Page 1 of 49
AONN Certification Exam COMPLETE NEWEST 300
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: What do patients think when they hear: "Hopeful your tumor will respond to this
treatment" - ANSWER-30-81% patients think "cure"
QUESTION: True/False: Being honest doesn't take away hope - ANSWER-True
QUESTION: What is #1 fear of entering hospice - ANSWER-Fear of abandonment by their doctor
QUESTION: What are 3 Phases of Hope? - ANSWER-1) miracle, 2) long life w/quality of life, 3)
accepting shortened life but still hope for quality of life
QUESTION: What is the mean cost of cancer care in last 6 months of life? - ANSWER-$74,000
(only 4% is hospice)
QUESTION: True/False: Advanced Directives are just CPR - ANSWER-False
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QUESTION: True/False: Poor communication is why pts don't get care they desire - ANSWER-
True
QUESTION: What is Role of Navigation - ANSWER-Improve patient's timely access to cancer-
related care throughout the cancer continuum
QUESTION: When Was Term "Patient Navigation" First Coined - ANSWER-1990's by Harold
Freeman in Harlem, NY
QUESTION: What was increase in 5-year survival rate after Freeman's program - ANSWER-
Increased from 39% to 70% in breast cancer, 94% of whom were black
QUESTION: What was decrease in late stage diagnosis after Freeman's program - ANSWER-
Decreased from 50% to 20% for his black patients
QUESTION: What is World Health Org definition of health - ANSWER-"state of complete
physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"
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QUESTION: What Does Health People 2020 say health is affected by? - ANSWER-Social
determinants: economic stability, education, neighborhood, social and community, health and
healthcare
QUESTION: Why was first patient navigation program developed in Harlem? - ANSWER-To
reduce the stage of disease and mortality of black patients
QUESTION: What does 20% coinsurance mean? - ANSWER-Pay 100% of deductible and then
20% of any remaining healthcare costs for care received
QUESTION: What does TNM refer to? - ANSWER-System used to stage and grade cancer
QUESTION: What is DRE? - ANSWER-Digital Rectal Exam to evaluate prostate size/abnorm.
QUESTION: What are some treatments for prostate cancer? - ANSWER-Radiation,
Prostatectomy, Orchiectomy
What are Cancer Costs by 2020 - ANSWER-$173 Billion
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QUESTION: When was Affordable Care Act Passed - ANSWER-2010
QUESTION: What is the Affordable Care Act - ANSWER-By 1/1/14 citizens must have health ins
or pay penalty
QUESTION: What is NCCN Distress Thermometer - ANSWER-Tool to identify barriers and issues
of distress
QUESTION: What is Mullan's Seasons of Survival Model - ANSWER-3 stages of survival - Acute,
Extended, Permanent
QUESTION: What is Bidimensional Orientation of NN Role - ANSWER-Patient-centered and
healthcare system-centered
QUESTION: What is the Freeman Model - ANSWER-Navigation model using community
members to help underserved and poor gain access to breast cancer screenings
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AONN Certification Exam COMPLETE NEWEST 300
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: What do patients think when they hear: "Hopeful your tumor will respond to this
treatment" - ANSWER-30-81% patients think "cure"
QUESTION: True/False: Being honest doesn't take away hope - ANSWER-True
QUESTION: What is #1 fear of entering hospice - ANSWER-Fear of abandonment by their doctor
QUESTION: What are 3 Phases of Hope? - ANSWER-1) miracle, 2) long life w/quality of life, 3)
accepting shortened life but still hope for quality of life
QUESTION: What is the mean cost of cancer care in last 6 months of life? - ANSWER-$74,000
(only 4% is hospice)
QUESTION: True/False: Advanced Directives are just CPR - ANSWER-False
1
, Page 2 of 49
QUESTION: True/False: Poor communication is why pts don't get care they desire - ANSWER-
True
QUESTION: What is Role of Navigation - ANSWER-Improve patient's timely access to cancer-
related care throughout the cancer continuum
QUESTION: When Was Term "Patient Navigation" First Coined - ANSWER-1990's by Harold
Freeman in Harlem, NY
QUESTION: What was increase in 5-year survival rate after Freeman's program - ANSWER-
Increased from 39% to 70% in breast cancer, 94% of whom were black
QUESTION: What was decrease in late stage diagnosis after Freeman's program - ANSWER-
Decreased from 50% to 20% for his black patients
QUESTION: What is World Health Org definition of health - ANSWER-"state of complete
physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"
2
, Page 3 of 49
QUESTION: What Does Health People 2020 say health is affected by? - ANSWER-Social
determinants: economic stability, education, neighborhood, social and community, health and
healthcare
QUESTION: Why was first patient navigation program developed in Harlem? - ANSWER-To
reduce the stage of disease and mortality of black patients
QUESTION: What does 20% coinsurance mean? - ANSWER-Pay 100% of deductible and then
20% of any remaining healthcare costs for care received
QUESTION: What does TNM refer to? - ANSWER-System used to stage and grade cancer
QUESTION: What is DRE? - ANSWER-Digital Rectal Exam to evaluate prostate size/abnorm.
QUESTION: What are some treatments for prostate cancer? - ANSWER-Radiation,
Prostatectomy, Orchiectomy
What are Cancer Costs by 2020 - ANSWER-$173 Billion
3
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QUESTION: When was Affordable Care Act Passed - ANSWER-2010
QUESTION: What is the Affordable Care Act - ANSWER-By 1/1/14 citizens must have health ins
or pay penalty
QUESTION: What is NCCN Distress Thermometer - ANSWER-Tool to identify barriers and issues
of distress
QUESTION: What is Mullan's Seasons of Survival Model - ANSWER-3 stages of survival - Acute,
Extended, Permanent
QUESTION: What is Bidimensional Orientation of NN Role - ANSWER-Patient-centered and
healthcare system-centered
QUESTION: What is the Freeman Model - ANSWER-Navigation model using community
members to help underserved and poor gain access to breast cancer screenings
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