COPE Exam-->Written+Practical Exam Questions With Revised Answers
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COPE Exam-->Written+Practical Exam
Questions With Revised Answers
What does P.R.N mean? - answerPro Re Nata: administer as needed
What does BM mean? - answerbowel movement
What does TKO mean? - answerto keep open; order to keep just enough flow through iv to
keep vein open
What does CBC me...
COPE Exam-->Written+Practical Exam
Questions With Revised Answers
What does P.R.N mean? - answer✔✔Pro Re Nata: administer as needed
What does BM mean? - answer✔✔bowel movement
What does TKO mean? - answer✔✔to keep open; order to keep just enough flow through iv to
keep vein open
What does CBC mean? - answer✔✔complete blood count; percent of each cell type
What does NPO mean? - answer✔✔nothing by mouth
What does PO mean? - answer✔✔administer by mouth
What does PR mean? - answer✔✔per rectum: administer rectally
Under what conditions are health scholars allowed to dispense medication - answer✔✔never
what 2 things must you do when you are going to miss a shift - answer✔✔if it is >48 hours, you
just need to email the department coordinator.
<48 hours,
1. call the floor at beginning of shift and speak with charge nurse either 15 minutes BEFORE
SHIFT or 15 minutes AFTER SHIFT STARTED to make sure that the message is delivered. If
charge nurse is unavailable, take down the name of the person you spoke to.
2. email the department coordinator
what do code blue, silver, red, orange, yellow, pink, and gray mean? - answer✔✔blue: adult
medical emergency; cardiac arrest
silver: person with weapon or hostage situation
yellow: bomb threat
pink: child abduction
red: fire
orange: hazardous materials spill
gray: combative or disruptive person is confronting staff (notify sarah/incident)
name 4 different types of personal protective equipment (ppe) that you could use while interning
at the hospital - answer✔✔-gown
-glove
-mask
-goggles
-face masks
what are 5 ways of identifying a patient before transport (in no particular order)? - answer✔✔1.
patient's nurse
2. main nurses' station whiteboard
3. open-ended question
4. patient's wristband
5. patient's chart (we're not allowed to see this)
when applying for a leave of absence, when should health scholars submit their request? -
answer✔✔at least 14 days prior to the intended start date of the leave
name 4 out of 6 signs of fainting - answer✔✔hot, dizzy, clammy, loss of hearing, loss of vision,
nausea
name 5 arteries in the body where a pulse can be measured - answer✔✔carotid, brachial,
femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, dorsalis pedis, radial
what is the central premise of universal health precautions - answer✔✔everything/everyone is
infected
assume infected
what is the normal heart rate or pulse for an adult - answer✔✔60-100 beats per min
5 areas to measure temperature
normal temp is? - answer✔✔oral, axillary, tympanic, rectal, temporal
normal temp is 98.6F
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