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AONN CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What is Effectiveness? - correct-answer -Doing the right thing
What is Efficiency? - correct-answer -Comparison/doing it right (factor of
productivity)
What are Clinical Pathways? - correct-answer -Systematic tool to improve care,
standardized, can result in better outcomes
What is an Oncology Pathway? - correct-answer -Most effective, least toxic, least
costly
What are Guidelines? - correct-answer -Recommended regimens per diagnosis
What are Pathways? - correct-answer -Based on clinical guidelines to factor in
efficacy, toxicity, cost
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What is Health Utilization Management? - correct-answer -Concurrent review,
evaluate medical necessity, appropriateness, efficiency
What is Health Utilization Review? - correct-answer -Previous review
What is need for Quality Improvement? - correct-answer -Structure, Processes,
Outcomes
Who is excluded from paying penalty of not having health insurance (ACA)? -
correct-answer -Religious, Native Americans, Undocumented Immigrants,
Prisoners, Income Below Certain Level
What was cost of cancer care in 2010? - correct-answer -$125 billion
What was cost of cancer care in 2004 - correct-answer -$72 billion
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What is the increase of people developing cancer? - correct-answer -45%
What is a Mission statement? - correct-answer -Explains reason for existence (this
can change)
What is a Vision statement? - correct-answer -Explains as it would appear in a
future state (inspirational and aspirational)
What is a Values statement? - correct-answer -What organizations believe and
how it will behave (Moral Compass)
What is goal of Community Outreach and Prevention? - correct-answer -Decrease
time from diagnosis to treatment, decrease barriers, facilitate access to quality of
care
According to Healthy People 2020, how many people do not have health
insurance? - correct-answer -1 in 5
AONN CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What is Effectiveness? - correct-answer -Doing the right thing
What is Efficiency? - correct-answer -Comparison/doing it right (factor of
productivity)
What are Clinical Pathways? - correct-answer -Systematic tool to improve care,
standardized, can result in better outcomes
What is an Oncology Pathway? - correct-answer -Most effective, least toxic, least
costly
What are Guidelines? - correct-answer -Recommended regimens per diagnosis
What are Pathways? - correct-answer -Based on clinical guidelines to factor in
efficacy, toxicity, cost
,2|Page
What is Health Utilization Management? - correct-answer -Concurrent review,
evaluate medical necessity, appropriateness, efficiency
What is Health Utilization Review? - correct-answer -Previous review
What is need for Quality Improvement? - correct-answer -Structure, Processes,
Outcomes
Who is excluded from paying penalty of not having health insurance (ACA)? -
correct-answer -Religious, Native Americans, Undocumented Immigrants,
Prisoners, Income Below Certain Level
What was cost of cancer care in 2010? - correct-answer -$125 billion
What was cost of cancer care in 2004 - correct-answer -$72 billion
, 3|Page
What is the increase of people developing cancer? - correct-answer -45%
What is a Mission statement? - correct-answer -Explains reason for existence (this
can change)
What is a Vision statement? - correct-answer -Explains as it would appear in a
future state (inspirational and aspirational)
What is a Values statement? - correct-answer -What organizations believe and
how it will behave (Moral Compass)
What is goal of Community Outreach and Prevention? - correct-answer -Decrease
time from diagnosis to treatment, decrease barriers, facilitate access to quality of
care
According to Healthy People 2020, how many people do not have health
insurance? - correct-answer -1 in 5
