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Complete INP402 EpicCare Inpatient Clinical Exam practice. 150 questions with
verified answers covering Flowsheet Configuration, FLO/FLT/LDA build, Cascading,
System Navigation, Orders, and Clinical Documentation. Updated for 2025/2026.
Includes:
Flowsheet fundamentals (FLO, FLT, Groups, Rows, Templates)
Build hierarchy and naming conventions
Cascading flowsheets (trigger rows, automatic vs. prompted)
Lines/Drains/Airways (LDA) configuration
System navigation (Navigator, Storyboard, Chart Review)
Orders and Medication Management (MAR, BPAs, hard stops)
Documentation workflows and Charting to Definition
Perfect for Epic analysts, builders, and clinical informaticists.
Updated for 2026/2027. This comprehensive practice exam covers the essential domains
of the INP402 EpicCare Inpatient Clinical Exam, including Flowsheet Configuration (FLO,
FLT, LDA), Clinical Documentation Workflows, System Navigation & Build, Order
Management, and Safety & Compliance . Each question includes the correct answer in bold
italic followed by an italic explanation based on Epic system functionality and certification
standards.
SECTION 1: Flowsheet Fundamentals & Navigation (Questions 1-25)
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,1. Where do nurses do the majority of their documentation for an inpatient in Epic?
A) Narrative Notes
B) MAR (Medication Administration Record)
C) Flowsheets activity
D) Care Plan Activity
The Flowsheets activity is the primary location for efficient, structured data entry in Epic,
where nurses document vital signs, intake/output, and assessments .
2. What is used to organize different types of documentation and appears as tabs
within the Flowsheet activity?
A) Groups
B) Rows
C) Templates
D) Topics
Flowsheet templates serve as the tabs visible to clinicians. They organize and group similar
categories of documentation together, such as a "Vitals" tab or "Neuro Assessment" tab .
3. Each flowsheet template is a record in which master file?
A) FLO (Flowsheet Master File)
B) EPT (Patient Master File)
C) FLT (Flowsheet Template Master File)
D) LDA (Patient Location Master File)
The FLT master file contains definitions for flowsheet templates. Administrators build and
edit template records here before assigning them to users .
4. Groups and Rows are records in which master file?
A) FLT
B) FLO
C) EAF
D) EPT
,The FLO (Flowsheet) master file contains the records for both Groups (organizers) and
Rows (data fields). This distinguishes it from the FLT master file, which manages
Templates .
5. What is used to organize individual documentation flowsheet rows and appears as
a darker row color/bold font in the Flowsheet activity?
A) Template
B) Row
C) Topic
D) Group
A Flowsheet Group visually segments rows in the Flowsheets activity. They act as headers
(bold/dark background) that logically group related individual data points (rows) together .
6. Where is data documented; designed to hold specific data; appears as a lighter
row color in the Flowsheet activity?
A) Group
B) Column
C) Row
D) Template
A Flowsheet Row is the specific data field where a clinician enters a single value (e.g.,
Systolic BP, Heart Rate). Rows appear indented with a lighter background beneath the
Group header .
7. What is the administrator's home menu for building flowsheets in Hyperspace?
A) Flowsheet Admin
B) Doc Flowsheet Builder
C) Hyperspace Builder
D) Clinical Configuration
The Doc Flowsheet Builder is the administrator's home menu when building flowsheets. It
provides access to all flowsheet configuration tools .
, 8. What defines the purpose of a record in Epic flowsheets?
A) Value type
B) Row type
C) Record ID
D) Display name
Row type defines the purpose of a record. It determines whether a record functions as a
Group, Data Row, Charge Row, LDA Row, or other specialized row types .
9. What are the nine (9) available row types in Epic flowsheets?
A) Acuity Calculator, Charge Row, Custom Formula, Data, Flowsheet Group, Infusion
Group, Lines/Drains/Airways, Programming Point, Properties
B) Numeric, Text, Date, Time, Category, List, Height, Weight, Temperature
C) Vital, Lab, Medication, Assessment, Intake, Output, Note, Order, Charge
D) Template, Group, Row, Section, Topic, Column, Value, Formula, Cascade
The nine available row types are: Acuity Calculator, Charge Row, Custom Formula, Data,
Flowsheet Group, Infusion Group, Lines/Drains/Airways, Programming, and Point
Properties. "Medication Row" is not a defined row type .
10. What defines the type of information users can document in a row and how they
should format it?
A) Row type
B) Value type
C) Record ID
D) Display name
Value Type defines the type of information users can document in the row and how they
should format it; it is determined by the row type .
11. What are the twelve (12) available value types in Epic flowsheets?
A) Blood Pressure, Category Type, Custom List, Date, Height, Numeric Type, Patient
Height, Patient Weight, String Type, Temperature, Time, Weight
B) Numeric, Text, Date, Time, Category, List, Height, Weight, Temperature, Blood Pressure,