EPIC CLN 251/252 Study Set
1,2 &3
Name two things that are defined by your role record. - ANSWER-Roles define your
default Startup Activity, the
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maximum number of workspaces a user can have open, automatic timeout settings, and
whether your user's last login department will default the next time she logs in.
Explain the difference between role and security. - ANSWER-Security determines a
user's access to functionality. Role determines where that functionality will appear for a
user in Hyperspace.
What function does the Role record perform in Epic? - ANSWER-A role record
determines the layout and ground rules of Hyperspace.
Security Class Scenario:
Your organization wants its hospital charge nurses to have administrative access to the
Patient List activity (Inpatient security point 1 - Patient List Administrator). Otherwise,
their access should be the same as that of other inpatient nurses (who use the MODEL
IP NURSE Inpatient security class). How would you efficiently take care of this need? -
ANSWER-• Duplicate the MODEL IP NURSE Inpatient security class, and call the
duplicate something like IP CHARGE NURSE.
• Add to the duplicate the desired security point. Link all of the charge nurses'
user records (or a charge nurse user template) to this duplicate security class.
How do you duplicate a security class? - ANSWER-Log in to Text as your administrator
> From the Training Application Access menu, select Chronicles. > (Hint: The Training
Application Access menu is the initial menu after logging in to Text. If you are in text but
not on this screen, press PAGE UP until you reach this screen.) > Enter "ECL" at the
Database initials prompt. > Go to Enter Data > Duplicate Security Class. > Duplicate the
"TRNCLN PEDS IP SECURITY CLASS" security class. > Enter a new ID and write it
down > In Hyperspace, use Chart Search to find "Inpatient Security." > Open the new
id. > In the Comments field, enter a more specific title such as first year residents > In
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