Epic Skills Assessment: Verbal Reasoning Flashcards
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A clinical note says: 'Patient denies chest pain but reports occasional shortness of breath during exertion.' What can be directly inferred?
Answer: The patient experiences exertional dyspnea.
'Shortness of breath during exertion' is a direct restatement of what the patient reported, making exertional dyspnea the supported inference.
Identify the logical flaw: 'Every time we updated Epic, user complaints increased. Therefore, Epic updates cause user complaints.'
Answer: Post hoc ergo propter hoc
Assuming that because B follows A, A caused B is the post hoc fallacy — correlation does not establish causation.
Which word is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to 'ambiguous'?
Answer: Explicit
'Ambiguous' means open to more than one interpretation; 'explicit' means clear and precise, making it the antonym.
A workflow guide states: 'Complete steps A, B, and C before submitting the order, unless a physician override is documented.' If an override is documented, which steps are required?
Answer: None of the steps are required.
The 'unless' clause indicates that a documented physician override removes the requirement to complete steps A, B, and C.
Choose the best word to complete the sentence: 'The administrator's ___ explanation helped staff understand the new billing module quickly.'
Answer: Lucid
'Lucid' means clear and easy to understand, which is consistent with helping staff grasp the material quickly.
ERRONEOUS : CORRECT :: SUPERFLUOUS : ___
Answer: Necessary
'Erroneous' is the opposite of 'correct'; 'superfluous' (unnecessary/excessive) is the opposite of 'necessary.'
A supervisor writes: 'Staff who miss two consecutive check-ins without prior notice will be placed on a performance improvement plan.' An employee misses one check-in without notice. What is the correct interpretation?
Answer: No action is triggered because the threshold is two consecutive misses.
The policy requires two consecutive unnoticed absences; one miss does not meet the stated threshold.