EPIC IMP 100 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2024 - 2025
What,does,EPIC,call,the,first,screen,a,user,sees,when,they,log,in?,,ANS,-,,Startup,Activity
What,is,a,My,List?,,ANS,-
,,A,list,of,patients,that,I,am,following,during,my,shift.,I,control,the,columns,,the,default,report,,and,I,man
age,the,list,of,patients
What,is,a,system,list,,and,how,can,it,be,used,to,organize,patients?,,ANS,-
,,A,list,of,patients,that,is,automatically,updated,by,the,system.,You,can,make,a,shortcut,to,these,lists,in,a,
My,List.
How,can,a,surgeon,quickly,sort,her,list,of,patients,by,unit?,,ANS,-,,Click,the,Unit,column,in,Patient,Lists.
What,types,of,information,can,a,surgeon,gather,from,reports,at,the,bottom,of,the,startup,activities?,,AN
S,-,,Vitals,,I/O,,Current,Meds,,and,more
How,can,a,clinician,open,a,patient's,chartg?,,ANS,-,,Double-click,the,patient,from,Patient,Lists.
What,are,the,tabs,along,the,left,of,the,screen,in,a,patients',chart,called?,,ANS,-,,Activities
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.
How,can,you,tell,if,there,are,values,hidden,within,a,time,interval,in,accordion,reports?,,ANS,-
,,The,abnormal,value,appears,in,red.
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.
How,do,you,know,which,notes,are,new?,,ANS,-,,A,clock,icon,appears,in,a,column,next,to,the,note.
, 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.
You,want,to,Time,Mark,the,new,notes,for,your,patient.,Will,that,action,Time,Mark,your,patient's,notes,fo
r,anyone,else,who,opens,her,chart?,,ANS,-
,,No.,Clicking,Time,Mark,automatically,marks,ALL,notes,as,no,longer,new,for,the,user,to,Time,Marks,,but,
nobody,else.
True,or,False?,Time,Mark,means,that,you,have,actually,read,all,of,the,notes,in,the,patient's,chart.,,ANS,-
,,False.,Time,Mark,serves,as,a,bookmark,and,organization,tool,for,you.,It,simply,marks,the,notes,as,no,lon
ger,new.
On,the,Add,or,Remove,Buttons,from,Toolbar,window,,what,is,the,difference,between,the,Reports,and,Di
splay,Name,columns?,,ANS,-
,,In,the,REPORTS,column,,you,enter,the,name,of,the,report,you,want,to,have,as,a,shortcut,on,the,Reports
,toolbar.,The,name,in,the,DISPLAY,NAME,column,is,what,you,actually,see,on,a,report's,button,in,Summar
y.
Assume,the,following,scenario:,You,are,searching,for,an,order,,and,you,are,unable,to,find,it,on,your,prefe
rence,list,,so,you,search,the,facility,list,and,find,it,there.,The,next,time,you,search,for,this,same,order,,yo
u,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.
As,you,are,writing,an,order,for,your,patient,,your,pager,goes,off.,What,can,you,do,with,this,unfinished,or
der?,,ANS,-,,Pend,the,order,by,clicking,Save,Work.
What,must,you,do,before,that,unfinished,order,can,be,acted,upon?,,ANS,-,,Complete,and,sign,the,order.
When,searching,for,a,dietary,consult,order,,you,enter,"con,die",in,the,search,field.,What,search,method,
are,you,using?,,ANS,-,,EnRol
What,happens,behind,the,scenes,when,you,modify,the,frequency,of,a,medication,order?,,ANS,-
,,The,original,order,is,discontinued,and,a,new,order,is,entered.,As,a,result,,two,rows,appear,on,the,MAR,f
or,nurses.