AONN Certification EXAM, || Questions and Answers || Complete Test,
Practice Questions, Verified Answer Key, and Study Guide for (Latest 2026
Edition)
1. What are Cancer Costs by 2020 $173 Billion
2. When was Affordable Care Act 2010
Passed
3. What is the Affordable Care Act By 1/1/14 citizens must have health ins or pay penalty
4. What is NCCN Distress Ther- Tool to identify barriers and issues of distress
mometer
5. What is Mullan's Seasons of Sur- 3 stages of survival - Acute, Extended, Permanent
vival Model
6. What is Bidimensional Orientation Patient-centered and healthcare system-centered
of NN Role
7. What is the Freeman Model Navigation model using community members to help
underserved and poor gain access to breast cancer
screenings
8. What is Major Purpose of Naviga- Provide personal assistance in eliminating barriers to
tion care
9. What is Belmont Report and In- Informed Consent is an example of the ethical principle
formed Consent Autonomy
10. When did ONS Implemented NN 2008
Role
11. Lillie's Book When 2011
12. 2002
, AONN Certification EXAM, || Questions and Answers || Complete Test,
Practice Questions, Verified Answer Key, and Study Guide for (Latest 2026
Edition)
When was Patient Navigation Re-
search Program Formed
13. What is CoC Standard 3.1 ID and address a new barrier each year
14. What is Palliative Care Symptom Management, not hospice
15. What is #1 of wishes in dying pa- Be Kept Clean (99% of patients)
tients?
16. What to Expect --> Physical Condi- 96% of patients say this is important
tion
17. What % of patients wish to die at 50-90%
home
18. How many patients die at home 10-35%
19. How many patients die in hospi- 50-60%
tals
20. What is average length of time pt 5 days
receives hospice
21. What is % ICU deaths of metastat- 21%
ic patients
22. What do patients think when they 30-81% patients think "cure"
hear: "Hopeful your tumor will re-
spond to this treatment"
23. True/False: Being honest doesn't True
take away hope
, AONN Certification EXAM, || Questions and Answers || Complete Test,
Practice Questions, Verified Answer Key, and Study Guide for (Latest 2026
Edition)
24. What is #1 fear of entering hos- Fear of abandonment by their doctor
pice
25. What are 3 Phases of Hope? 1) miracle, 2) long life w/quality of life, 3) accepting
shortened life but still hope for quality of life
26. What is the mean cost of cancer $74,000 (only 4% is hospice)
care in last 6 months of life?
27. True/False: Advanced Directives False
are just CPR
28. True/False: Poor communication True
is why pts don't get care they de-
sire
29. What is Role of Navigation Improve patient's timely access to cancer-related care
throughout the cancer continuum
30. When Was Term "Patient Naviga- 1990's by Harold Freeman in Harlem, NY
tion" First Coined
31. What was increase in 5-year sur- Increased from 39% to 70% in breast cancer, 94% of
vival rate after Freeman's program whom were black
32. What was decrease in late stage Decreased from 50% to 20% for his black patients
diagnosis after Freeman's pro-
gram
33. What is World Health Org defini- "state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
tion of health and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"
Practice Questions, Verified Answer Key, and Study Guide for (Latest 2026
Edition)
1. What are Cancer Costs by 2020 $173 Billion
2. When was Affordable Care Act 2010
Passed
3. What is the Affordable Care Act By 1/1/14 citizens must have health ins or pay penalty
4. What is NCCN Distress Ther- Tool to identify barriers and issues of distress
mometer
5. What is Mullan's Seasons of Sur- 3 stages of survival - Acute, Extended, Permanent
vival Model
6. What is Bidimensional Orientation Patient-centered and healthcare system-centered
of NN Role
7. What is the Freeman Model Navigation model using community members to help
underserved and poor gain access to breast cancer
screenings
8. What is Major Purpose of Naviga- Provide personal assistance in eliminating barriers to
tion care
9. What is Belmont Report and In- Informed Consent is an example of the ethical principle
formed Consent Autonomy
10. When did ONS Implemented NN 2008
Role
11. Lillie's Book When 2011
12. 2002
, AONN Certification EXAM, || Questions and Answers || Complete Test,
Practice Questions, Verified Answer Key, and Study Guide for (Latest 2026
Edition)
When was Patient Navigation Re-
search Program Formed
13. What is CoC Standard 3.1 ID and address a new barrier each year
14. What is Palliative Care Symptom Management, not hospice
15. What is #1 of wishes in dying pa- Be Kept Clean (99% of patients)
tients?
16. What to Expect --> Physical Condi- 96% of patients say this is important
tion
17. What % of patients wish to die at 50-90%
home
18. How many patients die at home 10-35%
19. How many patients die in hospi- 50-60%
tals
20. What is average length of time pt 5 days
receives hospice
21. What is % ICU deaths of metastat- 21%
ic patients
22. What do patients think when they 30-81% patients think "cure"
hear: "Hopeful your tumor will re-
spond to this treatment"
23. True/False: Being honest doesn't True
take away hope
, AONN Certification EXAM, || Questions and Answers || Complete Test,
Practice Questions, Verified Answer Key, and Study Guide for (Latest 2026
Edition)
24. What is #1 fear of entering hos- Fear of abandonment by their doctor
pice
25. What are 3 Phases of Hope? 1) miracle, 2) long life w/quality of life, 3) accepting
shortened life but still hope for quality of life
26. What is the mean cost of cancer $74,000 (only 4% is hospice)
care in last 6 months of life?
27. True/False: Advanced Directives False
are just CPR
28. True/False: Poor communication True
is why pts don't get care they de-
sire
29. What is Role of Navigation Improve patient's timely access to cancer-related care
throughout the cancer continuum
30. When Was Term "Patient Naviga- 1990's by Harold Freeman in Harlem, NY
tion" First Coined
31. What was increase in 5-year sur- Increased from 39% to 70% in breast cancer, 94% of
vival rate after Freeman's program whom were black
32. What was decrease in late stage Decreased from 50% to 20% for his black patients
diagnosis after Freeman's pro-
gram
33. What is World Health Org defini- "state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
tion of health and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"
