Epic Skills Assessment Verbal Reasoning 1

Question 1

DISCREPANCY most nearly means ____.

Accepted Answer

An inconsistency or difference between things that should match

Answer

A discrepancy is a lack of compatibility or a difference between things that should be the same — for example, a discrepancy between a patient's medication list and their pharmacy records.

Question 2

Identify the logical flaw: 'We retrained all nurses on Epic documentation in March. By June, audit scores improved by 12%. The retraining is the only possible explanation for the improvement.'

Accepted Answer

The argument assumes correlation equals causation and ignores other variables that may have contributed.

Answer

Assuming one event caused another simply because it preceded it is the post hoc fallacy. Other factors — such as staff turnover, software updates, or increased supervisor feedback — could also explain the improvement.

Question 3

Select the sentence that is grammatically correct and logically clear:

Accepted Answer

Before placing the order, the nurse verified the patient's allergies in the chart.

Answer

Option C is grammatically correct: the participial phrase 'Before placing the order' correctly modifies 'the nurse,' and the sentence is logically clear. Option A has faulty subject-verb agreement, Option B uses 'are' with the singular subject 'each,' and Option D incorrectly uses 'I' instead of 'me' after the preposition 'between.'

Question 4

MITIGATE most nearly means ____.

Accepted Answer

To lessen the severity or seriousness of something

Answer

To mitigate means to make something less severe or serious. In healthcare contexts, organizations implement safeguards to mitigate patient safety risks.

Question 5

SUPERFLUOUS most nearly means ____.

Accepted Answer

Exceeding what is necessary; redundant

Answer

Superfluous means more than what is needed or wanted — for example, superfluous fields in an Epic order form can slow down clinician workflows by adding unnecessary steps.

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Epic Skills Assessment Verbal Reasoning 1