EPIC OR350 EXAMINATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Epic button. Answer: The Epic button provides you with access to a
number of menus. This is where you find activities that a user uses less
frequently. For instance, you can find the help index, which may be
important when first using the system, but gradually becomes less
necessary.
You will notice that this menu looks different for each user. This is
controlled by which applications are installed and the specific security
configuration set up for each user.
◉ Toolbar. Answer: The Hyperspace toolbar contains buttons (Patient
Station, Open Case and Make Appt in the above screen shot) that let you
quickly access frequently-used activities.
The buttons that appear vary depending on the user; for example, the
activities a nurse uses on a regular basis are not necessarily those used
by a scheduler.
◉ Workspaces. Answer: A workspace is an area to perform a set of
related tasks, such as scheduling a case, charting on a patient, or
configuring OR times.
,Note that the first tab is called your home workspace, which is the
workspace that opens by default when you log in to Hyperspace.
◉ Status bar. Answer: The status bar displays such information as the
current time. It also indicates whether you have new In Basket messages
(In Basket is Epic's intra-application messaging system).
◉ Toolbar wrench. Answer: Click the toolbar wrench to customize the
options on your toolbar.
◉ activity tabs. Answer: Activities are the subsections of a workspace,
generally organized via activity tabs on the left.
◉ activity. Answer: An activity is a workspace section devoted to a
particular task, such as placing orders, documenting a patient
assessment, recording allergies, or even compiling basic surgical case
information.
◉ forms. Answer: forms are less dynamic than activities, and therefore
do not contain a lot of diagrams, charts, or complex formatting; they are
meant to record and organize information.
◉ navigator. Answer: is a tool that organizes documentation and review
tasks according to a particular workflow (like a pre-op call or Phase II
discharge).
,◉ tooltip. Answer: is a brief explanation of an icon or button's purpose,
appearing on an amber-colored bar that disappears when you move your
cursor away.
◉ Completion matching. Answer: You can type a few characters and
press ENTER or TAB. The system will find the appropriate choice and
fill in the rest.
◉ OpTime is:. Answer: surgery scheduling, PeriOp documentation and
Preference Card Management
◉ When a scheduler first logs into Hyperspace, she sees the Snapboard.
When a pre-op nurse logs in, he sees the Status Board. These are their..
Answer: Home workspaces
◉ You want to enter a hernia repair in the Procedure/Code field below.
What are a few quick ways to do it? Answer: You can either type a few
characters like "her" and press ENTER or click the Selection button and
then double-click the hernia repair procedure from the list that appears.
You could also type in the CPT code of the procedure, which you will
learn about in a later lesson.
◉ When you are filling out a date field, what single character can you
type to enter today's date? Answer: You can type "t".
, ◉ You are looking at a field in a case and want to know more about what
it does. What can you press on your keyboard to bring up help text?
Answer: Press F1.
◉ the surgical consult, focuses on two tasks:. Answer: Determining if
surgery is necessary and, if so..
• ..preparing for surgery
◉ True or False: One of the most important documents written during a
consult is a surgical H&P note. It must be written before surgery, and
outlines the patient's history, the results of a physical exam, and the
physician's plan for surgery. Answer: True
◉ NoteWriter. Answer: an activity called NoteWriter that generates note
text based on point-and-click documentation.
◉ SmartText. Answer: template
◉ SmartLists. Answer: pre-built lists
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Epic button. Answer: The Epic button provides you with access to a
number of menus. This is where you find activities that a user uses less
frequently. For instance, you can find the help index, which may be
important when first using the system, but gradually becomes less
necessary.
You will notice that this menu looks different for each user. This is
controlled by which applications are installed and the specific security
configuration set up for each user.
◉ Toolbar. Answer: The Hyperspace toolbar contains buttons (Patient
Station, Open Case and Make Appt in the above screen shot) that let you
quickly access frequently-used activities.
The buttons that appear vary depending on the user; for example, the
activities a nurse uses on a regular basis are not necessarily those used
by a scheduler.
◉ Workspaces. Answer: A workspace is an area to perform a set of
related tasks, such as scheduling a case, charting on a patient, or
configuring OR times.
,Note that the first tab is called your home workspace, which is the
workspace that opens by default when you log in to Hyperspace.
◉ Status bar. Answer: The status bar displays such information as the
current time. It also indicates whether you have new In Basket messages
(In Basket is Epic's intra-application messaging system).
◉ Toolbar wrench. Answer: Click the toolbar wrench to customize the
options on your toolbar.
◉ activity tabs. Answer: Activities are the subsections of a workspace,
generally organized via activity tabs on the left.
◉ activity. Answer: An activity is a workspace section devoted to a
particular task, such as placing orders, documenting a patient
assessment, recording allergies, or even compiling basic surgical case
information.
◉ forms. Answer: forms are less dynamic than activities, and therefore
do not contain a lot of diagrams, charts, or complex formatting; they are
meant to record and organize information.
◉ navigator. Answer: is a tool that organizes documentation and review
tasks according to a particular workflow (like a pre-op call or Phase II
discharge).
,◉ tooltip. Answer: is a brief explanation of an icon or button's purpose,
appearing on an amber-colored bar that disappears when you move your
cursor away.
◉ Completion matching. Answer: You can type a few characters and
press ENTER or TAB. The system will find the appropriate choice and
fill in the rest.
◉ OpTime is:. Answer: surgery scheduling, PeriOp documentation and
Preference Card Management
◉ When a scheduler first logs into Hyperspace, she sees the Snapboard.
When a pre-op nurse logs in, he sees the Status Board. These are their..
Answer: Home workspaces
◉ You want to enter a hernia repair in the Procedure/Code field below.
What are a few quick ways to do it? Answer: You can either type a few
characters like "her" and press ENTER or click the Selection button and
then double-click the hernia repair procedure from the list that appears.
You could also type in the CPT code of the procedure, which you will
learn about in a later lesson.
◉ When you are filling out a date field, what single character can you
type to enter today's date? Answer: You can type "t".
, ◉ You are looking at a field in a case and want to know more about what
it does. What can you press on your keyboard to bring up help text?
Answer: Press F1.
◉ the surgical consult, focuses on two tasks:. Answer: Determining if
surgery is necessary and, if so..
• ..preparing for surgery
◉ True or False: One of the most important documents written during a
consult is a surgical H&P note. It must be written before surgery, and
outlines the patient's history, the results of a physical exam, and the
physician's plan for surgery. Answer: True
◉ NoteWriter. Answer: an activity called NoteWriter that generates note
text based on point-and-click documentation.
◉ SmartText. Answer: template
◉ SmartLists. Answer: pre-built lists
