AONN Flashcards
social determinants of health - ✔✔ correct answer Conditions in the environments in which people are
born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning and quality-
of-life outcomes and risks.
What are the causes of health disparities? - ✔✔ correct answer Lack of medical coverage and unequal
access to improvements in treatment
Define Patient Navigation - ✔✔ correct answer Patient navigation is an intervention that addresses
barriers to quality standard care by providing individualized assistance to patients, survivors and families
Root - ✔✔ correct answer What part of a medical word describes which part of the body the word
relates to?
W hat is the definition of its suffix in the word "colonoscopy? - ✔✔ correct answer Using an instrument
for viewing
Hepatoblastoma - ✔✔ correct answer Describes a cancer in the liver
Most science and medical terms come from which origin(s)? - ✔✔ correct answer Greek and Latin
Carcinomas - ✔✔ correct answer A type of cancer that starts in the cells that cover external and internal
organs or glands
How are cancers named? - ✔✔ correct answer Based on location of origin
Benign and malignant tumors - ✔✔ correct answer A tumor that is non-cancerous
A tumor that is cancerous
What are the basic cancer treatment options - ✔✔ correct answer Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy,
targeted therapy and palliative treatment
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Neo-adjuvant; adjuvant - ✔✔ correct answer Neo-adjuvant means treatment is given before a main type
of treatment (usually surgery)
adjuvant means treatment is given after a main type of treatment.
What is an example of a supportive care service? - ✔✔ correct answer Lymphedema therapy
T/F: The goal of a clinical trial is to find better and safer ways to prevent, screen for, diagnose or treat
disease. - ✔✔ correct answer True
What are the benefits of participating in a clinical trial? - ✔✔ correct answer -new treatments may be
more effective or safer than current ones
-patients in clinical trials may be the first to benefit from new treatments before they are widely
available
-Patients get high quality care and are closely followed by doctors
What are the risks of participating in a clinical trial? - ✔✔ correct answer -New treatments are not
always better and may not works as well as current treatments
-New treatments may unexpected or worse side affects than current treatment
- Patients in clinical trials may have more doctors visits
-Some cost may not be covered (be sure to research!)
What are the physical impacts of cancer? - ✔✔ correct answer Pain Fatigue Anemia Weight gain/loss
Nausea/vomiting
Self‐care and mobility issues
Other treatment side effects
Life‐threatening medical emergencies
What are the psychosocial impacts of cancer? - ✔✔ correct answer Body image issues
Anxiety and depression
Changes in relationships and roles in family
Caregiver burden and support needs Stigma, fear, social isolation
social determinants of health - ✔✔ correct answer Conditions in the environments in which people are
born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning and quality-
of-life outcomes and risks.
What are the causes of health disparities? - ✔✔ correct answer Lack of medical coverage and unequal
access to improvements in treatment
Define Patient Navigation - ✔✔ correct answer Patient navigation is an intervention that addresses
barriers to quality standard care by providing individualized assistance to patients, survivors and families
Root - ✔✔ correct answer What part of a medical word describes which part of the body the word
relates to?
W hat is the definition of its suffix in the word "colonoscopy? - ✔✔ correct answer Using an instrument
for viewing
Hepatoblastoma - ✔✔ correct answer Describes a cancer in the liver
Most science and medical terms come from which origin(s)? - ✔✔ correct answer Greek and Latin
Carcinomas - ✔✔ correct answer A type of cancer that starts in the cells that cover external and internal
organs or glands
How are cancers named? - ✔✔ correct answer Based on location of origin
Benign and malignant tumors - ✔✔ correct answer A tumor that is non-cancerous
A tumor that is cancerous
What are the basic cancer treatment options - ✔✔ correct answer Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy,
targeted therapy and palliative treatment
, AONN Flashcards
Neo-adjuvant; adjuvant - ✔✔ correct answer Neo-adjuvant means treatment is given before a main type
of treatment (usually surgery)
adjuvant means treatment is given after a main type of treatment.
What is an example of a supportive care service? - ✔✔ correct answer Lymphedema therapy
T/F: The goal of a clinical trial is to find better and safer ways to prevent, screen for, diagnose or treat
disease. - ✔✔ correct answer True
What are the benefits of participating in a clinical trial? - ✔✔ correct answer -new treatments may be
more effective or safer than current ones
-patients in clinical trials may be the first to benefit from new treatments before they are widely
available
-Patients get high quality care and are closely followed by doctors
What are the risks of participating in a clinical trial? - ✔✔ correct answer -New treatments are not
always better and may not works as well as current treatments
-New treatments may unexpected or worse side affects than current treatment
- Patients in clinical trials may have more doctors visits
-Some cost may not be covered (be sure to research!)
What are the physical impacts of cancer? - ✔✔ correct answer Pain Fatigue Anemia Weight gain/loss
Nausea/vomiting
Self‐care and mobility issues
Other treatment side effects
Life‐threatening medical emergencies
What are the psychosocial impacts of cancer? - ✔✔ correct answer Body image issues
Anxiety and depression
Changes in relationships and roles in family
Caregiver burden and support needs Stigma, fear, social isolation
