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Epic CLN251/252 Exam Review Questions and Answers 100% Correct 2025/2026, Exams of Nursing

Epic CLN251/252 Exam Review Questions and Answers 100% Correct 2025/2026 This document contains updated review questions and 100% correct answers for the Epic CLN251 and CLN252 certification exams for the academic year 2025/2026. It includes scenario-based questions, detailed answer explanations, and key concepts related to EpicCare clinical workflows, build tools, and reporting functionality. A reliable resource for mastering the Epic certification material efficiently.

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Epic CLN251/252 Exam Review Questions and Answers 100% Correct
1. WhateiseChroniclese(entireefileecabinet)?:eEpic'sedatabaseemanagementesystem
2. WhateiseaeMasterefilee(drawers)?:eInformationeineChronicleseiseorganizedeintoemasterefiles.e
Eachemasterefileestoresealletheedataeabouteoneetypeeofething.eForeexample,eoneemasterefileehaseinf
ormationeaboutepatients.
Someeareeupdatedeconstantlye(callededynamic),ewhileesomeeareeonlyeupdatedebyeadministrators
e(calledeadministrativeeorestatic).
3. Whateisetheeabbreviatedenameecalledeforeeachemasterefile?:eEachemasterefileehaseaneabbr
eviatedenameecalledetheeINI.eAemaster'sefileeINIeiseaethree-
charactereinitial.eForeexample,ePatientseiseEPT.
4. WhateiseaeRecorde(fileefolders)?:eRecordsestoreeinformationeabouteoneespecificeentityeineth
eemasterefile.eForeexample,eeachepatientehaseoneerecordeinetheeEPTemasterefile.
5. Howeareerecordseidentified?:eEacherecordehaseaenameeandeidentificationenumbere(ID).
Whileetwoenamesewithinetheesameemasterefileemightebeetheesame,eIDsemustebeeunique.
6. WhateareeContacte(Sheetseofepaper)?:eAedate-
specificesnapshoteofetheedataewithineareecord.eForeexample,eaepatient'seoneehospitalestayei
sedocumentedeineaecontact.
Canecontainemanyedifferentetypes,esucheasehospitaleencounters,eappointments,eandetelephoneee
ncounters.
Ineadministrativeemasterefiles,esucheaseMedications,econtactsedoenoterepresentehospitaleenco
unterseoreappointments.eInstead,etheyerepresenteaedateespecificechangeeinetheeinformation.
7. Whateisetheepurposeeofecontacts,eandewhatehappensetoeoldevaluesewheneaecontacteiseup
dated?:ePurposeeisetoemakeeaechangeetoetheerecordethatewillebecomeeeffectiveeoneaespecificed
ate.
Thisemeaningeprioretoeeffectiveedate,eoldevaluesewillebeeused,eandeonedateeofecontacteandeforward
,enewevaluesewillebecomeeeffective.
8. WhateiseaneItem?:eQuestioneprompteoneaestandardizedeform
9. WhateiseaeValue?:eTheeansweretoethateiteme(questioneprompt)eoneaestandardizedeform
10. WhateiseaeReport?:eCollectioneofeinformationeforeusersetoereviewecomposedeofeprintegrou
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  1. WhateiseChroniclese(entireefileecabinet)?:e Epic'sedatabaseemanagementesystem
  2. WhateiseaeMasterefilee(drawers)?:e InformationeineChronicleseiseorganizedeintoemasterefiles.e Eachemasterefileestoresealletheedataeabouteoneetypeeofething.eForeexample,eoneemasterefileehaseinf ormationeaboutepatients. Someeareeupdatedeconstantlye(callededynamic),ewhileesomeeareeonlyeupdatedebyeadministrators e(calledeadministrativeeorestatic).
  3. Whateisetheeabbreviatedenameecalledeforeeachemasterefile?:e Eachemasterefileehaseaneabbr eviatedenameecalledetheeINI.eAemaster'sefileeINIeiseaethree- charactereinitial.eForeexample,ePatientseiseEPT.
  4. WhateiseaeRecorde(fileefolders)?:e Recordsestoreeinformationeabouteoneespecificeentityeineth eemasterefile.eForeexample,eeachepatientehaseoneerecordeinetheeEPTemasterefile.
  5. Howeareerecordseidentified?:e Eacherecordehaseaenameeandeidentificationenumbere(ID). Whileetwoenamesewithinetheesameemasterefileemightebeetheesame,eIDsemustebeeunique.
  6. WhateareeContacte(Sheetseofepaper)?:e Aedate- specificesnapshoteofetheedataewithineareecord.eForeexample,eaepatient'seoneehospitalestayei sedocumentedeineaecontact. Canecontainemanyedifferentetypes,esucheasehospitaleencounters,eappointments,eandetelephoneee ncounters. Ineadministrativeemasterefiles,esucheaseMedications,econtactsedoenoterepresentehospitaleenco unterseoreappointments.eInstead,etheyerepresenteaedateespecificechangeeinetheeinformation.
  7. Whateisetheepurposeeofecontacts,eandewhatehappensetoeoldevaluesewheneaecontacteiseup dated?:e Purposeeisetoemakeeaechangeetoetheerecordethatewillebecomeeeffectiveeoneaespecificed ate. Thisemeaningeprioretoeeffectiveedate,eoldevaluesewillebeeused,eandeonedateeofecontacteandeforward ,enewevaluesewillebecomeeeffective.
  8. WhateiseaneItem?:e Questioneprompteoneaestandardizedeform
  9. WhateiseaeValue?:e Theeansweretoethateiteme(questioneprompt)eoneaestandardizedeform
  10. WhateiseaeReport?:e Collectioneofeinformationeforeusersetoereviewecomposedeofeprintegrou

ps

  1. WhateiseaePrintegroup?:e InformationepresentedetoetheeuserefromeChroniclesebyelookingeate specificeitemseandevalues.
  2. ExplainetheebenefitseofelookingeforeprintegroupseinetheeDataeHandbookeonetheeUserWeb :e Youecanefilterethemebasedeoneapplication,ereportestyle,eetc.eineorderetoefindeaeprintegroupealrea dyemadeethatebestefitseyoureuser'seneederatherethanecreatingeone
  1. Whateareetheebasiceprincipleseofecompiledeprofileeconfiguration?:e Compiledeprofileelook seatetheesixedifferentelevelsefromespecificetoegeneraleineorderetoecreateeaespecialecollectioneofese ttings.eTheemoreespecificelevelewithetakeeoveretheemoreegeneralelevel.
  2. Determineewhereetoebuildeandelinkeprofilesebasedeoneknowledgeeofetheeprofileehierarc hy?:e Generally,eyoueshouldemakeechangesetoetheemostegeneraletoetheemostespecific.eKeepeinemi ndetheeusers'eneedseandewhoethiseneedsetoeaffect.

Byemakingeprofileesettingseatetheemostegeneraleleveleinetheehierarchyepossible,eyouecanesaveeyo urselfetimeebuildingeandemaintainingetheeprofileseyouecreate. Buildingeatetheemostegeneralelevelepossibleeisethereforeetheemosteefficientewayetoeensureesuccess fuleleveragingeofetheeprofileehierarchy.

  1. Whateareetheetwoegoalsewhenedeterminingehowetoechangeeaeprofile?:e Makeetheerightecha ngeseforetheeusersewhoeneedethem Don'temakeetheechangeseforeusersewhoedon'teneedethem
  2. Howecaneyoueidentifyewhicheisetheebesteleveletoemakeechangesetoeprofileesettings?:e Whatesettingeneedsetoechange? Whicheuserseneedetheechange? Whatedoetheeusersewhoeneedetheechangeehaveeinecommon? What'setheemostegeneralehierarchyelevelethatecouldedeliverethisechangeetoetheecorrecteusers?
  3. WhateiseaeTemplateerecord?:e Theemostegeneraletypeeofenavigatorerecord.eWithinetheetempla teerecord,eadministratorsecanedefineeoneeoremoreetopics,ewhicheareegroup- eingseofenavigatoresections.eTheetemplate,ethus,edefineseaesingle,ecompleteenavigator.
  4. WhateiseaeTopicerecord?:e Aegroupingeoferelatedenavigatoresections.eAfteregroup- eingesectionsebyetopic,etheetopicerecordseareeconfiguredewithineaenavigatoretemplateerecord.
  5. WhateiseaeSectionerecord?:e Theemostebasicebuildingeblockeofeaenavigator.eGen- eerally,eaesectioneallowseaeclinicianetoecompleteeaeparticularetask,esucheasedocumenteallergies eorewriteeaeprogressenote.
  6. Whateisetheerelationshipebetweenenavigatoresections,etopics,eandetem- eplates?:e Eachenavigatoreisecomposedeofethreeetypeseoferecords:etemplates,etopics,eandesectio ns.eAlleofethoseetypeseoferecordseareeparteofetheeLVNemasterefile.eTemplateseareeaesingleecomplet eenavigator,etopicseareegroupseofesections,eandesectionseareewithinetheseetopics,eallowingeuse rsetoecompleteeaeparticularetaske(foreexample,ewriteeaeprogressenote).
  7. HowenavigatorseareeassignedewitheWorkfloweEngineeRules?:e WorkfloweEn- egineeRuleseevaluateetheesituationeforeaeparticularepatienteencountereandedetermineewhichena vigatoretemplateetoeshow. Theesystemelooksetoeaeuser'seprofileehierarchyetoeconsulteaerecord. Ultimately,eaeprofileecontrolsewhichenavigatorseappeareviaetheelinketoeaeWorkfloweEngineeRuleerec ord.

However,eifeaeseteofedirectivesesay,e"continueeafterwards",ethenetheesystemewillecontinueereadinge theeruleeandeprocessingeconditionseandedirectives. Directivesefoundelatereineruleecaneaddetoepreviousedirectives

  1. T/F:eLateredirectivesefoundeineaeWorkfloweEngineeRuleeoverrideeconflictingepreviousedir ectives:e True
  2. WhateiseaeConditionse(If)?:e Specifiesewhichepropertieseandevaluesethee"then..."eportioneap plieseto.
  3. WhateiseaeProperty?:e Relevanteinformation,esucheaseencounteretype,ewhicheisedefinedeby eaepropertyerecordeinetheePropertiese(LRC)emasterefile. Theeconditionse(if)eevaluatesepropertieseofeuser,epatient,eoretypeeofeencountereandeonceematche d,edirectivesearrangeepatienteworkspace.
  4. WhateiseaeRuleehierarchy?:e Stopsetheeworkfloweengineefromesearchingepastewhateitenee dsetoeafteretheeconditionseareemete-eworkseinecorrelationewithetheeprofileehierarchy.
  5. WhateiseaeWorkfloweEngineeRuleeEditor?:e Tooleusedetoecreate/editeaeWorkfloweEngineeRule .
  6. WhateiseaneActiveeruleecontact?:e RuleethateisecurrentlyeactiveeforeWorkfloweEngineeRu le. Onlyeoneeruleecanebeeactiveeateaetime. Onceeaeruleeiseactivated,etheepreviousecontactethatewaseactiveeiseautomaticallyedeactivated.
  7. WhateisetheerelationshipebetweeneWorkfloweEngineeruleseandeprofiles?:e TheeWorkfloweEn gineeruleeattachedetoetheemostespecificeleveleinetheeprofileehierarchyeisetheeruleethatewillebeecon sulted. Settingsefoundeinetheeroleeandecompiledeprofileeforetheepatienteencounterewillebeeused.eTheesystem ewillenotelookeforeadditionaleWorkfloweEngineeruleseateotherelevelseinetheeprofileehierarchy.
  8. HowedoesetheeWorkfloweEngineeevaluateseproperties?:e Theeconditionseeval- euateepropertieseaboutetheeuser,etheepatient,eoretheetypeeofeencountere(admission,eofficeevisit,e etc.).eAfterematchingeoneconditions,etheedirectivesethenearrangeetheepatienteworkspace.
  9. WhateiseaeUsererecord?:e ParteofeUsere(EMP)emasterefile.eControleIDs,epasswords,eestablishese importantelinksetoeothererecordsethatedetermineeaccessetoefunctionalityeandeHyperspaceeconf iguration. AnyoneewhoeneedsetoelogeinetoeHyperspaceeneedsehis/hereowneusererecord.eCanebeelinked

ewitheprovidererecord.

  1. WhateiseaeLinkableetemplate?:e Alsoecalledeuseretemplates,eareerecordsealsoeinetheeUsere(E MP)emasterefileethatealloweyouetoecreateeaesingleerecordetoemaintainesharedesettingseforemultiplee usererecords.

Usersewhoeareeworkingewithetheeprojecteteam. Providersewhoehaveeaneambulatoryetemplateeanderequireeaemoreerobustetemplateewitheinpatie ntesettings.

  1. Whateisesetebyetheeusererecord?:e DefaulteloginedepartmenteUsereID Password

LinketoeProvidereRecordeLinketoe Template IneBasket

  1. Whateisesetebyetheeuseretemplate?:e EpicCareesecurityeclasseReportin geWorkbenchesecurityeclass Role
  2. Whoeneedsebotheaeusereandeprovidererecord?:e UsersewhoeneedetoelogeinetoeHyperspacee andemeetetheecriteriaeforeaeprovidererecordewillerequireebotheaeusereandeprovidererecord.
  3. Whatecaneprovider- basedesettingseset?:e Whichedepartmentsetheeproviderecanebeescheduled ExternalenameeProvidere TypeeReferraleSourceeTyp eeSchedulingeTypeeIntern al/ExternaleusereSpecialt y Seeeschedule
  4. Whateisetheedifferenceebetweeneprovider-basedeversuseuser-basedeset- etings?:e Provider-based WhichedepartmentsetheeproviderecanebeescheduledeExterna lename ProvidereTypeeReferraleS ourceeTypeeSchedulingeT ypeeInternal/Externaleus ereSpecialty SeeescheduleeU ser-Based DefaulteloginedepartmenteUsere ID Password LinketoeProvidereRecordeLinketoe Template
  1. WhateiseaeSecurityepoint?:e IndividualekeysetoepieceseofeEpicefunctionality.eEacheactivitye(li keeCharteReview)eiseassociatedewitheoneeoremoreesecurityepoints.eIfeaeuserehasetheesecurityepoin t,eheehaseaccessetoetheeactivity. IfeheedoeseNOTehaveetheerequiredesecurityepoint,etheneheewillenotebeeableetoelaunchetheeactivity. Inemostecases,etheeuserewon'teeveneseeetheeactivity,eoreitemighteappeareasegrayedeout.
  2. Whateareesomeemainesecurityetypes?:e Securityepointseareetypicallyereferredetoebyetheetype eofesecurityeclassetheyeareefoundeineaenumber. Inpatiente EpicCare ReportingeWorkbencheIne Basket Shared
  3. WhateiseaeFoundationesecurityeclass?:e Epic'seFoundationesecurityeclasseserveseaseaestartin gepointeforecustomers,easeiteiseconfiguredewitheproviders,eusers,eroles,esecurityeclasses,eprofile s,eandeotheresettingsethatereflecteEpic'serecommendationseandebestepractices.
  4. Whateisetheeeffecteaeuser'sesecurityehaseoneHyperspace?:e Securityecontrolseaccessetoef unctionality-ewhateaeusereiseoreisenoteallowedetoedoeinetheesystem.
  5. Whateisetheerelationshipebetweenesecurityepointseandesecurityeclasses?:e- e Securityepointsegranteaccessetoeaesingeepieceeofefunctionality,elikeeaekey.eAesecurityeclasseiseae collectioneofesecurityepoints,elikeeaekeyering. UserseareelinkedetoesecurityeclasseseeitheredirectlyeoreviaeaetemplateeUsersearee notelinkededirectlyetoesecurityepoints.
  6. Whateisetheedifferenceebetweenevariousetypeseofesecurityeclasses?:e Alleuserseneed:eIneBas ket,eShared,eReportingeWorkbench IneBasket
  • UseeOuteBasket,eEditePoolseShared

EditeSmartText,eProvidereFindereRepo rtingeWorkbench

  • MyeReports,eShareeResults EpicCareeiseforealleuserseofeclinicaletools
  • CharteReview,eRxeNon-controlled Inpatienteiseforealleuserseofeclinicaletoolseineaehospitalesetting
  • CareePlans,eDischargeeWriter
  1. Whyewouldeaeuserewouldeneedemultipleetypeseofesecurityeclasses?:e Moreefeasibleesha ringeofesecurity,edecreasingetheeamounteofebuild. Giveedifferentetypeseofeaccessetoetheeaffectedegroupeofeusers

ReleaseeRange:eAlleCustomereOwned

  1. Defineetheefollowingepartseofeaecategoryevalue:etitle,eabbreviation,esynonym,eIDenumber:e Title:eWordeassociatedewithethatevalue.eWhateappearseinetheefieldeaftereyouemakeeaeselection

Abbreviation:eShortenameseforetheetitleeandeareeusedewhenethereeisenoteenoughespaceetoedisplayet heeentireetitle. Defaulteabbreviationeisetheefirste 12 echaracterseofetheetitle. Synonym:eOptionaleforecategoryevalues.eProvideedifferentenamesethateyouecaneenteretoelookeupe thisevalue. ID:eCorrespondingenumbereforecategoryevalue.eCanebeeusedeineplaceeofetitleeoresynonym.

  1. WhateiseaeCategoryelisteaddress?:e MastereFileeInitialseandeitemenumber.
  2. WhateiseaneINI?:e Three-lettereidentifierethaterepresentetheemasterefile.
  3. WhateiseaneItemenumber?:e Identifieregivenetoeaevalueeineaemasterefile.
  4. Whyemighteaecategoryelistemightehaveetwoeaddresses?:e Differentemasterefileseuseetheesam eecategoryelist.eEachemasterefileewilleassigneitseowneitemenumber,emakingeitehaveetwoeaddresses.
  5. Deletingeversusedeactivatingeaevalueeoneaecategoryelist?:e Wheneyouedeacti- evateeaevalue,eyoueareeessentiallyefreezingeitesoethatevalueewillenoelongereappeareaseaechoiceeonet heelist.eAdditionally,eyouewon'teaffecterecordsethatehaveepreviouslyechosenethatevalue.eYouecanea lsoereactivateetheseevalues. Wheneyouedeleteeaevalue,eyoueareeactuallyeremovingethisevalueefrometheesystem.eThisewilleleade toeanyehistoricaleuseeofethatevalueetoebeeerasedeinealletheerecordseiteisecontainedein.
  6. WhyeareesomeelistseEpic-controlled,ewhileeothersemayebeeextendibleeorecustomer- controlled?:e SomeelistseareeEpic-controlledeorepartiallyeEpic- controllede(extendible)eineorderetoemakeesureeconfigurationecontinuesetoeworkeproperlye(suchea seallergies). Someelistseareecustomer- controlledebecauseecertainelistsemayevaryefromeorganizationetoeorganizatione(sucheaseimmuniza tionemanufacturerecategoryelist).
  7. HowedoeseHyperspace,eChronicles,eandeClinicaleAdministrationeInteract?:e- e HyperspaceeiseineconstantecommunicationewitheChronicles.eChronicleseisewhatestoreseandepres entsethateinformationeineHyperspace.eForeexample,eaneendeuserewillelogeinetoeHyperspace,ebuteH yperspaceewilleaskeChronicleseifethatelogeineisevalid.eTheeverificationetoolsewillealsoecomeefromeCh ronicles. TexteletseyouecreateeandemodifyedataeineChronicles.eUsuallyeusedebyeadministrators.eYouecaneedite

Thereeareeitemsethatewillehaveeaeresponseerecordedeoneaeregularebasis.eThiseisecalledeaeresponsee eachetime.

  1. Explainehowecertainemasterefileseuseecontactsetoetrackehoweitemevaluesechangeeovereti me?:e Contactseareedate-specific,ewhichewilleallowetrackingeofethateitemeoveretime.
  2. DoeseHyperspaceestoreepatientedata?:e No
  3. CaneyoueuseeRecordeVieweretoeeditedataeineaeRecord?:e No.eRecordeviewereonlyeallowseyoueto eviewedata.
  4. Howecaneyouequicklyeexiteaerecordefromeanyescreen?:e PresseShift+F7.
  5. Whatedoeyoueuseeaseseparatorsewhenechaining?:e Useecommaseoresemi-colons
  6. Whatekeyedoeyouepresseateaemasterefileepromptetoequicklyeaccessetheesameerecordethate youelasteaccessedethere?:e Pressetheeequale(=)ekey
  7. Howedoeyoueseeehelpetext?:e PresseShift+F
  8. Howedoeyoueleaveetheehelpetext?:e Presseentereandetab.
  9. Aereporteiseaecollectioneofeindividual :e Printegroups
  10. WhateactivityeshouldeaneendeusereuseetoeviewetheenameseandeIDenumberseofeprintegro upseineHyperspace?:e SessioneInformationeReport
  11. Builderseinechargeeofeeditingemasterefileerecordsecaneonlyedoesoeinetext?eT/F:e No.eSo meemasterefilesemayebeeaccessedeandeeditedefromeHyperspace.
  12. Whateisetheebasicefacilityestructure?:e Bed
  • Mostespecific,eadmittedepatientseassignedehereeRoom
  • eContainseoneeoremoreebeds,egenerallyetracksewhereepatienteiseinebuilding,eusedetoemakeelabels Department

Areasethatescheduleeoreadmitepatients,eprovideeaeplaceeforepeopleetoelogin.eRevenuee(Also ecalledeLocations)

  • Collectioneofedepartments.eRepresentebuildingsewhereepeopleeactuallyeworke(hospi- etals,eclinics) ServiceeArea

Businesseentitieseofetheeorganization,etrackserevenueeandeaccounts,ecanerepresentegeographical eregion,eoreentireeorganization

Facility

  • Mostegeneral,erefersetoeentireeenterprise.
  1. Whateareethee 4 etypeseofedepartment?:e Hospital

AreasethateadmitepatientsetoeaeroomeandebedeOutpatienteDe partment

AreasewhereepatientseareescheduledetoeseeeproviderseHospitaleOutpat ienteDepartment