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Willow Inpatient RX100 Questions and
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Graded
You need to place an order for a dose of vancomycin, to be given
intravenously. What could you
type in the Place new orders field?
Ans: Vanco IV. You will find and select the orderable record
and let IMS for IVs select the product to dispense
When you enter the order for the vancomycin, it is pulled right in to the
Orders sidebar ( because there is only one option on the facility list)
even though it can be dispensed in many different ways. What is
causing this to happen?
Ans: 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.
When a pharmacist places orders, what appears on the Preference List
tab? the Facility List tab? the Database tab
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Ans: The pharmacists' Preference List tab contains common
medication and non‐medication orders. The Facility List tab
contains orders that are available at the patient's hospital. The
Database tab contains every single record from the third party
data, including medication and non‐medication records.
designed to select the best product ﴾ERX﴿ or products based on the
dose and what is available. IMS can create a "mixture" of multiple ERX
products as needed. To make the most of this functionality, do not
include a strength when searching for an IMS medication
Ans: The Intelligent Medication Selection (IMS) functionality
Intelligent Medication Selection tries to find a combination of
strengths for a single ingredient solid that allows for the:
Ans: Closest dispense location
Smallest number of different strengths in a dose
Smallest total number of tablets, capsules or suppositories in a
dose
For liquid medications and changes the package ﴾NDC﴿ only, not the
product ﴾ERX﴿.
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Ans: The Intelligent Package Selection (IPS) functionality. IPS
can dispense multiples of a single NDC, but will not combine
different NDCs for a single
order.
Because NDCs are required by payers and CMS, and because they can
have such a large impact on how medications are dispensed and
charged for
Ans: an order can't be verified without a package. If a
pharmacist enters an order without a package, the order wil l
not autoverify.
In which section of the medication reconciliation navigator does a
provider decide whether a home med should be ordered for this
admission?
Ans: Reconcile Home Medications; in this section, providers
determine whether the medication should be Ordered, Not
Ordered, Replaced, or Removed.
When reviewing the patient's home medications, what does the house
icon indicate?
Ans: The medication was entered in Epic as an outpatient
prescription.
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When reviewing the patient's home medications, what does the person
icon indicate?
Ans: The person icon indicates that the patient reported taking
that medication.
What do providers see on the Facility List? Is this the same or different
from what pharmacists see?
Ans: Providers see medication and non‐medication orders that
are available for ordering at the hospital the patient is admitted
to. This is the same for pharmacists and other users, as well.
True or False: Nurses can tell if a medication has been verified from the
MAR.
Ans: True. Orders that have been signed appear on the MAR
(and Orders activity and Verify Orders), but if they aren't
verified yet a stop sign appears on the MAR and no dispense
location appears
When do medication orders appear on the MAR and in the Orders
activity?
Ans: When the order is signed. If an order is signed & held, it
appears when released.
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Willow Inpatient RX100 Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
You need to place an order for a dose of vancomycin, to be given
intravenously. What could you
type in the Place new orders field?
Ans: Vanco IV. You will find and select the orderable record
and let IMS for IVs select the product to dispense
When you enter the order for the vancomycin, it is pulled right in to the
Orders sidebar ( because there is only one option on the facility list)
even though it can be dispensed in many different ways. What is
causing this to happen?
Ans: 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.
When a pharmacist places orders, what appears on the Preference List
tab? the Facility List tab? the Database tab
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Ans: The pharmacists' Preference List tab contains common
medication and non‐medication orders. The Facility List tab
contains orders that are available at the patient's hospital. The
Database tab contains every single record from the third party
data, including medication and non‐medication records.
designed to select the best product ﴾ERX﴿ or products based on the
dose and what is available. IMS can create a "mixture" of multiple ERX
products as needed. To make the most of this functionality, do not
include a strength when searching for an IMS medication
Ans: The Intelligent Medication Selection (IMS) functionality
Intelligent Medication Selection tries to find a combination of
strengths for a single ingredient solid that allows for the:
Ans: Closest dispense location
Smallest number of different strengths in a dose
Smallest total number of tablets, capsules or suppositories in a
dose
For liquid medications and changes the package ﴾NDC﴿ only, not the
product ﴾ERX﴿.
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Ans: The Intelligent Package Selection (IPS) functionality. IPS
can dispense multiples of a single NDC, but will not combine
different NDCs for a single
order.
Because NDCs are required by payers and CMS, and because they can
have such a large impact on how medications are dispensed and
charged for
Ans: an order can't be verified without a package. If a
pharmacist enters an order without a package, the order wil l
not autoverify.
In which section of the medication reconciliation navigator does a
provider decide whether a home med should be ordered for this
admission?
Ans: Reconcile Home Medications; in this section, providers
determine whether the medication should be Ordered, Not
Ordered, Replaced, or Removed.
When reviewing the patient's home medications, what does the house
icon indicate?
Ans: The medication was entered in Epic as an outpatient
prescription.
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When reviewing the patient's home medications, what does the person
icon indicate?
Ans: The person icon indicates that the patient reported taking
that medication.
What do providers see on the Facility List? Is this the same or different
from what pharmacists see?
Ans: Providers see medication and non‐medication orders that
are available for ordering at the hospital the patient is admitted
to. This is the same for pharmacists and other users, as well.
True or False: Nurses can tell if a medication has been verified from the
MAR.
Ans: True. Orders that have been signed appear on the MAR
(and Orders activity and Verify Orders), but if they aren't
verified yet a stop sign appears on the MAR and no dispense
location appears
When do medication orders appear on the MAR and in the Orders
activity?
Ans: When the order is signed. If an order is signed & held, it
appears when released.
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