Brain and Patient Lists
True or False: Brain will
automatically sign you into your
patients each morning.
False
Which report "tells the patient
story"?
Clinical Portrait
Where in the chart should you
begin admission
documentation?
ADT Navigators activity -->
Admission Navigator
At OHSU the term LDA =Lines,
Drains and Airways and ....
tubes, wounds, burns, balloons and incisions
True or False: You can update patient discharge information prior to a discharge order being received.
True
What are 4 tasks you can complete in the Brain?
Administer PRN Meds
Print Lab Labels
View Required Documentation
Acknowledge Orders
Which activity shows historical
patient information such as past
encounters or discontinued
medications?
Chart Review
True or False: When you are in the
Admission navigator you must start
atthe top and work your way to the
bottomin order
False
A provider has placed some orders
on your patient and signed them,
but you don't see them active in
the MAR or patient's chart. What happened
to the orders?
The orders are signed & held
Where would you write your
handoff note at the end of your shift or before a patient is transferred or discharged?
Care Plan activity
You are about to administer several
PRN medications to your patient.
Should this be done from Brain?
PRN medications can be administered from Brain, but the preferred workflow is to administer Meds and Vaccines from the MAR when more than one PRN medication will be given.
When reviewing a report, what
can you click on to quickly find specific items in a report by using this tool.
Binoculars icon or Ctrl + F
Your patient has a nickname they
like to be called, but it's not a
preferred name. Where can you
document their nickname?
Admission Navigator -->
General Info Section
When should you check the patient's Care Plan?
Start of Shift, Upon Transfer, Change in Patient condition and End of shift.
What is the patient's condition if the Plan of Care data is inconsistent?
Moderately Unstable
True or False: If you add a
patient to your My List they will
appear on your Brain as well.
False (if added manually without assigning yourself as RN)
You want to see if the patient has
had any COVID vaccinations
administered, notes previously
written, or orders placed, but can't
remember where to go to what tool could you use?
Storyboard Search Feature
What kind of allergies are
recorded in the allergies
section?
Medication and Food allergies
When you come on shift you check
in on your patient who was
admitted for pneumonia. The
patientis very worried about being
put on a respirator. Which part of
the Care Plan would you update
with this information?
Care Plan-->General Plan of Care
-->Patient Specific Goal-->
Anxieties and Fears
(Flowsheet row is acceptable too)
True or False: When the
patient is discharged you should
Sign them out from the Brain.
False
(when physically discharged they will drop off Brain)
From Patient Lists, which report can
you view to make sure you have
completed all outstanding tasks for
your patient?
Required Documentation
During your shift you can't
remember when you are supposed
to take another set of vitals for your
patient, or administer a specific medication.
This is also a patient
that you have not signed into. How
can you quickly access the
information you need?
Brain Sidebar
Why is it important to update a
patient's allergies and home
medications upon admission?
When new medication orders are placed Epic will "look" to these two sections to ensure there are no adverse reactions anticipated for the patient.
What is the first thing you document when a Patient has a Blood Transfusion reaction?
The time stopped for the blood in the Blood Admin Flowsheet.
True or False: All Education
topics must be complete prior
to patient discharge.
False