AONN CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
✔✔What are the components of NCCN Standards of Care relating to patient distress
(2014)? - ✔✔Recognized, Monitored, Documented, Treated Properly
✔✔True/False: There is now a subspecialty "American Psychological Oncology Society"
- ✔✔True
✔✔What are 3 main psychological concerns in cancer patients? - ✔✔Depression,
Anxiety, Neurocognitive (including delirium)
✔✔True/False: The NCCN Distress Thermometer tool assesses for suicide risk -
✔✔False
✔✔What is the meaning of distress? - ✔✔The mind's perception of this reality of life as
experienced by the heart.
✔✔True/False: Avoidance is a coping mechanism - ✔✔True
✔✔What is Buckman's 2005 SPIKES protocol? - ✔✔Set up interview, Patient's
perception, Invitation from patient to give information, Knowledge to patient, Explore
emotions, Strategy/Summary
✔✔What is the most feared of manifestations of cancer? - ✔✔Pain
✔✔True/False: Pain is most common symptom reported - ✔✔True (14-100%)
✔✔True/False: Pain interferes with immune system - ✔✔True
✔✔How long can Cancer Related Fatigue last after treatment? - ✔✔1 year
✔✔True/False: PTSD of survivorship is not real - ✔✔False
✔✔True/False: Poverty increases risk of suicide and depression in long term cancer
survivors - ✔✔True
✔✔How many patients have a genetic risk of developing cancer? - ✔✔10%
✔✔If a relative has gene mutation, what is risk for patient to have mutation? - ✔✔50%
✔✔What did the Broken System 2001 Report state? - ✔✔People at ALL socioeconomic
levels are at risk for not receiving quality health care
, ✔✔What are the 3 biggest disparities to care? - ✔✔Poverty, Social Injustice, Cultural
✔✔True/False: Race is the single most defining issue in history of American Society -
✔✔True
✔✔How many people speak language other than English? - ✔✔1 in 5
✔✔What percentage of people read at or below 5th grade level? - ✔✔>20%
✔✔True/False: 21 million Americans can't read at all - ✔✔True
✔✔True/False: Nearly 1/2 of American Adults are functionally illiterate - ✔✔True
✔✔What did the Nuremburg Code of 1947 address? - ✔✔Voluntary Consent
✔✔What did the Declaration of Helsinki of 1964 address? - ✔✔Well-being of subject is
greater than interest of society, written consent
✔✔What did the Common Rule of 1981 address? - ✔✔Types of research, defined
terms, set forth requirements for IRB
✔✔What percentage of patients experience distress? - ✔✔33%
✔✔What did Mitchell provide in 2010 - ✔✔6 tools for measuring distress in cancer
patients
✔✔What did CoC require for accreditation in 2012? - ✔✔Distress screening for every
cancer patient
✔✔What percentage of patients have a nutritional deficit at the time of their cancer
diagnosis? - ✔✔50%
✔✔What is the most unreported side effect to MDs? - ✔✔Pain
✔✔What is FACT-F? - ✔✔Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Fatigue
✔✔What are the 3 stages of Transitions Theory? - ✔✔Endings, Neutral Zone,
Beginnings
✔✔When does survivorship begin? - ✔✔At time of diagnosis
GRADED A+
✔✔What are the components of NCCN Standards of Care relating to patient distress
(2014)? - ✔✔Recognized, Monitored, Documented, Treated Properly
✔✔True/False: There is now a subspecialty "American Psychological Oncology Society"
- ✔✔True
✔✔What are 3 main psychological concerns in cancer patients? - ✔✔Depression,
Anxiety, Neurocognitive (including delirium)
✔✔True/False: The NCCN Distress Thermometer tool assesses for suicide risk -
✔✔False
✔✔What is the meaning of distress? - ✔✔The mind's perception of this reality of life as
experienced by the heart.
✔✔True/False: Avoidance is a coping mechanism - ✔✔True
✔✔What is Buckman's 2005 SPIKES protocol? - ✔✔Set up interview, Patient's
perception, Invitation from patient to give information, Knowledge to patient, Explore
emotions, Strategy/Summary
✔✔What is the most feared of manifestations of cancer? - ✔✔Pain
✔✔True/False: Pain is most common symptom reported - ✔✔True (14-100%)
✔✔True/False: Pain interferes with immune system - ✔✔True
✔✔How long can Cancer Related Fatigue last after treatment? - ✔✔1 year
✔✔True/False: PTSD of survivorship is not real - ✔✔False
✔✔True/False: Poverty increases risk of suicide and depression in long term cancer
survivors - ✔✔True
✔✔How many patients have a genetic risk of developing cancer? - ✔✔10%
✔✔If a relative has gene mutation, what is risk for patient to have mutation? - ✔✔50%
✔✔What did the Broken System 2001 Report state? - ✔✔People at ALL socioeconomic
levels are at risk for not receiving quality health care
, ✔✔What are the 3 biggest disparities to care? - ✔✔Poverty, Social Injustice, Cultural
✔✔True/False: Race is the single most defining issue in history of American Society -
✔✔True
✔✔How many people speak language other than English? - ✔✔1 in 5
✔✔What percentage of people read at or below 5th grade level? - ✔✔>20%
✔✔True/False: 21 million Americans can't read at all - ✔✔True
✔✔True/False: Nearly 1/2 of American Adults are functionally illiterate - ✔✔True
✔✔What did the Nuremburg Code of 1947 address? - ✔✔Voluntary Consent
✔✔What did the Declaration of Helsinki of 1964 address? - ✔✔Well-being of subject is
greater than interest of society, written consent
✔✔What did the Common Rule of 1981 address? - ✔✔Types of research, defined
terms, set forth requirements for IRB
✔✔What percentage of patients experience distress? - ✔✔33%
✔✔What did Mitchell provide in 2010 - ✔✔6 tools for measuring distress in cancer
patients
✔✔What did CoC require for accreditation in 2012? - ✔✔Distress screening for every
cancer patient
✔✔What percentage of patients have a nutritional deficit at the time of their cancer
diagnosis? - ✔✔50%
✔✔What is the most unreported side effect to MDs? - ✔✔Pain
✔✔What is FACT-F? - ✔✔Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Fatigue
✔✔What are the 3 stages of Transitions Theory? - ✔✔Endings, Neutral Zone,
Beginnings
✔✔When does survivorship begin? - ✔✔At time of diagnosis
