AOCNP TEST REVIEW 2025 TO 2026
LATEST EDITION
1st step for discussing hospice - ANS -Establish goals of care. "What is most important to you?"
2 second degree relatives for colon cancer - ANS -Begin screening at 40
5 A of Smoking Cessation - ANS -Ask
Advise
Assess
Assist
Arrange
A late complication of bone marrow transplantation is - ANS -Secondary malignancy
A patient receiving anthracyclines therapy before or after RT is at risk for developing - ANS -
Recall radiodermatitis
A primary adenocarcinoma that is unable to be assessed is classified as - ANS -TX
A T3 colorectal tumor - ANS -Would invade the muscularis propri to the pericolic tissue
A woman of average risk between 21 and 29 should have a pap - ANS -Every three years.
ablative surgery example - ANS -appendectomy, colon resection, amputation
,Accreditation of cancer and tumor registry data - ANS -The American college of surgeons
commission on cancer
Achalasia - ANS -absence of peristalsis of the lower esophagus resulting in difficulty swallowing,
regurgitation, and sometimes pain
Acne form rash on cetuximab - ANS -Avoid sun
Use sunscreen with zinc oxide
Acute diarrhea WITHIN 24 hours after irinotecan - ANS -cholinergic in origin and responds to
Lomotil/Atropine
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) - ANS -the most common form of leukemia in adults over 70
years of age; characterized by overproduction of lymphocytes
MORE FAVORABLE OUTCOME when wbc <30
Acute nausea and vomiting - ANS -occurs during the first 24-hours after chemotherapy.
Prevented and treated with: NK1 receptor antagonist + 5HT3 antagonist+ steroid
acute pain - ANS -short-term, self-limiting, often predictable trajectory; stops after injury heals
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL) - ANS -can present with persistent infection and
coagulopathy causing hemorrhagic signs and symtpoms.
,classiclay reveals promyelocytes with intracytoplasmic Auer rods. t 15;17 causes fusion of
retinoid acid receptor with promyelocyte leukemia gene
Acute promyelocytic leukemia with headache and vomiting unrelated to food intake - ANS -
Increased intracranial pressure?
Additional risk factors for tumor lysis syndrome - ANS -Enlarged spleen
Acidic urine
MDS
blood malignancies
NHL
MM
Some solid tumors
Adoptive Cellular Therapy - ANS -The transfer of cultured autologous lymphocytes that have
antitumor activity into a patient
Adverse effects associated with intrathecal cytarabine - ANS -Meningitis
African American men - ANS -Have the highest ncisence of prostate cancer
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - ANS -a federal agency established to
improve the quality, safety, efficiency, access and effectiveness of health care for Americans.
allogenic bone marrow transplant - ANS -a transplant in which the recipient receives bone
marrow from a compatible donor
, Allogenic stem cell transplant vs related human leukocyte antigen (HLA) - ANS -Overall survival
rates of related donor versus unrelated donor stem cell transplants are similar
Amifostine (Ethyol) - ANS -chemo-protectant that may be given ppx to prevent nephrotoxicity
w/ cisplatin
Amofostine - ANS -Protects salivary glands during radiation
an important nursing strategy in the management of cluster symptoms is to - ANS -Assess the
symptoms using multiple assessment approaches
Anatomic failure - ANS -Occurs when chemotherapeutic agents are unable to penetrate
sanctuary sites such as the brain and testes. Anatomic failure also can occur because of an
adequate blood supply
Anatomic scans - ANS -CXR
Mammogram
Ultrasound
Anatomical imaging is used to - ANS -Visualize the anatomy to detect tumors and abnormalities
ANC calculation - ANS -WBC x [(% segs + % bands)/100]
Anemia # of RBC/ MCV - ANS -Microcytic. Normocytic. Macrocyctic.
Anirexia/cachexia - ANS -Test: albumin, pre albumin, transferrin
LATEST EDITION
1st step for discussing hospice - ANS -Establish goals of care. "What is most important to you?"
2 second degree relatives for colon cancer - ANS -Begin screening at 40
5 A of Smoking Cessation - ANS -Ask
Advise
Assess
Assist
Arrange
A late complication of bone marrow transplantation is - ANS -Secondary malignancy
A patient receiving anthracyclines therapy before or after RT is at risk for developing - ANS -
Recall radiodermatitis
A primary adenocarcinoma that is unable to be assessed is classified as - ANS -TX
A T3 colorectal tumor - ANS -Would invade the muscularis propri to the pericolic tissue
A woman of average risk between 21 and 29 should have a pap - ANS -Every three years.
ablative surgery example - ANS -appendectomy, colon resection, amputation
,Accreditation of cancer and tumor registry data - ANS -The American college of surgeons
commission on cancer
Achalasia - ANS -absence of peristalsis of the lower esophagus resulting in difficulty swallowing,
regurgitation, and sometimes pain
Acne form rash on cetuximab - ANS -Avoid sun
Use sunscreen with zinc oxide
Acute diarrhea WITHIN 24 hours after irinotecan - ANS -cholinergic in origin and responds to
Lomotil/Atropine
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) - ANS -the most common form of leukemia in adults over 70
years of age; characterized by overproduction of lymphocytes
MORE FAVORABLE OUTCOME when wbc <30
Acute nausea and vomiting - ANS -occurs during the first 24-hours after chemotherapy.
Prevented and treated with: NK1 receptor antagonist + 5HT3 antagonist+ steroid
acute pain - ANS -short-term, self-limiting, often predictable trajectory; stops after injury heals
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL) - ANS -can present with persistent infection and
coagulopathy causing hemorrhagic signs and symtpoms.
,classiclay reveals promyelocytes with intracytoplasmic Auer rods. t 15;17 causes fusion of
retinoid acid receptor with promyelocyte leukemia gene
Acute promyelocytic leukemia with headache and vomiting unrelated to food intake - ANS -
Increased intracranial pressure?
Additional risk factors for tumor lysis syndrome - ANS -Enlarged spleen
Acidic urine
MDS
blood malignancies
NHL
MM
Some solid tumors
Adoptive Cellular Therapy - ANS -The transfer of cultured autologous lymphocytes that have
antitumor activity into a patient
Adverse effects associated with intrathecal cytarabine - ANS -Meningitis
African American men - ANS -Have the highest ncisence of prostate cancer
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - ANS -a federal agency established to
improve the quality, safety, efficiency, access and effectiveness of health care for Americans.
allogenic bone marrow transplant - ANS -a transplant in which the recipient receives bone
marrow from a compatible donor
, Allogenic stem cell transplant vs related human leukocyte antigen (HLA) - ANS -Overall survival
rates of related donor versus unrelated donor stem cell transplants are similar
Amifostine (Ethyol) - ANS -chemo-protectant that may be given ppx to prevent nephrotoxicity
w/ cisplatin
Amofostine - ANS -Protects salivary glands during radiation
an important nursing strategy in the management of cluster symptoms is to - ANS -Assess the
symptoms using multiple assessment approaches
Anatomic failure - ANS -Occurs when chemotherapeutic agents are unable to penetrate
sanctuary sites such as the brain and testes. Anatomic failure also can occur because of an
adequate blood supply
Anatomic scans - ANS -CXR
Mammogram
Ultrasound
Anatomical imaging is used to - ANS -Visualize the anatomy to detect tumors and abnormalities
ANC calculation - ANS -WBC x [(% segs + % bands)/100]
Anemia # of RBC/ MCV - ANS -Microcytic. Normocytic. Macrocyctic.
Anirexia/cachexia - ANS -Test: albumin, pre albumin, transferrin
