OCN Practice Questions 2026 (Test-Questions 2026
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A 60-year-old male patient newly diagnosed with small cell carcinoma of the right lung is
admitted to the oncology unit with a chief complaint of facial and neck swelling as well as a
cough. A diagnosis of superior vena cava syndrome is made. Which of the following treatment
options would you expect to see ordered for this patient?
A. Chemotherapy with adjuvant radiation therapy
B. Thoracentesis under local anesthesia
C. Surgical consultation to place a chest tube
D. Transfusion of two units of packed red blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Chemotherapy
with adjuvant radiation therapy
A 62-year-old male patient diagnosed with stage 3 small cell lung cancer is admitted to the
oncology unit with somnolence, weakness, nausea, vomiting, and diffuse abdominal pain. His
wife reports that he has become increasingly weak over the past three days and has exhibited a
change in mental status. She reports that he has not had a bowel movement in five days. Which
of the following oncologic complications is a likely explanation for the patient's clinical
presentation?
A. Hypercalcemia
B. Septic shock
C. Liver metastasis
D. Superior vena cava syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Hypercalcemia
, A 65-year-old man, who had been hospitalized for cancer treatments 3 days previously, screams
out that he is seeing bugs in his hospital room. H then gets out of bed and stats pulling out his IV
line. He is disoriented to time and place. His vital signs show he his running a fever. Of the
following, which is the best diagnosis of his mental state?
A. Acute stress disorder
B. Delusional disorder
C. Delirium
D. Depression secondary to a medical condition - CORRECT ANSWER: C. Delirium
A patient presents with a new diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer. In the patient's medical
record you learn that the tumor in the right lung is 4 cm x 6 cm and has invaded the visceral
pleura. There is evidence of metastases in the mediastinal and subcarinal nodes as well as distant
metastasis in the liver. Based on TNM staging, you realize that the patient has which stage of
non-small cell lung cancer?
A. Stage 2
B. Stage 3a
C. Stage 3b
D. Stage 4 - CORRECT ANSWER: D. Stage 4
A rise in pressure inside the skull that can result from or be caused a brain injury is known as
which of the following?
A. Hypercalcemia
B. Increased intracranial pressure
C. Disseminated intravascular coagulation
D. Extravasations - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Increased intracranial pressure
Exam UPDATED EXAM ACTUAL LATEST
VERSIONS QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (100%
CORRECT) A+ GRADED ASSURED
A 60-year-old male patient newly diagnosed with small cell carcinoma of the right lung is
admitted to the oncology unit with a chief complaint of facial and neck swelling as well as a
cough. A diagnosis of superior vena cava syndrome is made. Which of the following treatment
options would you expect to see ordered for this patient?
A. Chemotherapy with adjuvant radiation therapy
B. Thoracentesis under local anesthesia
C. Surgical consultation to place a chest tube
D. Transfusion of two units of packed red blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Chemotherapy
with adjuvant radiation therapy
A 62-year-old male patient diagnosed with stage 3 small cell lung cancer is admitted to the
oncology unit with somnolence, weakness, nausea, vomiting, and diffuse abdominal pain. His
wife reports that he has become increasingly weak over the past three days and has exhibited a
change in mental status. She reports that he has not had a bowel movement in five days. Which
of the following oncologic complications is a likely explanation for the patient's clinical
presentation?
A. Hypercalcemia
B. Septic shock
C. Liver metastasis
D. Superior vena cava syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Hypercalcemia
, A 65-year-old man, who had been hospitalized for cancer treatments 3 days previously, screams
out that he is seeing bugs in his hospital room. H then gets out of bed and stats pulling out his IV
line. He is disoriented to time and place. His vital signs show he his running a fever. Of the
following, which is the best diagnosis of his mental state?
A. Acute stress disorder
B. Delusional disorder
C. Delirium
D. Depression secondary to a medical condition - CORRECT ANSWER: C. Delirium
A patient presents with a new diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer. In the patient's medical
record you learn that the tumor in the right lung is 4 cm x 6 cm and has invaded the visceral
pleura. There is evidence of metastases in the mediastinal and subcarinal nodes as well as distant
metastasis in the liver. Based on TNM staging, you realize that the patient has which stage of
non-small cell lung cancer?
A. Stage 2
B. Stage 3a
C. Stage 3b
D. Stage 4 - CORRECT ANSWER: D. Stage 4
A rise in pressure inside the skull that can result from or be caused a brain injury is known as
which of the following?
A. Hypercalcemia
B. Increased intracranial pressure
C. Disseminated intravascular coagulation
D. Extravasations - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Increased intracranial pressure
