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EPIC IMP 100 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
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EPIC IMP 1001. After creating a User SmartPhrase that includes a SmartText, using the green plus
sign, how can you pull the new text into a note to use it for patient documentation? -
ANS-You have created a SmartPhrase, so you can summon it into your note by
typing a 'dot' and the SmartPhrase name or by clicking the List My Phrases (.my?)
button.
2. After filing a note to the patient's chart, where in Hyperspace can that note be read? -
ANS-The note can be viewed from the Notes activity or an encounter report in Chart
Review.
3. As you are writing an order for your patient, your pager goes off. What can you do
with this unfinished order? - ANS-Pend the order by clicking Save Work.
4. Assume the following scenario: You are searching for an order, and you are unable to
find it on your preference list, so you search the facility list and find it there. The next
time you search for this same order, you don't want to have to expand your search to
the facility list. What can you do? - ANS-Add the order to your preference list by
clicking the star to the right of the order.
5. Before a nurse releases signed and held order for a new patient who just arrived on
the floor from the ED, what other step needs to be done first? What will happen if this
step is not done? - ANS-Before releasing signed and held orders, the patient's arrival
on the unit must be confirmed in Epic using the Unit Manager activity. If this is not
done, the system will think the patient is still in their original unit and orders might be
affected (medication might be dispensed to the wrong place, etc).
6. Can a nurse document giving a medication that has NOT been verified by pharmacy?
- ANS-Yes. He sees warnings that the medication has not been verified but can
continue with the administration.
7. Dr. Asparagus would like to order an acetaminophen-codeine (TYLENOL #3) tablet
for his patient. In the search field, he types "T3" and finds the order. Why did Dr.
Asparagus find the order after typing, "T3"? - ANS-T3 is a synonym for the
acetaminophen-codeine (TYLENOL#3) tablet order.
8. Embedded within a SmartText are SmartLists. How can you start filling out a
SmartList? Make a selection? Accept your selection? - ANS-To start filling out a
SmartList using the mouse, use the Next Field option (under the All Other Tools
menu). To make a selection, left-click, and to accept your selection, right-click.
9. Give two advantages of using the Work List instead of the Due Meds report to review
your patients' medications. Then give two advantages of using the Due Meds report
instead of the Work List. - ANS-Work List: Can see ALL medications for ALL patients;
can see other tasks at the same time; can document without opening a patient's
chart.
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11. Due Meds: Can see ALL of one patient's medications due within the current shift; can
see last administration time of all meds; can easily see administration instructions.
12. How can a clinician open a patient's chartg? - ANS-Double-click the patient from
Patient Lists.
, 13. How can a surgeon quickly sort her list of patients by unit? - ANS-Click the Unit
column in Patient Lists.
14. How can you most efficiently document several teaching points to several learners? -
ANS-Select multiple topics or points before clicking Document, or select more than
one learner after clicking Document for the appropriate pieces of the patient's
education.
15. How can you quickly find a patient's H&P within the Notes activity? - ANS-Click the
H&Ps. Or, from the All Notes tab, click the Type column header to sort by note type.
16. How can you quickly indicate the patient's last dose of all of home medications was
today? - ANS-Click MARK UNRECONCILED TODAY in the Review Home
Medications section of the navigator.
17. How can you search for a patient that is not admitted to the hospital? - ANS-Click
PATIENT LOOKUP to search through the entire database of patients, including those
who are not admitted.
18. How can you tell if a comment has already been added to a positive/negative button?
- ANS-The positive/negative button is underlined.
19. How can you tell if there are values hidden within a time interval in accordion
reports? - ANS-A plus sign appears next to the value displaying in a given column.
20. How can you tell if there are values hidden within a time interval in accordion
reports? - ANS-The abnormal value appears in red.
21. How can you tell there is an abnormal value within a specified time interval in
accordion reports? - ANS-There is a red exclamation point next to the value.
22. How can you tell when a teaching point has been completed? - ANS-A green check
mark appears next to it.
23. How do medications that are discontinued appear on the MAR? - ANS-The
medication row appears with all the cells highlighted in yellow.
24. How do values appear prior to filing them to a patient's chart? How doe they appear
after they are filed? - ANS-Values have a grayed edge in their cell prior to being filed.
Values do not have this icon after filing.
25. How do you add yourself to the treatment team for a patient? - ANS-Click Sign In and
select your patients from the department list.
26. How do you document a goal that was not met? - ANS-Enter "Not Progressing" in the
Outcome field. Then, document a variance. Highlight the goal, click ADD VARIANCE
and fill in the appropriate fields.
27. How do you document on an ongoing goal? - ANS-Highlight the goal and click
DOCUMENT. You can mark it as "Progressing" or "Met this Shift" if the goal was met.
28. How do you know which notes are new? - ANS-A clock icon appears in a column
next to the note.
29. How do you remove yourself from the treatment team for a patient? - ANS-Find the
patient in the My Patients lists. Right-click on the patient's name and select END MY
ASSIGNMENT.
30. How does a nurse document that all values are normal except for a few? - ANS-Enter
an "X" in the WDL row. (This documents that all values are within defined limits,
except...) Then enter the abnormal information in the appropriate rows.
31. How would you change the Work List to display only medication tasks organized by
patient? - ANS-Change to Patient View and filter on Medications
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