MANAGE ORDERS MODULE ASSESSMENT

1. You've located your patient on the Patient List screen and will need to carry out some of his
orders on his active orders list. Since he was transferred from the ICU to Med Surg, the orders
the doctor reconciled are now Sign and Held orders, meaning they are signed but not active
until released. Place the items on the right in the correct order on the left to release the Sign
and Held orders.
1. C.
2. E.
3. A.

A. Single click the Orders module.

B. Single click the Sign & Held tab.
C. Search for patient by last name, first
name.
4. B.
D. Single click the Release button to make
them active.
5. D.
E. Double click and open his chart.
Feedback: In order to release Sign and Held orders, clinicians must first search for the patient by last
name, first name and then double click to open the patients chart. Next, they will click the Orders
module and then click Sign and Held Tab. This opens up the list of all Sign & Held orders that must be
selected. Once all desired orders are selected, click the Release button to make them active.
2. You want to find out when an order was discontinued yesterday and by who. Which tab in the
Manage Orders module do you click on to find that information?

A. Sign and Held

B. Order History
C. Active Orders
D. Cosign
Feedback: Order History will have a list of all orders that are either active, discontinued, or completed. In
each order will be the report that will tell when an order was discontinued and by who.
3. Is the following statement true or false: A Sign and Held order is not considered an
active order until it is released by a nurse or a physician. True or False
Feedback: Nurses and Doctors are the only clinicians who are able to release Sign and Held orders.
4. When you click the ______ button, you can change an orders dose, frequency, or the
start/stop time. When you click the ______ button my orders are designated to be
cancelled. Orders are not active until I click the _____ button. (Modify, Discontinue, Sign)

Feedback: The Modify button allows a clinician to change an orders parameters such as dose,
frequency, or start/stop time. The Discontinue button will cancel all orders. Modified, discontinued,
and placed orders are not active until the Sign button is clicked.
5. You want to place an order for Tylenol for Mr. Smith. You click the New order button
and notice three tabs where you can search for your orders

Match the definitions on the right to their correct tab on the.

A. Browse

A list of available orders based upon the

patients location (I.e. the floor or unit).
B. Preference List
A comprehensive list of all orders that can be
placed in Epic.
C. Facility List
A list of commonly placed orders that are
easy to select based on the clinician's role
and the order category.
Feedback: Browse A list of commonly placed orders that are easy to select based on the
clinician's role and the order category. Preference list - A list of orders available based upon the
patients location (I.e. the floor or unit). Facility List - A comprehensive list of all orders that can
be placed in Epic.