COPE HEALTH SCHOLARS UPDATED
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔What counts towards graduation hours? What doesn't? - ✔✔Does:
- Initial training hours
- Floor hours
- Meeting hours
- DST (department-specific training) hours
- Recruitment of referred applicants
- Projects
- Pre-rotational shifts
Doesn't:
- Leaders
- Shadowing a health professional
✔✔What is the Scope of Service document? - ✔✔A document in each department that
lists:
- Green: things a scholar can do without supervision
- Yellow: things a scholar can only do with supervision
- Red: things a scholar cannot do at all
, ✔✔How many hours must you complete in a rotation before moving onto a new
rotation? - ✔✔48 hours or more
✔✔What is a rescheduled shift? - ✔✔A shift that has been rescheduled more than 48
hours prior.
✔✔What is an excused missed shift? - ✔✔A missed shift where the scholar emails the
Department Coordinator within 48 hours of the shift.
✔✔What is an unexcused missed shift? - ✔✔A missed shift where the scholar does
NOT email the Department Coordinator within 48 hours of the shift.
✔✔How many rescheduled shifts are allowed? - ✔✔3 per rotation. No more than 1 per
month.
✔✔How many excused missed shifts are allowed? - ✔✔2 per rotation. No more than 1
per month.
✔✔How many unexcused missed shifts are allowed? - ✔✔0
✔✔What are Competency Checklists? When are they due? - ✔✔Documentation for the
scholar's training for each department. Approved by an RN.
They must be submitted to the Department Coordinator by the end of week 2 of the
rotation.
✔✔What happens if the Competency Checklist is not submitted? - ✔✔In Week 3, a
warning email will be sent.
In Week 4, a counseling session will be scheduled.
By the end of Week 4, the scholar will be dismissed.
✔✔How long can a Leave of Absence be? - ✔✔14 - 180 days. A leave between 110-
179 days requires re-training.
✔✔What if a Leave of Absence is greater than 180 days? - ✔✔The scholar must re-
apply to the program.
✔✔How many days must the scholar work between Leaves of Absence? - ✔✔90 days,
or 48 floor hours
✔✔How many days maximum can a scholar take in a Leave of Absence during their
first rotation? - ✔✔30 days max
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔What counts towards graduation hours? What doesn't? - ✔✔Does:
- Initial training hours
- Floor hours
- Meeting hours
- DST (department-specific training) hours
- Recruitment of referred applicants
- Projects
- Pre-rotational shifts
Doesn't:
- Leaders
- Shadowing a health professional
✔✔What is the Scope of Service document? - ✔✔A document in each department that
lists:
- Green: things a scholar can do without supervision
- Yellow: things a scholar can only do with supervision
- Red: things a scholar cannot do at all
, ✔✔How many hours must you complete in a rotation before moving onto a new
rotation? - ✔✔48 hours or more
✔✔What is a rescheduled shift? - ✔✔A shift that has been rescheduled more than 48
hours prior.
✔✔What is an excused missed shift? - ✔✔A missed shift where the scholar emails the
Department Coordinator within 48 hours of the shift.
✔✔What is an unexcused missed shift? - ✔✔A missed shift where the scholar does
NOT email the Department Coordinator within 48 hours of the shift.
✔✔How many rescheduled shifts are allowed? - ✔✔3 per rotation. No more than 1 per
month.
✔✔How many excused missed shifts are allowed? - ✔✔2 per rotation. No more than 1
per month.
✔✔How many unexcused missed shifts are allowed? - ✔✔0
✔✔What are Competency Checklists? When are they due? - ✔✔Documentation for the
scholar's training for each department. Approved by an RN.
They must be submitted to the Department Coordinator by the end of week 2 of the
rotation.
✔✔What happens if the Competency Checklist is not submitted? - ✔✔In Week 3, a
warning email will be sent.
In Week 4, a counseling session will be scheduled.
By the end of Week 4, the scholar will be dismissed.
✔✔How long can a Leave of Absence be? - ✔✔14 - 180 days. A leave between 110-
179 days requires re-training.
✔✔What if a Leave of Absence is greater than 180 days? - ✔✔The scholar must re-
apply to the program.
✔✔How many days must the scholar work between Leaves of Absence? - ✔✔90 days,
or 48 floor hours
✔✔How many days maximum can a scholar take in a Leave of Absence during their
first rotation? - ✔✔30 days max
