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certification/news Nurses Volunteer as Advocates for Certification wenty-two certified nurses have recently become involved in promoting the value of certification by joining the Oncology Nursing Certification Advocates Program (ONCAP). Members of ONCAP are certified nurse volunteers who encourage certification in their workplace, chapter, or community. ONCC welcomes these new program participants. • Mary Barnett, RN, BSN, RNP, OCN®, CRNI, Orlando, FL • Racheal Bingham, RN, BSN, CPON®, Humble, TX • Susan Caramico, RN, BSN, OCN®, Las Vegas, NV • Christine Cattoor, RN, OCN®, Plano, TX • Shonda Clements, RN, BSN, OCN®, Midlothian, VA • Heather Cruz, BSN, RN, OCN®, South Orange, NJ • Eva Dilks, RN, BSN, OCN®, Norman, OK • Regina Griffin, RN, OCN®, Troy, NY • Cheryl Lee Hancock, RN, MA, CHPN, OCN®, Rockville, MD • Melissa Hines, RN, BSN, CPON®, Seattle, WA Vo l u m e X X I I , N o . 1 S p r i n g 2 0 0 8 T • Wanda Jo Johnson, MA, RN, BSN, OCN®, Boise, ID • Mary Pat Johnston, RN, MS, AOCN®, Waukesha, WI • Margaret Jones, RN, OCN®, Ludlow Falls, OH • Corrine Keen, RN, MS, OCN®, Middletown, MD • Cassandra Knuth, RN, OCN®, Minneapolis, MN • Joan Moore, RN, MN, APRN, AOCN®, New Haven, CT • Bonnie Rabelhofer, RN, OCN®, McHenry, IL • Elizabeth Raucci, RN, MSN, MHA, CNS, OCN®, Norwalk, CT • Marlene Reidl, RN, CPON®, Bristol, RI • Janelle Tipton, MSN, RN, AOCN®, Toledo, OH • Margaret Wagnerowski, MSN, RN, AOCN®, AOCNS®, Huntington, WV • Nancy Winne, RN, OCN®, Raleigh, NC Find links to the Advocates program application form and a complete list of Advocates by state at http://www.oncc.org/ support/advocatesProgram.shtml Practice Round “Practice Round” offers sample items from ONCC practice tests. The following items were taken from the free OCN® Practice Test available at www.oncc. org/PracticeTests/default.aspx. The answer, rationale, and reference for each item is included. Please note that these items do not appear on current OCN® examinations; they were written for previous tests that no longer are in use. Because the items are older, the references cited may have been replaced by recent versions. When preparing for an ONCC certification examination, candidates should use current test blueprints and reference lists. Although the practice items demonstrate the format of ONCC test items, they are not intended to be study materials. Web-based practice tests can be purchased at www.oncc. org/getcertified/practicetests.shtml. Free Web-based practice tests are also available for each ONCC examination. 1. A good general measure of mental status involves the patient’s ability to a. Perform serial addition to 100. b. Recall his or her children’s ages and births. c. Repeat his or her spouse’s name five more times within 30 seconds. d. Respond to commands involving multiple functions. 2. The severe pain associated with postherpetic neuropathy would be most effectively treated by which of the following medications? a. Propoxyphene. b. Hydromorphone. c. Amitriptyline. d. Extra strength acetaminophen. Answers 1. d. Rationale: To determine how well a patient is functioning, a mental status assessment should be performed. Assessment should include affect, behavior, memory, concentration, and reasoning. Assessment of a higher level function involves performing multiple function tasks. Johnson, B.L., & Gross, J. (Eds.). (1998). Handbook of oncology nursing (3rd ed., p. 513). Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett. 2. c. Rationale: Pain associated with herpes zoster is severe and can be debilitating. The pain is descried as continuous, deep, and burning. Opioids are used to treat acute herpes zoster. Tricyclic antidepressants are used to treat post-herpectic neuralgia. McCaffery, M., & Pasero, C. (1999). Pain: Clinical manual (2nd ed., pp. 562-563). St. Louis, MO: Mosby. 9 http://www.oncc.org/support/advocatesProgram.shtml http://www.oncc.org/support/advocatesProgram.shtml http://www.oncc.org/PracticeTests/default.aspx http://www.oncc.org/PracticeTests/default.aspx http://www.oncc.org/getcertified/practicetests.shtml http://www.oncc.org/getcertified/practicetests.shtml

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