ONS ONCOLOGY |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
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
Question 2
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
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,Question 3
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
Question 4
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
Question 5
Secondary malignancies are considered which type of effect of cancer diagnosis and
treatment?
A. Chronic
2
, B. Acute
C. Late
D. Long-term
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 6
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
Question 7
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
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VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
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
Question 2
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
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,Question 3
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
Question 4
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
Question 5
Secondary malignancies are considered which type of effect of cancer diagnosis and
treatment?
A. Chronic
2
, B. Acute
C. Late
D. Long-term
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 6
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
Question 7
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
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