Informatics

How would you properly document height in EPIC? Choose all that apply. A. 5' 10" B. 5f 10i C. 5 feet 10 inches D. 5'10" E. 5f10i

A. 5' 10" B. 5f 10i D. 5'10" E. 5f10i

If a patient who visited a specialist outside of EPIC was given a one time prescription and then reported that medication to his primary care physician (pcp) at his next visit in which the physician documented in the chart, what icon would appear next to that medication in the PTA medication section? A. A house icon B. A pushpin icon C. A person icon D. A flower icon

A. A person icon

Which of the following statements about acknowledging orders is true? A. Acknowledging new orders means that the user is taking responsibility for carrying them out B. Acknowledging new orders means the order has been carried out C. An order needs to be acknowledged before the lab can collect it D. An order needs to be acknowledged before it becomes active

A. Acknowledging new orders means that the user is taking responsibility for carrying them out

There are several reasons the nurse needs to override a medication order. Click all the reasons that apply. A. Bar code unreadable B. Patient refusal C. Medication wastage D. Scanner unavailable E. Emergency F. System downtime

A. Bar code unreadable D. Scanner unavailable E. Emergency F. System downtime

If the user has a question about the EPIC charting inside Loma Linda University Health system, what is the appropriate action to take to find the answers? A. Call the LLEAP help desk B. Google the answer using PICO search terms C. Find the answer in the EPIC help section on their website D. Type "help" in the search box

A. Call the LLEAP help desk

How do you know that there are new orders needing to be acknowledged after you open a patients chart? A. Check the overview report in patient summary B. Check the work list C. Check the MAR report D. Check the req doc report

A. Check the overview report in patient summary

The student nurse successfully discontinued an IV in the right forehand of their client. Where in EPIC/ LLEAP should the student go to document it? A. Go to the IV assessments and right click on the line B. In the treatments section of the KARDEX C. In the IV drips section of the MAR D. In the comments section of the nurses notes

A. Go to the IV assessments and right click on the line

A student nurse needs to leave a sticky note for the RN caring for the assigned patients. Where would the student nurse go in the EPIC EHR charting system to write a digital sticky note? Click all that apply. A. Index report B. Embedded within VS tab C. In the "my assigned patients" D. MAR E. Overview report

A. Index report E. Overview report

You would like to document an assessment that you did an hour ago. To ensure proper documentation, what action do you need to click first before you start charting? A. Insert col B. Document col C. Create col D. Add col

A. Insert col

Click on all the situations where two nurses must sign when giving special medications? A. Insulin B. Blood C. Heparin D. Ampicillin E. Nubain

A. Insulin B. Blood C. Heparin

You printed the lab specimen, collected the urine, and sent the specimen to the lab. However, you forgot to chart in the work list that you collected the specimen. Which statement reflects what will happen next? A. Lab will refuse the specimen and I will need to collect a new one B. Nothing, since I can call the lab and tell them i collected the specimen C. I should ask my charge nurse to chart the specimen collection date/time

A. Lab will refuse the spicimen and i will need to collect a new one

After verbally verifying allergies with a patient, you will need to chart you verified you verified with patient/ or family. It is important to click the _______________ button. A. Mark as reviewed B. Close C. Restore D. Next

A. Mark as reviewed

Which statement is true? A. Orders that are signed and held must be released to become active orders B. Orders that are signed and held are active

A. Orders that are signed and held must be released to become active orders

The student finishes final charting on the patient and needs to close it before leaving for the day. What command does the student click to complete the charting for the day? A. Pend B. File C. Finish D. End

A. Pend

The student nurse accessed the medication drawer for the patients oral dosage. There are several blister packs in a sealed plastic bag and this bag has a bar code, as well as each blister pack. Which barcode should be scanned? A. The individual dosage B. The patients Id band C. The mini pack of four D. The one in the large plastic sack

A. The individual dosage

There are multiple ways to chart a blood pressure. One way is to use the traditional "slash key" to put a systolic and diastolic pressures. The other way is to do which of the following? A. The space bar B. A hyphen C. An apostrophe D. The tab key

A. The space bar

How does EPIC alert practitioners when there is an abnormal value entered into the EMR? A. Values are a red color B. Values are in larger font C. Values are italicized D. Values are bolded

A. Values are a red color

What is the shortcut to insert today's date? A. "#" B. "T" C. "/" D. "N"

B. "T"

The nurse needs to document on a new NG tube that was just placed on the patient. Whah tab would the nurse click to add the area for the new entry? A. Insert column to the right B. Add LDA C. Add "group" to assessment sheet D. Add "row" in the frequently used tabs

B. Add LDA

The nurse desires to print out labels for a CBC, type and screen, and h&h. What action does the nurse need to do to successfully print them out? A. Print out name labels at once and put them on the vials B. Click on all the lab tests and print them out at one time C. Click print on each individual lab test

B. Click on all lab tests and print them out at one time

The student receives a new prescription for three new medications and is unfamiliar with them. What is the shortcut way to find information about the medications a patient is taking that is built in to EPIC EHR charting system? A. Go to VIP page and click on the medication menu B. Click on the lower left part of the medication box on the hyperlink Micromedix C. Find the tab to the right of the MAR and type in the medication name D. Click on the medication name and an info box will open up

B. Click on the lower left part of the medication box on the hyperlink micromedix

Each shift, the nurse must document the care plan progress specific to the goals addressed during the shift. Which statement below is true when documenting on the care plan? A. It is an acceptable practice to chart "I have reviewed the care plan goals and documented the patient's progress for my shift" B. It is best practice to add concise summary sentences describing the patient's progress for each goal addressed during my shift

B. It is best practice to add concise summary sentences describing the patient's progress for each goal addressed during my shift

The nurse starts a new column and wants to document the immediate time. What shirt cut key could the nurse do to add the time without all the numbers? A. / B. N C. T D. #

B. N

What is the scanning action needed when the student nurse is giving multiple medications at the same time? A. Scan each medication. Then scan patient id, then hit accept B. Scan patient id, scan each med, then hit accept C. Scan patient id, scan single medication, then hit accept D. Scan single medication, scan patient id, hit accept, then scan next medication

B. Scan patient id, scan each med, then hit accept

What can you do if you want to add a specific teaching in the patient education activity? A. Use the add rows button B. Use the add title button C. Use the new problem button D. Use the apply template button

B. Use the add title button

The nurse charts a note to communicate important information to other health care workers and at the end of the note, the nurse uses the shortcut to insert the nurse's name. Which shortcut is the appropriate on to use in this instance? A. .addname B. .myname C. .me D. .insertname

C. .me

To make a qualitative comment of an assessment item, what would the student nurse do to insert it in the EHR? A. Click on the item and begin typing. It will automatically add the information B. Click on the comment icon found in the far left and add the information C. Click on the sheet of paper icon within the item and type the information D. Look for the tab at the upper right called "comments" and start typing information

C. Click on the sheet of paper icon within that item and typenin the information

You scan a medication on a patients MAR and get a warning that the dose you are giving is higher than the ordered dose. What should you do? A. Select and override reason for the alert and continue administering the medication B. Scan the patient's barcode to confirm you have the right patient's chart option C. Click partial package and manually enter the dose actually given D. Stop administering the medication and send the medication back to pharmacy

C. Click partial package and nanuakky enter the dose actually given

The student nurse is charting on the MAR about a medication just administered and sees a double red exclamation mark after charting it. How would the student nurse interpret this message? A. You can click on this icon to send a message to the pharmacy B. A dose for this order is overdue C. The order requires dual verification when giving it D. This order has not been verified by the pharmacy

C. The order requires dual verification when giving it

You are reviewing the chart for vital signs and lab tests and you notice a "!" What does this mean? A. Your jurse needs to cosign B. You have to sign off on it C. The value is abnormal D. The activity still hasnt been done

C. The value is abnormal

To begin documenting an admission assessment for a new patient, the student nurse should select the _________ tab to open the correct part of the EHR. A. Care plan B. Order entry C. Patient summary D. Navigator "admission" tab

D. Navigsror "admission" tab

You are transferring a patient to another unit and need to give handoff to the receiving RN. Where would you click to get the hand off report? A. SBAR review B. Notes C. Problem list D. Quick view

D. Quick view

Instead of charting the regular format for today's date (e.g. 04/10/2017), what is a short cut method for the date to pop up automatically? A. Type "now" B. Hit the enter key C. Write out today D. Simply writing "t"

D. Simply writing "t"

Because of the critical condition of a patient developing sepsis, the charting that day was intense and had lots of columns and entries every few minutes. The nurse wants the student to use the "accordion" function to review. What is the purpose of the accordion function? A. The temperatures can be expanded to make more columns B. To broadcast the findings to the pharmacists, physicians office, and epidemiology office C. With one click the most current temperature is compared to yesterday's D. The last temp can be compared against the temp from 8hrs ago

D. The last temp can be compared to the temp 8hrs ago

The nurse is busy with another patient experiencing complications and the medication for a second patient is 48 minutes late. This medication will be marked as late in EPIC.

False

At the end of a shift it is important to right click on the patient name to end my assignment?

True

To individualize your patient's care plan, edit the goals and interventions by adding one or two sentences to the goals and interventions that are specific for the patient?

True