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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 in...

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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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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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