FREE OCN MCQ Questions and Answers

Question 1

The initial course of action for a patient with a photoallergic reaction is:

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Topical steroids

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Systemic steroids

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Topical antibiotics

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Systemic antibiotics

Question 2

The IOM's Six Aims of Quality Healthcare include all of the items below, with the exception of:

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Safe and rapid

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Safe and effective

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Patient-centered and timely

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Efficient and equitable

Question 3

Which of the following chemotherapy drugs is administered to treat the spread of prostate cancer?

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Mitoxantrone (Novantrone)

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5-Fluorouracil (5FU)

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Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan)

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Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)

Question 4

Due to severe and incurable pancreatic cancer, a patient was given hospice care and sent home with orders for morphine, lorazepam, and 2 L of oxygen. According to the nurse, which of the following situations poses the most risk to the patient's and the family's safety during the initial home visit?

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The patient's wife is smoking in the living room

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The are five entrance steps to the home

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There is only one bathroom

Question 5

The nurse is evaluating a patient with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. During the assessment, the patient complains of periodic numbness and tingling in their hands and new back discomfort. The BEST thing the nurse can do is:

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Communicate the finding to the appropriate provider

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Explain to the patient that this is a normal side effect of chemotherapy

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Contact the provider to initiate pain management consult as this is a new issue for this patient

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Educate the patient about the signs and symptoms of peripheral neuropathy related to chemotherapy

Question 6

"I knew lymphedema could happen, but I never dreamed it would happen to me," a breast cancer survivor sobs. The nurse's first line of defense is to:

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Allow the patient to express her feelings.

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Take a recent history to identify the cause of the lymphedema.

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Assure the patient that the lymphedema will resolve quickly.

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Teach the patient ways to reduce the risk of recurrence of the lymphedema.

Question 7

A patient has been informed that adjuvant chemotherapy is required after cancer surgery. According to the nurse, adjuvant chemotherapy means:

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Drugs given to target minimal disease or micro metastases

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Regimens given to patients who cannot tolerate aggressive therapies

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Immunotherapy used to boost the body's immune system

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Investigational drugs used in combination with surgery