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✔✔What happens behind the scenes when you modify the rate of a medication? -
✔✔The original order is just modified. As a result, only one row appears on the MAR for
nurses.
✔✔Dr. Asparagus would like to order an acetaminophen-codeine (TYLENOL #3) tablet
for his patient. In the search field, he types "T3" and finds the order. Why did Dr.
Asparagus find the order after typing, "T3"? - ✔✔T3 is a synonym for the
acetaminophen-codeine (TYLENOL#3) tablet order.
✔✔Where should a physician go to order a patient's home medication if it wasn't
originally ordered during the admission process? - ✔✔Home Meds tab of the Orders
activity -> Reorder Home Meds
✔✔What does the pushpin mean if it is next to a problem in the problem list? - ✔✔The
pushpin indicates that the problem is a chronic problem (an ongoing problem for the
patient).
✔✔What is the Principal problem? - ✔✔The Principal problem is the main reason for the
patient's hospitalization.
✔✔When documenting with a positive/negative button in the NoteWriter, how can you
quickly indicate that the specific condition is present or positive? - ✔✔Left-click or click
the plus sign.
✔✔WHen documenting with a positive/negative button, how can you quickly indicate
that the specific condition is absent or negative? - ✔✔Right-click or click the minus sign.
✔✔When documenting with a positive/negative button, how can you quickly add a
comment? - ✔✔Hover your mouse cursor over the positive/negative button and start
typing. Or, double click the positive/negative button to open the comments window and
then start typing.
✔✔How can you tell if a comment has already been added to a positive/negative
button? - ✔✔The positive/negative button is underlined.
✔✔True or False? You can add free text to a note in the Note form. - ✔✔True. You can
add additional information to your note by using SmartPhrases or free text in the white
space withing the note.
✔✔How do you add yourself to the treatment team for a patient? - ✔✔Click Sign In and
select your patients from the department list.
, ✔✔How do you remove yourself from the treatment team for a patient? - ✔✔Find the
patient in the My Patients lists. Right-click on the patient's name and select END MY
ASSIGNMENT.
✔✔How can you search for a patient that is not admitted to the hospital? - ✔✔Click
PATIENT LOOKUP to search through the entire database of patients, including those
who are not admitted.
✔✔What activity should you use to get report at start of shift? - ✔✔Summary activity
✔✔When writing a sticky note, what should you include at the end? - ✔✔Your name
and the date you are writing the note.
✔✔True or False? When you log out, the system remembers all filters and views that
you set on the Work List. - ✔✔False. The Work List only saves the last view selected by
the user. The filter is not saved.
✔✔How would you change the Work List to display only medication tasks organized by
patient? - ✔✔Change to Patient View and filter on Medications
✔✔True or False? The Work List only allows a nurse to view tasks for one patient at a
time. - ✔✔False. If the nurses selects a list of patients and clicks Work List, tasks for all
patients on that list appear in the Work List to review.
✔✔When first opened, for what time frame does the Work List display tasks? -
✔✔Current Shift
✔✔True or False. The Work List includes all tasks that a night nurse might have to
complete throughout a shift. - ✔✔False. There are things a nurse is responsible for that
are not listed as discrete tasks on the Work List.
✔✔Give two advantages of using the Work List instead of the Due Meds report to
review your patients' medications. Then give two advantages of using the Due Meds
report instead of the Work List. - ✔✔Work List: Can see ALL medications for ALL
patients; can see other tasks at the same time; can document without opening a
patient's chart.
Due Meds: Can see ALL of one patient's medications due within the current shift; can
see last administration time of all meds; can easily see administration instructions.
✔✔What does an "!!" icon next to a medication on the MAR mean? How is the
administration workflow different for that medication? - ✔✔The medication requires dual