prominences
-Define - -Areas of the body where the bone is close to the surface of the
skin and greatest risk area for developing pressure sores, resulting in
wounds
-Fowler's Position
-Define - -Patient is lying in bed in a supine position with the head of the bed
elevated to
* 45 - 60 degrees *
- Used after abdominal operations
-Semi-Fowler's Position
-Define - -Patient is lying in bed in a supine position with the head of the bed
elevated to approximately
* 30 degrees *
- (If necessary) Knees are slightly bent with pillow underneath
- Helps reduce pressure on patient's back
-High-Fowler's Position
-Define - -Patient is lying in bed in a supine position with the head of the bed
elevated upright at
* 90 degrees *
-Trendelenburg Position
-Define - -- Patient's *head is low and legs are elevated*
- Used as a first measure for hypotension or change of blood flow
-Reverse Trendelenburg Position
-Define - -- Patient's *head is elevated*
- Used for head trauma victims (i.e. Anyone with an open/bleeding wound)
-5 forms of Patient Identification - -1) White board
>Written+Practical, COPE HEALTH SCHOLAR TEST,
Cope Health Scholars MC Exam – Q’s and A’s
Teamwork
-Define - -- Ability to work towards a common vision
- Ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational
objectives
-Scope of Practice
-Define - -The duties or services that a particular health care practitioner is
authorized to perform
(Limited based on education, clinical experiences, and verification of
competency)
-What is the Scope of Practice for a Health Scholar? - -DO:
- Assist the nurse in transporting, repositioning, or toileting tasks
- Assist the unit secretary with paperwork, telephones, or call lights
- Assist hospital staff and physicians as requested
- Assist the patient and family
- Engage in basic patient care tasks and gain invaluable experience in
communicating with patients and interacting with the patient care team
- Gain solid understanding of desired profession and demonstrate
commitment and dedicated to career goals
- ** Help provide better patient care! :) **
DONT:
- Chart vital signs
- Read patient charts
- Enter restricted isolation rooms
- Transport certain patients alone
- Handle narcotics or medications
(These are only a few examples)
-Allied Health
- Define - -- Mid-level health care professionals who support, complement, or
supplement the work done by physicians and nurses
- 'Allied Heath' is a broad term used to identify a cluster of health care
professionals of over 100 occupational titles
-Nursing
- Define - -The use of clinical judgement to
,- Enable people to improve, maintain, or recover health
- Help patients cope wth health problems and to achieve the best possible
quality of life
-Physician Extenders
- Define - -- Health care professionals who carry out certain duties typically
associated with a physician
- Usually a Physician's Assistant or Nurse Practitioner
- Not only filling the gap but adding genuine value
- Provide increased access to medical care (important for the *Triple Aim*)
-What is the Triple Aim? - -Cost
Quality
Access
Cost - Reduce the amount of money required for health care
Quality - Increase the quality of customer service and PERFORMANCE (i.e.
Successful surgery, etc.) that a patient receives
Access - Make health care more accessible (i.e. More affordable and more
resources available, more hospitals/community clinics, etc).
-Anatomical Position
-Define - -- Patient's body is erect
- Head, eyes, toes, and palms are directed forward with the limbs at sides of
the body
-Medial and Lateral
-Define - -Medial
- Toward the midline of the body
Lateral
- Away from the midline of the body
-Anterior/Ventral and Posterior/Dorsal
-Define - -Anterior/Ventral
- Face or front side
Posterior/Dorsal
- Back side
-Proximal and Distal
-Define - -Proximal
- Close to the middle of the body, toward torso
,Distal
- Away from the midline of the body, away from the torso
-Cranial and Caudal
-Define - -Cranial
- Toward the top of the head
Caudal
- Away from the top of the head, toward the hind parts
-Superior and Inferior
-Define - -Superior
- Above or over something, based on a reference point
Inferior
- Below or under something, based on a reference point
-Flexion and Extension
-Define - -Flexion
- Closing of a joint
Extension
- Opening of a joint
-Supination and Pronation
-Define - -Supination
- Palm of hand faces forward/ventrally
Pronation
- Palm of hand faces backward/dorsally
-Supine and Prone
-Define - -Supine
- Lying down facing ceiling (on back)
Prone
- Lying down facing the floor (on stomach)
-Eversion and Inversion
-Define - -Eversion
- Sole of foot faces outward
Inversion
- Sole of foot faces inward
, -Adduction and Abduction
-Define - -Adduction
- Move toward the midline
Abduction
- Move away from the midline
-Body Mechanics
-Define - -The proper way to move a body part in relation to another, or one
body in relation to another so as to minimize the risk of injury or strain
-Bony Prominences
-Define - -Areas of the body where the bone is close to the surface of the
skin and greatest risk area for developing pressure sores, resulting in
wounds
-Fowler's Position
-Define - -Patient is lying in bed in a supine position with the head of the bed
elevated to
* 45 - 60 degrees *
- Used after abdominal operations
-Semi-Fowler's Position
-Define - -Patient is lying in bed in a supine position with the head of the bed
elevated to approximately
* 30 degrees *
- (If necessary) Knees are slightly bent with pillow underneath
- Helps reduce pressure on patient's back
-High-Fowler's Position
-Define - -Patient is lying in bed in a supine position with the head of the bed
elevated upright at
* 90 degrees *
-Trendelenburg Position
-Define - -- Patient's *head is low and legs are elevated*
- Used as a first measure for hypotension or change of blood flow
-Reverse Trendelenburg Position
-Define - -- Patient's *head is elevated*
- Used for head trauma victims (i.e. Anyone with an open/bleeding wound)
-5 forms of Patient Identification - -1) White board
