New EPIC Training Latest Exam Prep guide covering 400
real test questions and correct answers with rationales/
EPIC Training Exam Prep (Correctly answered exam
preparation questions with rationales) *2026-2027*
1: In Epic, what do you have to do so other providers know you're caring for a
patient?
A) Drag the patient to your My List
B) Assign yourself to the patient's treatment team
C) Sign in on the white board in the patient's room
D) Document in their chart -ANSWER- B) Assign yourself to the patient's
treatment team
Rationale: Assigning yourself to the patient's treatment team is how Epic notifies
other providers that you are actively caring for the patient.
2: A patient walks into the hospital with an order for an x-ray of the RT foot. The
patient provides his Medicare and Medicaid insurance cards. Which of the
following codes would you NOT use on his account upon completing full
registration?
A) TIVPC Primary insurance verified active
B) TIVSC Secondary insurance verified active
C) TLPVP Patient requested payment plan
D) TLZNO Patient has no liability for service -ANSWER- C) TLPVP Patient
requested payment plan
Rationale: TLPVP is used when a patient requests a payment plan, which is not
relevant to verifying insurance coverage.
3: True or false: As a student RN you are required to have a co-signer behind your
charting in Epic.
A) True
B) False -ANSWER- A) True
Rationale: Student RNs must have their charting co-signed by a licensed provider
in Epic.
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,4: True or False: Your patient has an order for 20 mg of Lisinopril. When you pull
the med from the Pyxis it is supplied as two 10 mg tablets. Upon scanning the med
in Epic you will need to manually update the dosage to reflect 20 mg.
A) True
B) False -ANSWER- B) False
Rationale: Scanning the medication will automatically verify the dose, and Epic
will recognize the total dosage when both tablets are scanned.
5: In what ways can you find the name of the attending Provider for a specific
patient?
A) Treatment Team section in the Summary activity
B) In a column in the Patient's Lists
C) In the Patient Header
D) In the Worklist
E) All of the above -ANSWER- E) All of the above
Rationale: The attending provider's name appears in multiple locations including
the Treatment Team section, Patient Lists columns, Patient Header, and Worklist.
6: True or False: You must open the patient's electronic record to be able to see any
information about an admitted patient.
A) True
B) False -ANSWER- B) False
Rationale: Information about admitted patients is visible through the Track Board
and Patient Lists without opening the full chart.
7: When you scan your patient's wristband from Patient Lists, what opens?
A) Summary reports
B) Work List
C) Flowsheets
D) The patient chart -ANSWER- D) The patient chart
Rationale: Scanning the wristband from Patient Lists opens the patient's chart
directly.
8: Which flowsheet must you have open to document temperature, BP and heart
rate in the patient's chart?
A) Pain
B) Intake/Output
C) Vital Signs
D) IV -ANSWER- C) Vital Signs
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,Rationale: Vital Signs is the flowsheet used to document temperature, blood
pressure, heart rate, and other vitals.
9: Where do you look to see the patient's active orders?
A) Results Review
B) Care Plans
C) Orders
D) Education -ANSWER- C) Orders
Rationale: The Orders activity displays all active orders for the patient.
10: True or False: The correct medication process is to scan the medication first to
open the MAR and then scan the patient.
A) True
B) False -ANSWER- B) False
Rationale: The correct process is to scan the patient first, then scan the medication.
11: When documenting a new assessment, how do you document the assessment in
Real-time?
A) Click the Insert a column and back time
B) Use the Add column which defaults in the current time
C) Add a group Assessment
D) Use the Go to Date button -ANSWER- B) Use the Add column which defaults
in the current time
Rationale: The Add column button automatically uses the current time for
documentation.
12: When using the MAR to see only the unscheduled PRN medications, you
would?
A) Sort the medications by clicking on the PRN tab
B) Sort the medications by clicking on the Due/Overdue meds tab
C) Go to the Work List to see all PRN medications
D) Use the Wrench to filter to only show the PRNs -ANSWER- A) Sort the
medications by clicking on the PRN tab
Rationale: The PRN tab filters the MAR to display only as-needed medications.
13: On the MAR, it is possible to document First dose Education. This
documentation flows to?
A) Flowsheets
B) Care Plans
C) Education
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, D) A note -ANSWER- A) Flowsheets
Rationale: First dose education documentation flows to the Flowsheets activity.
14: True or False: Each guarantor account can only have one guarantor.
A) True
B) False -ANSWER- A) True
Rationale: Each guarantor account is linked to a single guarantor responsible for
payment.
15: You are scheduling a series of hospital outpatient visits for a patient. You are
on the Recommended Solutions form. Hyperspace has selected 4 slots on a
provider's schedule. The patient tells you that she will not be available for one of
the appointments. How can you change the date and time of the appointment?
A) Click the manual button
B) Edit the appointment details
C) Reschedule the entire series
D) Cancel and rebook -ANSWER- A) Click the manual button
Rationale: Clicking the manual button allows you to manually change individual
appointment dates and times.
16: True or False: The subscriber is always the Guarantor.
A) True
B) False -ANSWER- B) False
Rationale: The subscriber is the person who holds the insurance policy. The
guarantor is the person responsible for payment and may be different.
17: An example of a statement that you should NOT use when collecting money
from a patient is:
A) "Do you want to pay?"
B) "Here are some options for you..."
C) "May I suggest..."
D) "As a service to you..." -ANSWER- A) "Do you want to pay?"
Rationale: "Do you want to pay?" is a leading question that should be avoided in
professional collections conversations.
18: Malcom is 5 years old and was climbing a tree, a branch broke and he fell to
the ground. He was rushed to the ER, and it was determined he broke his arm. His
mother gives you his BCBS insurance card from his dad's employer. During the
post MSE, and the card is inactive. Who is the guarantor on this encounter?
A) Mother
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real test questions and correct answers with rationales/
EPIC Training Exam Prep (Correctly answered exam
preparation questions with rationales) *2026-2027*
1: In Epic, what do you have to do so other providers know you're caring for a
patient?
A) Drag the patient to your My List
B) Assign yourself to the patient's treatment team
C) Sign in on the white board in the patient's room
D) Document in their chart -ANSWER- B) Assign yourself to the patient's
treatment team
Rationale: Assigning yourself to the patient's treatment team is how Epic notifies
other providers that you are actively caring for the patient.
2: A patient walks into the hospital with an order for an x-ray of the RT foot. The
patient provides his Medicare and Medicaid insurance cards. Which of the
following codes would you NOT use on his account upon completing full
registration?
A) TIVPC Primary insurance verified active
B) TIVSC Secondary insurance verified active
C) TLPVP Patient requested payment plan
D) TLZNO Patient has no liability for service -ANSWER- C) TLPVP Patient
requested payment plan
Rationale: TLPVP is used when a patient requests a payment plan, which is not
relevant to verifying insurance coverage.
3: True or false: As a student RN you are required to have a co-signer behind your
charting in Epic.
A) True
B) False -ANSWER- A) True
Rationale: Student RNs must have their charting co-signed by a licensed provider
in Epic.
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,4: True or False: Your patient has an order for 20 mg of Lisinopril. When you pull
the med from the Pyxis it is supplied as two 10 mg tablets. Upon scanning the med
in Epic you will need to manually update the dosage to reflect 20 mg.
A) True
B) False -ANSWER- B) False
Rationale: Scanning the medication will automatically verify the dose, and Epic
will recognize the total dosage when both tablets are scanned.
5: In what ways can you find the name of the attending Provider for a specific
patient?
A) Treatment Team section in the Summary activity
B) In a column in the Patient's Lists
C) In the Patient Header
D) In the Worklist
E) All of the above -ANSWER- E) All of the above
Rationale: The attending provider's name appears in multiple locations including
the Treatment Team section, Patient Lists columns, Patient Header, and Worklist.
6: True or False: You must open the patient's electronic record to be able to see any
information about an admitted patient.
A) True
B) False -ANSWER- B) False
Rationale: Information about admitted patients is visible through the Track Board
and Patient Lists without opening the full chart.
7: When you scan your patient's wristband from Patient Lists, what opens?
A) Summary reports
B) Work List
C) Flowsheets
D) The patient chart -ANSWER- D) The patient chart
Rationale: Scanning the wristband from Patient Lists opens the patient's chart
directly.
8: Which flowsheet must you have open to document temperature, BP and heart
rate in the patient's chart?
A) Pain
B) Intake/Output
C) Vital Signs
D) IV -ANSWER- C) Vital Signs
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,Rationale: Vital Signs is the flowsheet used to document temperature, blood
pressure, heart rate, and other vitals.
9: Where do you look to see the patient's active orders?
A) Results Review
B) Care Plans
C) Orders
D) Education -ANSWER- C) Orders
Rationale: The Orders activity displays all active orders for the patient.
10: True or False: The correct medication process is to scan the medication first to
open the MAR and then scan the patient.
A) True
B) False -ANSWER- B) False
Rationale: The correct process is to scan the patient first, then scan the medication.
11: When documenting a new assessment, how do you document the assessment in
Real-time?
A) Click the Insert a column and back time
B) Use the Add column which defaults in the current time
C) Add a group Assessment
D) Use the Go to Date button -ANSWER- B) Use the Add column which defaults
in the current time
Rationale: The Add column button automatically uses the current time for
documentation.
12: When using the MAR to see only the unscheduled PRN medications, you
would?
A) Sort the medications by clicking on the PRN tab
B) Sort the medications by clicking on the Due/Overdue meds tab
C) Go to the Work List to see all PRN medications
D) Use the Wrench to filter to only show the PRNs -ANSWER- A) Sort the
medications by clicking on the PRN tab
Rationale: The PRN tab filters the MAR to display only as-needed medications.
13: On the MAR, it is possible to document First dose Education. This
documentation flows to?
A) Flowsheets
B) Care Plans
C) Education
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, D) A note -ANSWER- A) Flowsheets
Rationale: First dose education documentation flows to the Flowsheets activity.
14: True or False: Each guarantor account can only have one guarantor.
A) True
B) False -ANSWER- A) True
Rationale: Each guarantor account is linked to a single guarantor responsible for
payment.
15: You are scheduling a series of hospital outpatient visits for a patient. You are
on the Recommended Solutions form. Hyperspace has selected 4 slots on a
provider's schedule. The patient tells you that she will not be available for one of
the appointments. How can you change the date and time of the appointment?
A) Click the manual button
B) Edit the appointment details
C) Reschedule the entire series
D) Cancel and rebook -ANSWER- A) Click the manual button
Rationale: Clicking the manual button allows you to manually change individual
appointment dates and times.
16: True or False: The subscriber is always the Guarantor.
A) True
B) False -ANSWER- B) False
Rationale: The subscriber is the person who holds the insurance policy. The
guarantor is the person responsible for payment and may be different.
17: An example of a statement that you should NOT use when collecting money
from a patient is:
A) "Do you want to pay?"
B) "Here are some options for you..."
C) "May I suggest..."
D) "As a service to you..." -ANSWER- A) "Do you want to pay?"
Rationale: "Do you want to pay?" is a leading question that should be avoided in
professional collections conversations.
18: Malcom is 5 years old and was climbing a tree, a branch broke and he fell to
the ground. He was rushed to the ER, and it was determined he broke his arm. His
mother gives you his BCBS insurance card from his dad's employer. During the
post MSE, and the card is inactive. Who is the guarantor on this encounter?
A) Mother
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