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OCN® Test
- Provider
- PSI
- Format
- Computer-based multiple-choice test; four answer options with one correct answer.
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 165; Scored questions: 145; Unscored questions: 20; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
- Time limit
- Three-hour test session, including 15 minutes for the pre-exam computer tutorial and post-test survey.
- Passing score
- Scaled score of 55 on a 25–75 scale.
Examination outline
Care Continuum (14%)
- Health promotion and disease prevention
- Screening and early detection
- Navigation and coordination of care
- Palliative care considerations
- Advance care planning
- Epidemiology
- Survivorship
- End-of-Life Care
Oncology Nursing Practice (15%)
- Scientific basis
- Site-specific cancer considerations
- Scope and standards of professional practice
Treatment Modalities (20%)
- Surgical and procedural interventions
- Blood and marrow transplant
- Radiation therapy
- Systemic therapy
- Localized therapy
- Targeted therapies
- Oral therapies
Symptom Management and Supportive Care (25%)
- Anatomical and surgical alterations
- Vascular access devices (VADs)
- Pharmacologic interventions
- Complementary and integrative modalities
- Alterations in system functioning
- Nutrition
- Pain management
Oncologic Emergencies (16%)
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
- Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH)
- Sepsis
- Tumor lysis syndrome
- Hypersensitivity
- Anaphylaxis
- Hypercalcemia
- Cardiac tamponade
- Spinal cord compression
- Superior vena cava syndrome
- Increased intracranial pressure
- Obstructions
- Pneumonitis
- Extravasations
- Immune-related adverse events
- Venous thromboembolism
Psychosocial Dimensions of Care (10%)
- Cultural, spiritual, and religious diversity
- Altered body image
- Learning preferences and barriers to learning
- Social and family dynamics
- Coping mechanisms and skills
- Support
- Psychsocial Distress
- Sexuality
- Financial Concerns
Examination sources
- ONCC Certification Test Registration Manual
p. 6, About the Test, outline adoption
- OCN Test Content Outline
p. 1, sections I–II
- OCN Test Content Outline
p. 2, sections II.C–IV
- OCN Test Content Outline
p. 3, sections V–VI.G
- OCN Test Content Outline
p. 4, VI.H–I continuation and final leaf
- ONCC Test Reference Resources
2026 Test Content Outlines, OCN entry and link
- ONCC OCN official certification page
About the Exam, generic drug names
- ONCC Certification Test Registration Manual
pp. 8–10, complete OCN outline, section headings
- ONCC Certification Test Registration Manual
p. 1, cover validity statement
- ONCC Certification Test Registration Manual
p. 6, About the Test, question composition
- ONCC Certification Test Registration Manual
p. 4, Test Format
- ONCC Certification Test Registration Manual
p. 38, Results Report
- ONCC Certification Test Registration Manual
p. 38, Results Report, scaled score
- ONCC Certification Test Registration Manual
p. 5, Test Application Instructions
- ONCC Certification Test Registration Manual
p. 5, Authorization to Test
- ONCC Certification Test Registration Manual
p. 5, Test Centers
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