OCN Test 3 with all Correct & 100% Verified Answers |
Actual Complete Exam |Already Graded A+
The nurse is meeting with a patient, who has terminal cancer, and his family. The nurse
recommends that the patient receive palliative care. The family says that the patient is not
"ready for hospice" because he is not imminently dying. The nurse responds that
A. The program will help to relieve financial burdens.
B. The family needs to accept the patient's future decline.
C. Although hospice care provides palliative care, one does not necessarily need to be close to
death to receive palliative services.
D. Services for the family are important right now. ✔Correct Answer-C
Patients with cancer can struggle with loss of control, questions of faith, and challenges to their
life goals when confronting and dealing with their diagnoses. Which psychosocial domain do
these needs fall under?
A. Health and functioning
B. Family
C. Socioeconomic
D. Psychological and spiritual ✔Correct Answer-D
Which of the following statements about Medicare in the hospice and palliative care setting is
accurate?
A. Patients aged younger than 65 years are not eligible for Medicare.
B. Patients are limited to the number of days covered under the Medicare hospice benefit.
C. Once hospice care is chosen, the Medicare hospice benefit should cover everything that is
needed, and original Medicare will cover any health problems that are not part of the terminal
illness.
D. Patients obtaining an add-on policy (Medigap or Medicare Health Maintenance Organization)
within six months of going on Medicare will have to wait out a preexisting exclusion period.
✔Correct Answer-B
Which of the following patients has the greatest fetal risk related to cancer treatment?
A. 27-year-old pregnant woman in second trimester with slow-growing tumor
B. 28-year-old pregnant woman in first trimester undergoing chemotherapy
C. 22-year-old pregnant woman in third trimester undergoing surgery with local anesthesia
D. 24-year-old pregnant woman in third trimester needing radiation therapy ✔Correct
Answer-B
Secondary malignancies are considered which type of effect of cancer diagnosis and treatment?
A. Chronic
B. Acute
C. Late
, D. Long-term ✔Correct Answer-C
Which of the following is a reason why sexual dysfunction among patients with cancer is
underestimated and underdiagnosed?
A. Patients with cancer have a low incidence of sexual dysfunction.
B. Healthcare providers are unable to ask questions related to sexuality because of the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
C. Patients with cancer have a lack of interest in sexual activity.
D. Healthcare providers often dismiss sexual concerns in patients with cancer ✔Correct
Answer-D
A 51-year-old, postmenopausal woman is taking anastrozole as part of her treatment for breast
cancer. During her follow-up visit, she tells the nurse that she is experiencing vaginal dryness
and discomfort during sexual intercourse. The nurse's best response is
A. "Using a vaginal lubricant might help to decrease your discomfort."
B. "This is a normal side effect of therapy. It will resolve soon."
C. "Taking oxycodone and acetaminophen before intercourse might decrease the pain."
D. "Have you discussed this with your partner?" ✔Correct Answer-A
You are the oncology nurse caring for Ms. J., a 24-year-old woman with acute myelogenous
leukemia who has successfully completed induction, consolidation, and maintenance therapy. In
conducting her patient teaching, she states that she and her husband have been wanting to
start a family and she "is so happy that treatment is over so that we can finally start trying to
have a baby!" Which of the following is your best response?
A. "Your blood counts should be absolutely normal six months following treatment. It is best to
wait until that time to resume sexual activity to avoid any infection or bleeding."
B. "Congratulations! I know that it has been difficult with your diagnosis and treatment, and the
waiting has been hard."
C. "There are too many unknown risks about the effects of chemotherapy long-term. Conceiving
a child following therapy is not advised."
D. "Because of the long-term side effects of treatment an ✔Correct Answer-D
You are the oncology nurse caring for Mr. P., a 52-year-old with lung cancer who underwent
pneumonectomy. He returns to your clinic today for his first follow-up visit after surgery. He
reports that he attempted to mow the grass last week and was not able to do so because of
shortness of breath and fatigue. He is frustrated that his wife is having to take on so much
around the house and that he is unable to "do what I used to do." Which of the following is your
best response?
A. "The loss of your lung is significant and, although frustrating, will require you to make some
changes in your roles and responsibilities, including physical activities."
B. "Don't push yourself too much too quickly, and let your wife help."
C. "Let me get a prescription for some oxygen that will make you feel better."
D. "Pulmonary rehabilitation will help with your symptoms, and once you have completed it,
you will be able to do all the ✔Correct Answer-A
Actual Complete Exam |Already Graded A+
The nurse is meeting with a patient, who has terminal cancer, and his family. The nurse
recommends that the patient receive palliative care. The family says that the patient is not
"ready for hospice" because he is not imminently dying. The nurse responds that
A. The program will help to relieve financial burdens.
B. The family needs to accept the patient's future decline.
C. Although hospice care provides palliative care, one does not necessarily need to be close to
death to receive palliative services.
D. Services for the family are important right now. ✔Correct Answer-C
Patients with cancer can struggle with loss of control, questions of faith, and challenges to their
life goals when confronting and dealing with their diagnoses. Which psychosocial domain do
these needs fall under?
A. Health and functioning
B. Family
C. Socioeconomic
D. Psychological and spiritual ✔Correct Answer-D
Which of the following statements about Medicare in the hospice and palliative care setting is
accurate?
A. Patients aged younger than 65 years are not eligible for Medicare.
B. Patients are limited to the number of days covered under the Medicare hospice benefit.
C. Once hospice care is chosen, the Medicare hospice benefit should cover everything that is
needed, and original Medicare will cover any health problems that are not part of the terminal
illness.
D. Patients obtaining an add-on policy (Medigap or Medicare Health Maintenance Organization)
within six months of going on Medicare will have to wait out a preexisting exclusion period.
✔Correct Answer-B
Which of the following patients has the greatest fetal risk related to cancer treatment?
A. 27-year-old pregnant woman in second trimester with slow-growing tumor
B. 28-year-old pregnant woman in first trimester undergoing chemotherapy
C. 22-year-old pregnant woman in third trimester undergoing surgery with local anesthesia
D. 24-year-old pregnant woman in third trimester needing radiation therapy ✔Correct
Answer-B
Secondary malignancies are considered which type of effect of cancer diagnosis and treatment?
A. Chronic
B. Acute
C. Late
, D. Long-term ✔Correct Answer-C
Which of the following is a reason why sexual dysfunction among patients with cancer is
underestimated and underdiagnosed?
A. Patients with cancer have a low incidence of sexual dysfunction.
B. Healthcare providers are unable to ask questions related to sexuality because of the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
C. Patients with cancer have a lack of interest in sexual activity.
D. Healthcare providers often dismiss sexual concerns in patients with cancer ✔Correct
Answer-D
A 51-year-old, postmenopausal woman is taking anastrozole as part of her treatment for breast
cancer. During her follow-up visit, she tells the nurse that she is experiencing vaginal dryness
and discomfort during sexual intercourse. The nurse's best response is
A. "Using a vaginal lubricant might help to decrease your discomfort."
B. "This is a normal side effect of therapy. It will resolve soon."
C. "Taking oxycodone and acetaminophen before intercourse might decrease the pain."
D. "Have you discussed this with your partner?" ✔Correct Answer-A
You are the oncology nurse caring for Ms. J., a 24-year-old woman with acute myelogenous
leukemia who has successfully completed induction, consolidation, and maintenance therapy. In
conducting her patient teaching, she states that she and her husband have been wanting to
start a family and she "is so happy that treatment is over so that we can finally start trying to
have a baby!" Which of the following is your best response?
A. "Your blood counts should be absolutely normal six months following treatment. It is best to
wait until that time to resume sexual activity to avoid any infection or bleeding."
B. "Congratulations! I know that it has been difficult with your diagnosis and treatment, and the
waiting has been hard."
C. "There are too many unknown risks about the effects of chemotherapy long-term. Conceiving
a child following therapy is not advised."
D. "Because of the long-term side effects of treatment an ✔Correct Answer-D
You are the oncology nurse caring for Mr. P., a 52-year-old with lung cancer who underwent
pneumonectomy. He returns to your clinic today for his first follow-up visit after surgery. He
reports that he attempted to mow the grass last week and was not able to do so because of
shortness of breath and fatigue. He is frustrated that his wife is having to take on so much
around the house and that he is unable to "do what I used to do." Which of the following is your
best response?
A. "The loss of your lung is significant and, although frustrating, will require you to make some
changes in your roles and responsibilities, including physical activities."
B. "Don't push yourself too much too quickly, and let your wife help."
C. "Let me get a prescription for some oxygen that will make you feel better."
D. "Pulmonary rehabilitation will help with your symptoms, and once you have completed it,
you will be able to do all the ✔Correct Answer-A
