AONN SIMULATION MIDTERM EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED
TO PASS
◉ Long-Term Effect. Answer: Something that started during treatment
& lasts even after treatment is over
◉ Late Effects. Answer: Can happen months or even years after
treatment
◉ Ambivalence. Answer: Means having mixed feelings about something
◉ Empowerment is .... Answer: An Attribute of advocacy
◉ T/F: Components of NN role include assessment, shared decision-
making & identifying resources.. Answer: True
◉ T/F: Barriers may occur at various points in the cancer continuum,
from prevention to end of life, & may overlap & repeat. Answer: True
,◉ ONS Definition of Pt Navigation. Answer: The assistance provided to
healthcare consumes, pts, families, & caregivers to help them access &
chart a course through the healthcare system & overcome any barriers to
care
◉ Affordable Care Act:. Answer: -Expanded insurance coverage
-Helped with coat of care
-Improved access
-No pre-existing
-Covered preventative
-Stay on parents insurance til 26 yrs ol
◉ T/F: 2013 survey showed more than half of pts reported that when
they received a lack of kindness in communication, they withheld
information. Answer: True
◉ Red Flags for Low Literacy. Answer: -Doesn't ask questions
-Low level of education
-Inability to name meds, purpose or dose
-Inability to provide medical history
-Lack of adherence to tx plan or instructions
-Lack of follow through with tests, referrals, appointments
-Pt given info but unable to weigh risks
, -Inability to make decision
◉ Ethnocentrism. Answer: -Believing that attitudes & behaviors that are
different than ours aren't correct
-Judging another culture
◉ Distress can:. Answer: extend along a continuum, ranging from
common normal feelings of vulnerability, sadness, & fears, to problems
that can become disabling, such as depression, anxiety, panic, social
isolation & existential & spiritual crisis
◉ Why called Distress Management. Answer: -b/c it is more acceptable
& less stigmatizing than "psychiatric, psychosocial, or emotional"
-Can be defined & measured by self-reporting
◉ Percentage of pt with genetic predisposition. Answer: 10%
◉ If mutation identified in a first degree relative, what is chance of also
having the mutation. Answer: 50%
◉ Previvors. Answer: -People with a genetic predisposition for
developing cancer
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED
TO PASS
◉ Long-Term Effect. Answer: Something that started during treatment
& lasts even after treatment is over
◉ Late Effects. Answer: Can happen months or even years after
treatment
◉ Ambivalence. Answer: Means having mixed feelings about something
◉ Empowerment is .... Answer: An Attribute of advocacy
◉ T/F: Components of NN role include assessment, shared decision-
making & identifying resources.. Answer: True
◉ T/F: Barriers may occur at various points in the cancer continuum,
from prevention to end of life, & may overlap & repeat. Answer: True
,◉ ONS Definition of Pt Navigation. Answer: The assistance provided to
healthcare consumes, pts, families, & caregivers to help them access &
chart a course through the healthcare system & overcome any barriers to
care
◉ Affordable Care Act:. Answer: -Expanded insurance coverage
-Helped with coat of care
-Improved access
-No pre-existing
-Covered preventative
-Stay on parents insurance til 26 yrs ol
◉ T/F: 2013 survey showed more than half of pts reported that when
they received a lack of kindness in communication, they withheld
information. Answer: True
◉ Red Flags for Low Literacy. Answer: -Doesn't ask questions
-Low level of education
-Inability to name meds, purpose or dose
-Inability to provide medical history
-Lack of adherence to tx plan or instructions
-Lack of follow through with tests, referrals, appointments
-Pt given info but unable to weigh risks
, -Inability to make decision
◉ Ethnocentrism. Answer: -Believing that attitudes & behaviors that are
different than ours aren't correct
-Judging another culture
◉ Distress can:. Answer: extend along a continuum, ranging from
common normal feelings of vulnerability, sadness, & fears, to problems
that can become disabling, such as depression, anxiety, panic, social
isolation & existential & spiritual crisis
◉ Why called Distress Management. Answer: -b/c it is more acceptable
& less stigmatizing than "psychiatric, psychosocial, or emotional"
-Can be defined & measured by self-reporting
◉ Percentage of pt with genetic predisposition. Answer: 10%
◉ If mutation identified in a first degree relative, what is chance of also
having the mutation. Answer: 50%
◉ Previvors. Answer: -People with a genetic predisposition for
developing cancer
