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OCN®/BMTCN® Exam Review

Course Description

This program provides a comprehensive review of oncology nursing practice in preparation for the OCN and BMTCN exams administered by the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC). The review will provide content and practice questions reflective of the 2022 exam content outline. This course is not an introductory course to oncology and blood and marrow transplant nursing practice.

Program Learning Outcomes

This program prepares the learner to:

• Self-report at a 90% rate an increase in knowledge and a readiness to challenge the OCN and BMTCN certification exams.

Agenda

Sign-in begins at 7:30 am. Each day includes a one-hour lunch (on your own), as well as a morning and afternoon break of 15 minutes each. The order of lectures presented and break times may vary according to speaker preference.

Day 1, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
OCN® Only

• Eligibility Criteria | Application and Testing Process | Study Resources | Test-Taking Tips
• Screening Guidelines | Cancer Epidemiology | NCCN Definition of Survivorship | Survivorship | End-of-Life Care Specifics
• Scientific Basis for Oncology Practice | Scientific Basis of Practice Related to Solid Malignancies
• Scientific Basis of Practice Related to Malignant Hematology
• Accreditation Standards | Scope and Standards of Practice

Day 2, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
OCN® Only

• Surgical Treatment of Cancer | Surgical Safety Measures | TJC SCIP | Perioperative Principles | ERAS | Surgical Risk Factors | Postoperative Complications | Surgical Oncology Procedures | Surgical Limitations
• Radiation Therapy | Methods | Radiobiology Principles | Radiosensitive Tumor Cells | Goals | Treatment Modalities and Process | Radiation Safety | RT Side Effects
• Chemotherapy | Reactions and Nursing Interventions | Vascular Access Devices | Hormone Therapy Classifications | Chemopreventative Agents and Antidotes | Precision Medicine | Targeted Therapies | Handling Hazardous Drugs | Blood and Marrow Transplantation
• Palliative Care Definition and Practice | Etiology and Patterns of Symptoms | Risk Factors, Grading and Management | Complementary and Integrative Modalities
• DIC | Tumor Lysis Syndrome | SIADH | Associated Events | Psychosocial Impact | Financial Concerns
• Altered Body Image | Coping Mechanisms | Support | Psychosocial Distress | Sexuality | Evaluation

Day 3, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
BMTCN® Only

• Eligibility Criteria | Application and Testing Process | Study Resources | Test-Taking Tips
• Basic Concepts of Transplantation | Types of Transplants and Cellular Therapies | Sources of Stem Cells | Recipient Suitability & Evaluation
• Stem-Cell Procurement and Storage | Preparative Regimens | Stem-Cell Infusion
• Types of Graft vs. Host Disease | Common Symptoms | Immunosuppressive Therapy | Transfusion Support | Transfusion Support | Immune Reconstruction | Nutritional Support | Acute System Specific Complications | Veno-Occlusive Disease | Graft Rejection and Failure
• Early Post-Transplant Management and Education | Immunosuppressive Therapy and Immune Reconstitution | Nutritional Support | Acute System Specific Complications | Graft Failure/Rejection | Chimerism | Adverse Effects
• Late Post-Transplant Management and Education | GVHD | System-Specific Late Effects | Infection Prevention and Management | Disease Relapse | Subsequent Malignancy | Follow-up Care and Milestone Visits
• Quality of Life | Psychosocial Care
• Standards of Nursing Care | Professional Performance | Self-Appraisal and Professional Development | Ethical and Legal Consideration | Accreditation Standards | Evaluation