Epic Skills Assessment Clinical Workflow Fundamentals 2

Question 1

A nurse needs to document a medication given outside the scheduled administration window. What is the correct Epic approach?

Accepted Answer

Document in the MAR with the actual administration time and a comment

Answer

Documenting the actual administration time in the MAR with a comment ensures accurate medication reconciliation and legal compliance.

Question 2

Which Epic tool is used to see all pending orders, results, and tasks for a patient in one consolidated view?

Accepted Answer

Storyboard

Answer

The Storyboard provides a longitudinal summary of a patient's care including pending items, diagnoses, and recent results.

Question 3

When a provider places an order using 'Order with Details,' what is the primary advantage over standard ordering?

Accepted Answer

It allows modification of order parameters before signing

Answer

'Order with Details' opens the order composer, allowing the provider to customize frequency, route, and other parameters before finalizing.

Question 4

A care coordinator needs to track whether a patient completed a referral to a specialist. Which Epic feature is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Referral tracking in the Referrals activity

Answer

The Referrals activity in Epic tracks referral status, authorization, and completion across the care continuum.

Question 5

What happens when a clinician uses the 'Pend' function on an order in Epic?

Accepted Answer

The order is saved but not yet active, awaiting co-signature or review

Answer

Pending an order saves it in a draft state so another provider (e.g., an attending) can review and co-sign before the order becomes active.

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