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You could type "vanco iv" to efficiently find this order. - ANSWER -You need to place an order for a
dose of vancomycin, to be given intravenously. What could you type in the Place new order field?
Intelligent Medication Selection for IVs causes only one choice to be found on the Preference List.
Since there is only one choice on the Preference List, Epic will select it for you (pulling it in to the
sidebar) and choose the correct product(s) to dispense based on the dose and what is available in
the dispensing pharmacy. - ANSWER -When you enter the order for the vancomycin, it is pulled right
in to the Orders sidebar, even though it can be dispensed in many different ways. What is causing this
to happen?
The pharmacists' Preference List tab contains everything that is available, or in stock, in their
pharmacy. The Database tab contains every single record from the third party data, including
medication and non-medication records - ANSWER -When a pharmacist places orders, what appears
on the Preference List tab? On the Database tab?
True. Medication orders that are signed appear on the MAR; they will have a red stop sign icon and
no dispense location until they are verified. - ANSWER -True/False: If a medication is signed, but not
yet verified, it will appear on the MAR.
On the MAR, look at the dispense location listed in the row for that medication. - ANSWER -You are
supposed to hang an IVPB for your patient; it's verified but it hasn't arrived on the floor yet. How do
you know if it's coming from the Central Pharmacy or the Satellite Pharmacy?
She should search for "custom" and use the custom IV infusion builder order. There is a pre-built
order for potassium phosphate in dextrose 5%; if the nurse found this order, she could include a Note
to Pharmacy requesting that the base be changed from dextrose 5% to D5NS. - ANSWER -The nurse
next to you is frustrated. The doctor asked her to order some D5NS with potassium phosphate for a
patient, and she can't find an order for that. What should she do?
In the Reconcile Home Medications section, you determine whether the medication should be
Ordered, Not Ordered, Replaced, or Removed. - ANSWER -In which section of the medication
reconciliation navigator do you decide whether a home med should be ordered for this admission?
The house icon indicates that the medication was entered in Epic as an outpatient prescription. -
ANSWER -When reviewing the patient's home medications, what does the house icon indicate?
The person icon indicates that the patient reported taking that medication. - ANSWER -When
reviewing the patient's home medications, what does the person icon indicate?
The preference list for physicians is smaller and specific to their specialty; it also includes non-
medication orders. - ANSWER -What is the difference between pharmacist and physician Preference
Lists?
, There is no difference. - ANSWER -What is the difference between pharmacist and physician Facility
Lists?
It means that the order has been authorized, but it is not released or active until the patient arrives
to another location or stage of care. - ANSWER -What does it mean to Sign & Hold an order?
Any patients with orders needing verification in units your filters allow you to see. - ANSWER -Which
patients appear in the Verify Queue?
After you select a filter, it will continue to apply to you and only you no matter which computer you
log in to. - ANSWER -After selecting a filter, do you have to select it again if you log in to a different
computer?
There is a "Reordered from" link to the home medication. - ANSWER -How can you identify a
reordered home medication when verifying orders?
Orders for surgery are Signed and Held and appear in the Verification Queue after they are released.
Since they are not released until the
patient arrives, run a report to find these orders ahead of time. - ANSWER -You want to prepare
some surgical orders for tomorrow morning. Why do you need to use a Reporting Workbench
report?
A warning about the edit appears at the top of the screen and the edit is highlighted in blue. -
ANSWER -In the Verification Queue, how can you identify that an order was edited and what was
edited?
There is a discontinue icon and reason at the top of the screen. - ANSWER -How can you distinguish
between a new and a discontinued order?
Nope! No one is notified of these changes. This way of making a change should be limited to changes
that do not alter the intent of the order. - ANSWER -If you make changes in Verification, does anyone
get notified of the change?
If there is an error you can correct without changing the intent of the order. - ANSWER -When should
you change an order in Verify Orders?
If there is a modification to make which changes the intent of the order or that other clinicians
should be aware of. - ANSWER -When should you discontinue an order and place a new order?
Order mode - ANSWER -What field allows you to control whether a physician receives a cosign
message?
Create a new i-Vent. - ANSWER -How can you document time spent intervening on an order?
If the issue is unresolved, the open i-Vent will cause an icon to appear on the Verify Queue as a
reminder. - ANSWER -What is the advantage of leaving an i-Vent open?
Only Pharmacy users can see i-Vents. They are not part of the Legal Medical Record, and do not
appear to nurses or physicians. - ANSWER -Who can see i-Vents?
Any order with multiple products (ERX) uses a Solid Form Mixture label. This label prints one copy for
each dose and clearly lists the
multiple products. - ANSWER -For what type of orders will a Solid form mixture label print?