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Excel & Succeed - academic year (2026-2027)
185 Q&A
What are Cancer Costs by 2020
$173 Billion
When was Affordable Care Act Passed
2010
What is the Affordable Care Act
By 1/1/14 citizens must have health ins or pay penalty
What is NCCN Distress Thermometer
Tool to identify barriers and issues of distress
What is Mullan's Seasons of Survival Model
3 stages of survival - Acute, Extended, Permanent
What is Bidimensional Orientation of NN Role
Patient-centered and healthcare system-centered
What is the Freeman Model
,Navigation model using community members to help underserved and poor
gain access to breast cancer screenings
What is Major Purpose of Navigation
Provide personal assistance in eliminating barriers to care
What is Belmont Report and Informed Consent
Informed Consent is an example of the ethical principle Autonomy
When did ONS Implemented NN Role
2008
Lillie's Book When
2011
When was Patient Navigation Research Program Formed
2002
What is CoC Standard 3.1
ID and address a new barrier each year
What is Palliative Care
Symptom Management, not hospice
What is #1 of wishes in dying patients?
Be Kept Clean (99% of patients)
What to Expect --> Physical Condition
96% of patients say this is important
What % of patients wish to die at home
50-90%
How many patients die at home
10-35%
, How many patients die in hospitals
50-60%
What is average length of time pt receives hospice
5 days
What is % ICU deaths of metastatic patients
21%
What do patients think when they hear: "Hopeful your tumor will
respond to this treatment"
30-81% patients think "cure"
True/False: Being honest doesn't take away hope
True
What is #1 fear of entering hospice
Fear of abandonment by their doctor
What are 3 Phases of Hope?
1) miracle, 2) long life w/quality of life, 3) accepting shortened life but still hope
for quality of life
What is the mean cost of cancer care in last 6 months of life?
$74,000 (only 4% is hospice)
True/False: Advanced Directives are just CPR
False
True/False: Poor communication is why pts don't get care they desire
True
What is Role of Navigation
Improve patient's timely access to cancer-related care throughout the cancer
continuum