EPIC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASSED

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Patient lists (assign myself to the patient) ✔✔Select patients & click "sign in." I should show up on the TX team at the bottom

"my unit" list on left side of screen (organize my screen) ✔✔Use to customize my screen. Look at "new orders." Click "edit list" & select "properties" at the top left of the screen. Here I can select which columns appear for my list. Select the column I want to move & scroll through the "available columns" & add them to "selected columns." Click "accept" when done.

Reviewing VS trends ✔✔Review "overview" report in "summary." In the "report" toolbar find "flowsheet." Click the "4 hour" link to look at the last 4 hours. The + is hidden info that can be expanded. Red is an abnormal value. Click "4 hour" again to expand the time column.

Personalize flowsheet reports ✔✔Click "search" to explore other available reports. Click the wrench to personalize reports. Click "add current" to save it as a quick button then click "accept."

Reviewing orders ✔✔Find order modifications on "overview." Click "acknowledge." Click "MAR" from activity tabs on left to review all medications. Go back to "summary" then "overview" to see if all orders have been acknowledged. There should be no new orders.

Reviewing lab results ✔✔Open lab accordion. Abnormal values are red. It also shows reference ranges for each lab value. Click the "result" to review details.

Review CT or doctor's notes (for things like surgical notes or past medical history) ✔✔Open lab accordion & scroll to the bottom. Click on the piece of paper.For doctor's notes click on "notes."

Principle problems during admission ✔✔Click on "overview report."

IVs & meds ✔✔Click on "overview report" then "active lines."

How to find the next scheduled medication ✔✔Click "overview report" then the "report" link in the medication section then click the "legend" link

Documenting in "flow sheets" ✔✔To document the current time click "add column." To document on something in the past click "insert column."

Document IABP, VAD, CCRT ✔✔"flowsheets" then "ICU assessment" then use search field to the right of the flowsheet tabs & scroll to the tabs on the right

When ordering stat orders ✔✔t = today n = now

Giving partial doses of medications ✔✔Click "partial package" then "accept"

Review all meds from this admission ✔✔Click on the picture of a piece of paper to view the MAR report which lists all of the patient's meds from this admission

Meds given off schedule ✔✔Click "new administration " to give drug. To change due time, change the action to "due." Change the wanted next due time. Click "move." The next time after that will not be rescheduled so you'll need to call the pharmacy

Send a message to pharmacy ✔✔On the right side of the MAR click "RX" if you adjusted a time.In the "reason" field adjust times &press "tab." Write a not to pharmacy in the "message" field then click "send." If you want more of a drug that's been ordered crook to the "orders" row on the MAR. Click the icon that looks like a pill grinder. Select how many you want then confirm it. Select "reason," "accept," "dispense now" and "accept."

To review pharmacy dispense requests ✔✔Click the pill grinder icon, then "dispense." In order actions at the bottom of the dispense window you should see your request

Admitting a transfer from another floor ✔✔Click the unit manager icon (looks like a bed) at the top of the screen. Click & drag the patient from the bed he was in to where you want him to be then click "transfer." You may need to click "refresh" at the top left

To assign yourself to a patient in the middle of a shift ✔✔Right click your patient & select "assign me." Double check the patient is assigned to the right bed before working with the orders

Review transfer orders ✔✔Click "navigators" then "transfer" then "med rec status" then "signed & held orders."