INP 100 RECENT EXAM SET QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is an overdue dose? - ✔✔An overdue dose is a medication that has yet to be
documented.
✔✔What is Willow Inpatient Pharmacy? - ✔✔Willow Inpatient Pharmacy is Epic's
pharmacy system.
✔✔What is an Automated Dispensing System (ADS)? - ✔✔An ADS cabinet is like a
computerized vending machine for medications.
✔✔What is an override pull? - ✔✔If a medication is not on the ADS patient's profile, the
nurse can only pull it if it is available as an override pull. Each ADS cabinet has a list of
medications in its inventory that can be pulled on override.
✔✔How do you use the Due Meds report to review all of a single patient's medications?
- ✔✔To get a complete view of a patient's medications, a nurse can use the Due Meds
report in Patient Lists or the Meds report in Summary. The Due Meds report shows all
scheduled doses due this shift and any overdue doses from the last shift. The
scheduled doses appear in chronological order.
✔✔How do you identify when the last dose of a medication was given? - ✔✔A nurse
can use the "Last Admin" column in the Due Meds report and the MAR Report in the
MAR activity.
✔✔How do you read and navigate the MAR? - ✔✔Each row in the MAR represents the
different medications, and each column represents a different hour. Icons are used in
the MAR to call attention to important pieces of information about the medication.
✔✔How do you filter the MAR? - ✔✔Nurses can use the tabs across the top of the MAR
to filter the medications.
, ✔✔How do you identify an active, future, completed, or discontinued medication? -
✔✔The MAR groups orders based on their status and sorts them alphabetically within
the active, future, completed, or discontinued medication groups.
✔✔How do you identify a medication that has not been verified by pharmacy? -
✔✔Unverified orders appear on the MAR with a red stop sign.
✔✔How do you use the MAR Report to review med administrations across multiple
shifts? - ✔✔Each column in the MAR report shows an entire day's worth of
administrations and due times. Click on an administration or due time to see more
details about that action at the bottom of the report. Use the day range hyperlinks to
zoom in or out or to shift your view forward or backward.
✔✔How do you document giving a PRN medication? - ✔✔In the MAR under the column
for the current time, click the cell for the medication you are about to administer. Verify
you have the right patient, medication, dose, and route. For PRN medications, confirm
you are giving the med for the indicated PRN reason. If you haven't already, verify that
enough time has passed since the last administration. If necessary, update the Time
and Dose fields to reflect when and how much of the medication was actually
administered.
✔✔How do you document pertinent flowsheet data while documenting a medication
administration? - ✔✔If you have a new assessment to record, enter the value in the
Associated Flowsheet Rows. If you recently entered an assessment in Flowsheet,
select the last filed value to associate it with this administration.
✔✔How do you edit an administration that has already been documented? - ✔✔From
the MAR, click the existing action you wish to edit. Select the Edit administration
checkbox. Update the appropriate fields to reflect the actual administration.
✔✔How do you document giving a scheduled medication? - ✔✔In the MAR click on the
medication bubble you want to administer. Verify that you have the right patient,
medication, dose, and route. Adjust the Time field to reflect when you actually
administered the medication.
✔✔How do you document giving a medication with a ranged dose? - ✔✔In the MAR
click the due time for the medication you want to administer. Verify that you have the
right patient, medication, dose, and route. For medications with ranged doses, refer to
the administration instructions, and update the dose field to reflect how much
medication you are giving. Adjust the Time field to reflect when you actually
administered the medication.
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is an overdue dose? - ✔✔An overdue dose is a medication that has yet to be
documented.
✔✔What is Willow Inpatient Pharmacy? - ✔✔Willow Inpatient Pharmacy is Epic's
pharmacy system.
✔✔What is an Automated Dispensing System (ADS)? - ✔✔An ADS cabinet is like a
computerized vending machine for medications.
✔✔What is an override pull? - ✔✔If a medication is not on the ADS patient's profile, the
nurse can only pull it if it is available as an override pull. Each ADS cabinet has a list of
medications in its inventory that can be pulled on override.
✔✔How do you use the Due Meds report to review all of a single patient's medications?
- ✔✔To get a complete view of a patient's medications, a nurse can use the Due Meds
report in Patient Lists or the Meds report in Summary. The Due Meds report shows all
scheduled doses due this shift and any overdue doses from the last shift. The
scheduled doses appear in chronological order.
✔✔How do you identify when the last dose of a medication was given? - ✔✔A nurse
can use the "Last Admin" column in the Due Meds report and the MAR Report in the
MAR activity.
✔✔How do you read and navigate the MAR? - ✔✔Each row in the MAR represents the
different medications, and each column represents a different hour. Icons are used in
the MAR to call attention to important pieces of information about the medication.
✔✔How do you filter the MAR? - ✔✔Nurses can use the tabs across the top of the MAR
to filter the medications.
, ✔✔How do you identify an active, future, completed, or discontinued medication? -
✔✔The MAR groups orders based on their status and sorts them alphabetically within
the active, future, completed, or discontinued medication groups.
✔✔How do you identify a medication that has not been verified by pharmacy? -
✔✔Unverified orders appear on the MAR with a red stop sign.
✔✔How do you use the MAR Report to review med administrations across multiple
shifts? - ✔✔Each column in the MAR report shows an entire day's worth of
administrations and due times. Click on an administration or due time to see more
details about that action at the bottom of the report. Use the day range hyperlinks to
zoom in or out or to shift your view forward or backward.
✔✔How do you document giving a PRN medication? - ✔✔In the MAR under the column
for the current time, click the cell for the medication you are about to administer. Verify
you have the right patient, medication, dose, and route. For PRN medications, confirm
you are giving the med for the indicated PRN reason. If you haven't already, verify that
enough time has passed since the last administration. If necessary, update the Time
and Dose fields to reflect when and how much of the medication was actually
administered.
✔✔How do you document pertinent flowsheet data while documenting a medication
administration? - ✔✔If you have a new assessment to record, enter the value in the
Associated Flowsheet Rows. If you recently entered an assessment in Flowsheet,
select the last filed value to associate it with this administration.
✔✔How do you edit an administration that has already been documented? - ✔✔From
the MAR, click the existing action you wish to edit. Select the Edit administration
checkbox. Update the appropriate fields to reflect the actual administration.
✔✔How do you document giving a scheduled medication? - ✔✔In the MAR click on the
medication bubble you want to administer. Verify that you have the right patient,
medication, dose, and route. Adjust the Time field to reflect when you actually
administered the medication.
✔✔How do you document giving a medication with a ranged dose? - ✔✔In the MAR
click the due time for the medication you want to administer. Verify that you have the
right patient, medication, dose, and route. For medications with ranged doses, refer to
the administration instructions, and update the dose field to reflect how much
medication you are giving. Adjust the Time field to reflect when you actually
administered the medication.
