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ONCC Practice Tests (OCN - Care
Continuum) Questions and Correct
Verified Answers
Which of the following is an advantage of an implanted vascular access device over a
tunneled central venous catheter?
Decreased risk of infection
Short-term use
Low cost of insertion
Unlimited ability to access
✓ Decreased risk of infection
✓
✓ Answer: Implanted ports have a lower risk of infection than tunneled central
venous catheters.
✓
✓ Reference: Camp-Sorrell, D., & Matey, L. (Eds.). (2017). Access device standards
of practice for oncology nursing. Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society, p.
67.
The nurse teaches a patient that the purpose of a living will is to:
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, Top Mark Questions and Correct Verified Answers
establish the patient's desires for care prior to a life-threatening illness.
make final decisions regarding treatment until disease progression.
acknowledge the risks and limitations of recommended therapies.
appoint a surrogate to make medical decisions.
✓ establish the patient's desires for care prior to a life-threatening illness.
✓
✓ Answer: Living wills are designed to determine the care that a patient is
agreeable to receive or not receive in the event of a terminal illness.
✓
✓ Reference: Eggert, J. (Ed.). (2017). Cancer basics (2nd ed.). Pittsburgh, PA:
Oncology Nursing Society, p. 655(t).
Within which timeframe will chemotherapy-induced alopecia normally begin after
receiving a first treatment?
2 weeks
24 hours
1 month
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3 months
✓ 2 weeks
✓
✓ Answer: Hair loss from chemotherapy usually begins two weeks after beginning
treatment.
✓
✓ Reference: Eggert, J. (Ed.). (2017). Cancer basics (2nd ed.). Pittsburgh, PA:
Oncology Nursing Society, p. 360.
A patient with breast cancer who received cyclophospamide five years ago reports a
new onset of bruising and fatigue. The nurse suspects:
a secondary leukemia.
liver failure.
leukoencephalopathy.
cardiomyopathy.
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ONCC Practice Tests (OCN - Care
Continuum) Questions and Correct
Verified Answers
Which of the following is an advantage of an implanted vascular access device over a
tunneled central venous catheter?
Decreased risk of infection
Short-term use
Low cost of insertion
Unlimited ability to access
✓ Decreased risk of infection
✓
✓ Answer: Implanted ports have a lower risk of infection than tunneled central
venous catheters.
✓
✓ Reference: Camp-Sorrell, D., & Matey, L. (Eds.). (2017). Access device standards
of practice for oncology nursing. Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society, p.
67.
The nurse teaches a patient that the purpose of a living will is to:
Top Mark !!!
, Top Mark Questions and Correct Verified Answers
establish the patient's desires for care prior to a life-threatening illness.
make final decisions regarding treatment until disease progression.
acknowledge the risks and limitations of recommended therapies.
appoint a surrogate to make medical decisions.
✓ establish the patient's desires for care prior to a life-threatening illness.
✓
✓ Answer: Living wills are designed to determine the care that a patient is
agreeable to receive or not receive in the event of a terminal illness.
✓
✓ Reference: Eggert, J. (Ed.). (2017). Cancer basics (2nd ed.). Pittsburgh, PA:
Oncology Nursing Society, p. 655(t).
Within which timeframe will chemotherapy-induced alopecia normally begin after
receiving a first treatment?
2 weeks
24 hours
1 month
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, Top Mark Questions and Correct Verified Answers
3 months
✓ 2 weeks
✓
✓ Answer: Hair loss from chemotherapy usually begins two weeks after beginning
treatment.
✓
✓ Reference: Eggert, J. (Ed.). (2017). Cancer basics (2nd ed.). Pittsburgh, PA:
Oncology Nursing Society, p. 360.
A patient with breast cancer who received cyclophospamide five years ago reports a
new onset of bruising and fatigue. The nurse suspects:
a secondary leukemia.
liver failure.
leukoencephalopathy.
cardiomyopathy.
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