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ONS wants to sell these new books... hence, the reason they are telling new test takers to stay away from the "green book." The green book has the same content.... This test was easier than I thought it was going to be. I would like to know what the average score is for number of credits required after you complete the test. I needed points in 3 sections. I guess I worry more about those numbers in a few years.

Study Guide for the Core Curriculum for Oncology Nursing, 5e I took the OCN yesterday and I passed. This book has very difficult questions and a lot of select all that apply, which are not on the OCN. I do not recommend this book. I would purchase the older edition over this one. The content in this edition was appropriate to study for the test, but the questions were written too advanced. If you like more challenging material, this is the book for you. I have only been working in Oncology for almost 2 years and I was really worried about passing this test. It really was not a beast. The questions are written very simplistically. You just need to know the material..... Oncology! Some questions were hard, but most were not. I took the 2 day course, watched some YouTube videos, purchased the online tests from ONS (save your money!), took all the practice questions in this book and crammed (my style) for 2.5 days.

I will be attending the Cedar Bluff campus this fall 2011. Does anyone have any insight that they would like to share? Any advice would be appreciated. I really do not know what to expect! I am feeling very overwhelmed at this point, but also very excited! Thanks!