OCN practice test questions with
complete solutions
Within which timeframe will chemotherapy-induced alopecia normally
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begin after receiving a first treatment?
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24 hours |
2 weeks
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1 month
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3 months - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-2 weeks
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The nurse teaches a patient that the survivorship care plan is used to:
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A. provide instructions to the employer to make accommodations upon
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the return to work.
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B. replace the patient's electronic medical record.
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C. provide clear direction for ongoing care and surveillance following
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treatment.
D. completion of treatment. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-provide clear
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direction for ongoing care and surveillance following treatment.
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,Which of the following interventions should the nurse perform for a
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patient who is at risk for increased intracranial pressure?
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Keeping the patient's bed in the high Fowler's position
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Limiting suctioning to less than 30 seconds
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Assessing the patient's gag reflex
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Positioning pillows to hyperextend the neck - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Assessing the patient's gag reflex
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Which of the following is a dose-limiting toxicity of irinotecan?
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Diarrhea
Alopecia
Miosis
Vomiting - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-diarhhea
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A patient demonstrates an adequate understanding of the teaching
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provided regarding chemotherapy and myelosuppression by stating:
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A. "Myelosuppression is:
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the overreaction of the body's immune system to a medication."
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B. unintentional prior to a bone marrow transplant."
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, C. a potential side effect of many cancer treatments."
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D. when laboratory values show an elevation in the white blood cell
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count." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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A patient receiving a fluorouracil-based combination chemotherapy
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regimen is employed as a landscaper. The nurse teaches the patient
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about the risk of:
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gout.
peripheral edema. |
photosensitivity.
pulmonary toxicity. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-photosensitivity.
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Which of the following is released into the bloodstream in the event of
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tumor lysis syndrome?
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Uric acid |
Sodium
Magnesium
Calcium - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-uric acid
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complete solutions
Within which timeframe will chemotherapy-induced alopecia normally
| | | | | | |
begin after receiving a first treatment?
| | | | |
24 hours |
2 weeks
|
1 month
|
3 months - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-2 weeks
| | | | |
The nurse teaches a patient that the survivorship care plan is used to:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
A. provide instructions to the employer to make accommodations upon
| | | | | | | | | |
the return to work.
| | |
B. replace the patient's electronic medical record.
| | | | | |
C. provide clear direction for ongoing care and surveillance following
| | | | | | | | | |
treatment.
D. completion of treatment. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-provide clear
| | | | | | | |
direction for ongoing care and surveillance following treatment.
| | | | | | |
,Which of the following interventions should the nurse perform for a
| | | | | | | | | | |
patient who is at risk for increased intracranial pressure?
| | | | | | | |
Keeping the patient's bed in the high Fowler's position
| | | | | | | |
Limiting suctioning to less than 30 seconds
| | | | | |
Assessing the patient's gag reflex
| | | |
Positioning pillows to hyperextend the neck - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | |
Assessing the patient's gag reflex
| | | |
Which of the following is a dose-limiting toxicity of irinotecan?
| | | | | | | | |
Diarrhea
Alopecia
Miosis
Vomiting - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-diarhhea
| | |
A patient demonstrates an adequate understanding of the teaching
| | | | | | | | |
provided regarding chemotherapy and myelosuppression by stating:
| | | | | | |
A. "Myelosuppression is:
| |
the overreaction of the body's immune system to a medication."
| | | | | | | | |
B. unintentional prior to a bone marrow transplant."
| | | | | | |
, C. a potential side effect of many cancer treatments."
| | | | | | | |
D. when laboratory values show an elevation in the white blood cell
| | | | | | | | | | | |
count." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | |
A patient receiving a fluorouracil-based combination chemotherapy
| | | | | | |
regimen is employed as a landscaper. The nurse teaches the patient
| | | | | | | | | | |
about the risk of:
| | |
gout.
peripheral edema. |
photosensitivity.
pulmonary toxicity. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-photosensitivity.
| | | |
Which of the following is released into the bloodstream in the event of
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
tumor lysis syndrome?
| |
Uric acid |
Sodium
Magnesium
Calcium - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-uric acid
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