ONCC OCN PRACTICE TEST
Questions and Answers
1. Within which timeframe will chemotherapy-induced alopecia
normally begin after receiving a first treatment?
24 hours
2 weeks
1 month
3 months: 2 weeks
2. The nurse teaches a patient that the survivorship care plan is
used to:
A. provide instructions to the employer to make
accommodations upon the return to work.
B. replace the patient's electronic medical record.
C. provide clear direction for ongoing care and surveillance
following treatment.
D. completion of treatment.: provide clear direction for ongoing care and surveillance
following
treatment.
,3. Which of the following interventions should the nurse perform
for a patient who is at risk for increased intracranial pressure?
Keeping the patient's bed in the high Fowler's
position Limiting suctioning to less than 30
seconds
Assessing the patient's gag reflex
Positioning pillows to hyperextend the neck: Assessing the patient's gag
reflex
4. Which of the following is a dose-limiting toxicity of irinotecan?
Diarrhe
a
Alopeci
a
Miosis
Vomiting: Diarrhea
5. A patient demonstrates an adequate understanding of the
teaching provided regarding chemotherapy and myelosuppression
by stating:
A. "Myelosuppression is:
the overreaction of the body's immune system to a medication."
, B. unintentional prior to a bone marrow transplant."
C. a potential side effect of many cancer treatments."
D. when laboratory values show an elevation in the white blood cell
count.":
6. A patient receiving a fluorouracil-based combination
chemotherapy regimen is employed as a landscaper. The nurse
teaches the patient about the risk of:
gout.
peripheral edema.
photosensitivity.
pulmonary toxicity.: photosensitivity.
7. Which of the following is released into the bloodstream in the
event of tumor lysis syndrome?
Uric acid
Sodium
Magnesium
Calcium: uric
acid
8. The nurse preparing to instill intravesical mitomycin should wear
which of
Questions and Answers
1. Within which timeframe will chemotherapy-induced alopecia
normally begin after receiving a first treatment?
24 hours
2 weeks
1 month
3 months: 2 weeks
2. The nurse teaches a patient that the survivorship care plan is
used to:
A. provide instructions to the employer to make
accommodations upon the return to work.
B. replace the patient's electronic medical record.
C. provide clear direction for ongoing care and surveillance
following treatment.
D. completion of treatment.: provide clear direction for ongoing care and surveillance
following
treatment.
,3. Which of the following interventions should the nurse perform
for a patient who is at risk for increased intracranial pressure?
Keeping the patient's bed in the high Fowler's
position Limiting suctioning to less than 30
seconds
Assessing the patient's gag reflex
Positioning pillows to hyperextend the neck: Assessing the patient's gag
reflex
4. Which of the following is a dose-limiting toxicity of irinotecan?
Diarrhe
a
Alopeci
a
Miosis
Vomiting: Diarrhea
5. A patient demonstrates an adequate understanding of the
teaching provided regarding chemotherapy and myelosuppression
by stating:
A. "Myelosuppression is:
the overreaction of the body's immune system to a medication."
, B. unintentional prior to a bone marrow transplant."
C. a potential side effect of many cancer treatments."
D. when laboratory values show an elevation in the white blood cell
count.":
6. A patient receiving a fluorouracil-based combination
chemotherapy regimen is employed as a landscaper. The nurse
teaches the patient about the risk of:
gout.
peripheral edema.
photosensitivity.
pulmonary toxicity.: photosensitivity.
7. Which of the following is released into the bloodstream in the
event of tumor lysis syndrome?
Uric acid
Sodium
Magnesium
Calcium: uric
acid
8. The nurse preparing to instill intravesical mitomycin should wear
which of
