Epic Skills Assessment: Verbal Reasoning Flashcards
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A protocol states: 'Notify the charge nurse immediately if a patient's oxygen saturation falls below 90%.' A patient's reading is 91%. What does the protocol require?
Answer: No notification is required under the stated threshold.
The trigger is below 90%; a reading of 91% does not meet the threshold, so no immediate notification is required by this protocol.
Choose the word most similar in meaning to 'succinct':
Answer: Brief
'Succinct' means expressed briefly and clearly, making 'brief' its closest synonym.
A paragraph opens: 'Despite widespread adoption, EHR systems have not eliminated medical errors.' The rest of the paragraph will most likely discuss:
Answer: Reasons why EHR systems have failed to reduce errors
The opening sentence sets up a contrast between EHR adoption and persistent errors, signaling the paragraph will explore why errors remain.
METICULOUS : CARELESS :: TRANSPARENT : ___
Answer: Opaque
'Meticulous' is the opposite of 'careless'; 'transparent' (clear/open) is the opposite of 'opaque' (obscure/hidden).
An internal memo reads: 'Supervisors are encouraged, but not required, to attend the optional leadership seminar.' A supervisor does not attend. Which statement is accurate?
Answer: The supervisor's absence is permissible under the memo's language.
The words 'encouraged, but not required' and 'optional' make clear that non-attendance is acceptable and carries no stated consequence.
Which revision best improves clarity? Original: 'The patient, who had been seen by multiple providers, was given instructions that were confusing to him by the discharge nurse.'
Answer: The discharge nurse gave the patient confusing instructions.
Option A converts the passive, convoluted structure into a direct subject-verb-object sentence, eliminating ambiguity.
A statement reads: 'Most users who received training found the new module intuitive.' Which conclusion is NOT supported by this statement?
Answer: All users found the new module intuitive after training.
'Most' does not mean 'all' — concluding that every user found the module intuitive overstates what the statement supports.