BEPIC IMP 100 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What does EPIC call the first screen a user sees when they log in? - Startup Activity
What is a My List? - A list of patients that I am following during my shift. I control the columns, the
default report, and I manage the list of patients
What is a system list, and how can it be used to organize patients? - A list of patients that is automatically
updated by the system. You can make a shortcut to these lists in a My List.
How can a surgeon quickly sort her list of patients by unit? - Click the Unit column in Patient Lists.
What types of information can a surgeon gather from reports at the bottom of the startup activities? -
Vitals, I/O, Current Meds, and more
How can a clinician open a patient's chartg? - Double-click the patient from Patient Lists.
What are the tabs along the left of the screen in a patients' chart called? - Activities
How can you tell there is an abnormal value within a specified time interval in accordion reports? - There
is a red exclamation point next to the value.
How can you tell if there are values hidden within a time interval in accordion reports? - The abnormal
value appears in red.
How can you tell if there are values hidden within a time interval in accordion reports? - A plus sign
appears next to the value displaying in a given column.
How do you know which notes are new? - A clock icon appears in a column next to the note.
How can you quickly find a patient's H&P within the Notes activity? - Click the H&Ps. Or, from the All
Notes tab, click the Type column header to sort by note type.
You want to Time Mark the new notes for your patient. Will that action Time Mark your patient's notes
for anyone else who opens her chart? - No. Clicking Time Mark automatically marks ALL notes as no
longer new for the user to Time Marks, but nobody else.
True or False? Time Mark means that you have actually read all of the notes in the patient's chart. -
False. Time Mark serves as a bookmark and organization tool for you. It simply marks the notes as no
longer new.
On the Add or Remove Buttons from Toolbar window, what is the difference between the Reports and
Display Name columns? - In the REPORTS column, you enter the name of the report you want to have as
a shortcut on the Reports toolbar. The name in the DISPLAY NAME column is what you actually see on a
report's button in Summary.
, Assume the following scenario: You are searching for an order, and you are unable to find it on your
preference list, so you search the facility list and find it there. The next time you search for this same
order, you don't want to have to expand your search to the facility list. What can you do? - Add the order
to your preference list by clicking the star to the right of the order.
As you are writing an order for your patient, your pager goes off. What can you do with this unfinished
order? - Pend the order by clicking Save Work.
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border.
When bsearching bfor ba bdietary bconsult border, byou benter b"con bdie" bin bthe bsearch bfield. bWhat bsearch
bmethod bare byou busing? b- bEnRol
What bhappens bbehind bthe bscenes bwhen byou bmodify bthe bfrequency bof ba bmedication border? b- bThe
boriginal border bis bdiscontinued band ba bnew border bis bentered. bAs ba bresult, btwo brows bappear bon bthe
bMAR bfor bnurses.
What bhappens bbehind bthe bscenes bwhen byou bmodify bthe brate bof ba bmedication? b- bThe boriginal
border bis bjust bmodified. bAs ba bresult, bonly bone brow bappears bon bthe bMAR bfor bnurses.
Dr. bAsparagus bwould blike bto border ban bacetaminophen-codeine b(TYLENOL b#3) btablet bfor bhis bpatient.
bIn bthe bsearch bfield, bhe btypes b"T3" band bfinds bthe border. bWhy bdid bDr. bAsparagus bfind bthe border
bafter btyping, b"T3"? b- bT3 bis ba bsynonym bfor bthe bacetaminophen-codeine b(TYLENOL#3) btablet border.
Where bshould ba bphysician bgo bto border ba bpatient's bhome bmedication bif bit bwasn't boriginally bordered
bduring bthe badmission bprocess? b- bHome bMeds btab bof bthe bOrders bactivity b-> bReorder bHome bMeds
What bdoes bthe bpushpin bmean bif bit bis bnext bto ba bproblem bin bthe bproblem blist? b- bThe bpushpin
bindicates bthat bthe bproblem bis ba bchronic bproblem b(an bongoing bproblem bfor bthe bpatient).
What bis bthe bPrincipal bproblem? b- bThe bPrincipal bproblem bis bthe bmain breason bfor bthe bpatient's
bhospitalization.
When bdocumenting bwith ba bpositive/negative bbutton bin bthe bNoteWriter, bhow bcan byou bquickly
bindicate bthat bthe bspecific bcondition bis bpresent bor bpositive? b- bLeft-click bor bclick bthe bplus bsign.
WHen bdocumenting bwith ba bpositive/negative bbutton, bhow bcan byou bquickly bindicate bthat bthe
bspecific bcondition bis babsent bor bnegative? b- bRight-click bor bclick bthe bminus bsign.
When bdocumenting bwith ba bpositive/negative bbutton, bhow bcan byou bquickly badd ba bcomment? b-
bHover byour bmouse bcursor bover bthe bpositive/negative bbutton band bstart btyping. bOr, bdouble bclick bthe
bpositive/negative bbutton bto bopen bthe bcomments bwindow band bthen bstart btyping.
How bcan byou btell bif ba bcomment bhas balready bbeen badded bto ba bpositive/negative bbutton? b- bThe
bpositive/negative bbutton bis bunderlined.
ANSWERS
What does EPIC call the first screen a user sees when they log in? - Startup Activity
What is a My List? - A list of patients that I am following during my shift. I control the columns, the
default report, and I manage the list of patients
What is a system list, and how can it be used to organize patients? - A list of patients that is automatically
updated by the system. You can make a shortcut to these lists in a My List.
How can a surgeon quickly sort her list of patients by unit? - Click the Unit column in Patient Lists.
What types of information can a surgeon gather from reports at the bottom of the startup activities? -
Vitals, I/O, Current Meds, and more
How can a clinician open a patient's chartg? - Double-click the patient from Patient Lists.
What are the tabs along the left of the screen in a patients' chart called? - Activities
How can you tell there is an abnormal value within a specified time interval in accordion reports? - There
is a red exclamation point next to the value.
How can you tell if there are values hidden within a time interval in accordion reports? - The abnormal
value appears in red.
How can you tell if there are values hidden within a time interval in accordion reports? - A plus sign
appears next to the value displaying in a given column.
How do you know which notes are new? - A clock icon appears in a column next to the note.
How can you quickly find a patient's H&P within the Notes activity? - Click the H&Ps. Or, from the All
Notes tab, click the Type column header to sort by note type.
You want to Time Mark the new notes for your patient. Will that action Time Mark your patient's notes
for anyone else who opens her chart? - No. Clicking Time Mark automatically marks ALL notes as no
longer new for the user to Time Marks, but nobody else.
True or False? Time Mark means that you have actually read all of the notes in the patient's chart. -
False. Time Mark serves as a bookmark and organization tool for you. It simply marks the notes as no
longer new.
On the Add or Remove Buttons from Toolbar window, what is the difference between the Reports and
Display Name columns? - In the REPORTS column, you enter the name of the report you want to have as
a shortcut on the Reports toolbar. The name in the DISPLAY NAME column is what you actually see on a
report's button in Summary.
, Assume the following scenario: You are searching for an order, and you are unable to find it on your
preference list, so you search the facility list and find it there. The next time you search for this same
order, you don't want to have to expand your search to the facility list. What can you do? - Add the order
to your preference list by clicking the star to the right of the order.
As you are writing an order for your patient, your pager goes off. What can you do with this unfinished
order? - Pend the order by clicking Save Work.
What bmust byou bdo bbefore bthat bunfinished border bcan bbe bacted bupon? b- bComplete band bsign bthe
border.
When bsearching bfor ba bdietary bconsult border, byou benter b"con bdie" bin bthe bsearch bfield. bWhat bsearch
bmethod bare byou busing? b- bEnRol
What bhappens bbehind bthe bscenes bwhen byou bmodify bthe bfrequency bof ba bmedication border? b- bThe
boriginal border bis bdiscontinued band ba bnew border bis bentered. bAs ba bresult, btwo brows bappear bon bthe
bMAR bfor bnurses.
What bhappens bbehind bthe bscenes bwhen byou bmodify bthe brate bof ba bmedication? b- bThe boriginal
border bis bjust bmodified. bAs ba bresult, bonly bone brow bappears bon bthe bMAR bfor bnurses.
Dr. bAsparagus bwould blike bto border ban bacetaminophen-codeine b(TYLENOL b#3) btablet bfor bhis bpatient.
bIn bthe bsearch bfield, bhe btypes b"T3" band bfinds bthe border. bWhy bdid bDr. bAsparagus bfind bthe border
bafter btyping, b"T3"? b- bT3 bis ba bsynonym bfor bthe bacetaminophen-codeine b(TYLENOL#3) btablet border.
Where bshould ba bphysician bgo bto border ba bpatient's bhome bmedication bif bit bwasn't boriginally bordered
bduring bthe badmission bprocess? b- bHome bMeds btab bof bthe bOrders bactivity b-> bReorder bHome bMeds
What bdoes bthe bpushpin bmean bif bit bis bnext bto ba bproblem bin bthe bproblem blist? b- bThe bpushpin
bindicates bthat bthe bproblem bis ba bchronic bproblem b(an bongoing bproblem bfor bthe bpatient).
What bis bthe bPrincipal bproblem? b- bThe bPrincipal bproblem bis bthe bmain breason bfor bthe bpatient's
bhospitalization.
When bdocumenting bwith ba bpositive/negative bbutton bin bthe bNoteWriter, bhow bcan byou bquickly
bindicate bthat bthe bspecific bcondition bis bpresent bor bpositive? b- bLeft-click bor bclick bthe bplus bsign.
WHen bdocumenting bwith ba bpositive/negative bbutton, bhow bcan byou bquickly bindicate bthat bthe
bspecific bcondition bis babsent bor bnegative? b- bRight-click bor bclick bthe bminus bsign.
When bdocumenting bwith ba bpositive/negative bbutton, bhow bcan byou bquickly badd ba bcomment? b-
bHover byour bmouse bcursor bover bthe bpositive/negative bbutton band bstart btyping. bOr, bdouble bclick bthe
bpositive/negative bbutton bto bopen bthe bcomments bwindow band bthen bstart btyping.
How bcan byou btell bif ba bcomment bhas balready bbeen badded bto ba bpositive/negative bbutton? b- bThe
bpositive/negative bbutton bis bunderlined.
