EPIC ASAP EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE
What is a Narrator? - ANSWER-Narrators are designed to be used in any order. Nurses
can use the ED Narrator to jump from toolbox to toolbox, documenting assessments or
completing tasks as needed.
What is a Navigator? - ANSWER-Navigators are designed to match the order of a
workflow and users will typically work from the top section to the bottom section.
What's the difference between a Navigator and a Narrator? - ANSWER-Navigators are
designed to match the order of a workflow and users will typically work from the top
section to the bottom section. And Narrators are designed to be used in any order
What are the three sections in the Narrator called? - ANSWER-Toolbox on the Left and
Right and Event Log in the Center
When documenting an IV placement time you type n-5. What does N-5 mean? -
ANSWER-"n-5"means to document that the IV was placed five minutes ago
How does a Nurse Document Medication Administration? - ANSWER-The Orders will
automatically in the Nurses ED Navigator and upon single clicking the order, the order
composer will populate
How can the Nurses configure the Event Log, to display only the events you would like
to see? - ANSWER-Click the wrench Icon and choose the events you would like to see
How can the Nurses configure the Narrator to display the most documented items at the
top? - ANSWER-By selecting Favorite Columns at the top and marking tabs as proirty
What is the patient event Log? - ANSWER-The Patient event log displays the patient
treatment events that have occurred in this visit.
Where Does the Nurse Document a Code? - ANSWER-Code Narrator activity tab
What is the ED Dashboard and how can end user access it? - ANSWER-The event
times in the Patient Events Log help populate the ED Dashboard report. The ED
Dashboard gives you at-a-glance information for your emergency department.
How can you track events that happened during an ED patients stay? - ANSWER-The
Patient Events Log displays a list of all the treatment events that have occurred for a
patient who is in the emergency department. To open the Patient Events Log activity,
click More and select Patient Event Tracking.
, What is NoteWriter? - ANSWER-NoteWriter is an activity that allows your clinicians to
select discrete options to document their note, and automatically generates text that is
associated with the physician's selections.
What is the Attending primary startup activity & what is the view button that the provider
would useful? - ANSWER-The Track Board My Patients. They are the patients the for
whom the provider is responsible
Why is the Report Tab important to Providers? - ANSWER-The Orders to Sign report
displays on the report pane. This allows you to see any relevant orders-related
information about your patient. The report here on the Track Board is dynamic, allowing
you to take action on that. There are Sign and Sign Section hyperlinks in this report.
Without going into the Patients chart how can a provider go directly into Notewriter? -
ANSWER-With your patient selected, click the My Note tab to launch the NoteWriter
When using Notewriter how you do add important HPI information about the primary
complaint or how do you add more rows to the Notewriter in HPI? - ANSWER-Under the
HPI tab in the top right Corner, select the Selection button next to the ADD HPI form
and type in your primary complaint i.e abdominal pain and Notewriter will automatically
add this new section to the bottom of your note
When you begin to use Notewriter you notice that there is already text in your note,
where is this text coming from? - ANSWER-This link pulls in information that was
entered earlier in the encounter elsewhere in the patient chart.
Can you edit the pre-populated text? - ANSWER-No. If you right-click to edit a
SmartLink (blue), it breaks the link to the chart and becomes free text instead. If you
right-click to edit a SmartBlock (orange), you are taken back to the ROS tab to change
your discrete documentation
When and Why would you make a macro your primary Macro? - ANSWER-You would
select it if you always wanted to use this macro as your default when you click Load
primary macro. It would only work on the NoteWriter's Physical Exam tab, and only
when the age and sex restrictions of the patient whose chart you had open matched
what you see in the Restrictions field.
What does it mean when you share a Note? - ANSWER-When you share your note, it is
saved but not yet finalized. Other providers in the ED will be able to read your note, but
you will still be able to make edits to it before signing it.
You can create and edit a Macro at anytime, how you do access Macro Manager? -
ANSWER-To open the Macro Manager, go to Epic > Tools > Macro Manager.
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE
What is a Narrator? - ANSWER-Narrators are designed to be used in any order. Nurses
can use the ED Narrator to jump from toolbox to toolbox, documenting assessments or
completing tasks as needed.
What is a Navigator? - ANSWER-Navigators are designed to match the order of a
workflow and users will typically work from the top section to the bottom section.
What's the difference between a Navigator and a Narrator? - ANSWER-Navigators are
designed to match the order of a workflow and users will typically work from the top
section to the bottom section. And Narrators are designed to be used in any order
What are the three sections in the Narrator called? - ANSWER-Toolbox on the Left and
Right and Event Log in the Center
When documenting an IV placement time you type n-5. What does N-5 mean? -
ANSWER-"n-5"means to document that the IV was placed five minutes ago
How does a Nurse Document Medication Administration? - ANSWER-The Orders will
automatically in the Nurses ED Navigator and upon single clicking the order, the order
composer will populate
How can the Nurses configure the Event Log, to display only the events you would like
to see? - ANSWER-Click the wrench Icon and choose the events you would like to see
How can the Nurses configure the Narrator to display the most documented items at the
top? - ANSWER-By selecting Favorite Columns at the top and marking tabs as proirty
What is the patient event Log? - ANSWER-The Patient event log displays the patient
treatment events that have occurred in this visit.
Where Does the Nurse Document a Code? - ANSWER-Code Narrator activity tab
What is the ED Dashboard and how can end user access it? - ANSWER-The event
times in the Patient Events Log help populate the ED Dashboard report. The ED
Dashboard gives you at-a-glance information for your emergency department.
How can you track events that happened during an ED patients stay? - ANSWER-The
Patient Events Log displays a list of all the treatment events that have occurred for a
patient who is in the emergency department. To open the Patient Events Log activity,
click More and select Patient Event Tracking.
, What is NoteWriter? - ANSWER-NoteWriter is an activity that allows your clinicians to
select discrete options to document their note, and automatically generates text that is
associated with the physician's selections.
What is the Attending primary startup activity & what is the view button that the provider
would useful? - ANSWER-The Track Board My Patients. They are the patients the for
whom the provider is responsible
Why is the Report Tab important to Providers? - ANSWER-The Orders to Sign report
displays on the report pane. This allows you to see any relevant orders-related
information about your patient. The report here on the Track Board is dynamic, allowing
you to take action on that. There are Sign and Sign Section hyperlinks in this report.
Without going into the Patients chart how can a provider go directly into Notewriter? -
ANSWER-With your patient selected, click the My Note tab to launch the NoteWriter
When using Notewriter how you do add important HPI information about the primary
complaint or how do you add more rows to the Notewriter in HPI? - ANSWER-Under the
HPI tab in the top right Corner, select the Selection button next to the ADD HPI form
and type in your primary complaint i.e abdominal pain and Notewriter will automatically
add this new section to the bottom of your note
When you begin to use Notewriter you notice that there is already text in your note,
where is this text coming from? - ANSWER-This link pulls in information that was
entered earlier in the encounter elsewhere in the patient chart.
Can you edit the pre-populated text? - ANSWER-No. If you right-click to edit a
SmartLink (blue), it breaks the link to the chart and becomes free text instead. If you
right-click to edit a SmartBlock (orange), you are taken back to the ROS tab to change
your discrete documentation
When and Why would you make a macro your primary Macro? - ANSWER-You would
select it if you always wanted to use this macro as your default when you click Load
primary macro. It would only work on the NoteWriter's Physical Exam tab, and only
when the age and sex restrictions of the patient whose chart you had open matched
what you see in the Restrictions field.
What does it mean when you share a Note? - ANSWER-When you share your note, it is
saved but not yet finalized. Other providers in the ED will be able to read your note, but
you will still be able to make edits to it before signing it.
You can create and edit a Macro at anytime, how you do access Macro Manager? -
ANSWER-To open the Macro Manager, go to Epic > Tools > Macro Manager.
