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PART SIX: ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES -- 40. Metabolic Emergencies -- 41. Structural Emergencies -- PART SEVEN: SURVIVORSHIP -- 42. Survivorship -- PART EIGHT: PALLIATIVE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE -- 43. Palliative and End-of-Life Care -- PART NINE: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE -- 44. Evidence-Based Practice and Standards of Oncology Nursing -- 45. Education Process -- 46. Legal Issues -- 47. Ethical Issues -- 48. Professional Issues -- Answer Key

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