TNCC 8th Edition / TNCC 8th Edition Exam
Questions & Answers – Comprehensive Review
endotracheal tube - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----The trauma nurse knows that
placing a bariatric patient in a "ramped position" provides better visualization
during the insertion of which device?
subdural hematoma - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Tearing of the bridging veins is
most frequently associated with which brain injury?
Elevated creatine kinase - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----A patient is found lying on
the floor after falling 13 hours ago. Which of the following laboratory values is
expected with a musculoskeletal complication associated with this presentation?
, Initiate transfer to a trauma center - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----A patient is
brought to the emergency department of a rural hospital following a high-speed
motor vehicle collision. When significant abdominal and pelvic injuries are noted
in the primary survey, which of the following is the priority intervention?
bowel - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Which of the following injuries is LEAST likely
to be promptly identified?
A 52-year-old diabetic male with a partial-thickness burn to the left lower leg - --
-✔✔✔ANSWER----Which of the following patients warrants referral to a
burn center?
fat embolism - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----A patient has been in the emergency
department for several hours waiting to be admitted. He sustained multiple rib
fractures and a femur fracture after a fall. He has been awake, alert, and
complaining of leg pain. His wife reported that he suddenly became anxious and
confused. Upon reassessment, the patient is restless, with respiratory distress and
petechiae to his neck. The patient is exhibiting signs and symptoms most
commonly associated with which of the follow conditions?
Apply a splint and elevate the extremity ABOVE the level of the heart - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----A 36-year old female has a deformity of the left wrist
after a fall. She is reluctant to move her hand due to pain. Which of the following
is the most appropriate intervention?
Questions & Answers – Comprehensive Review
endotracheal tube - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----The trauma nurse knows that
placing a bariatric patient in a "ramped position" provides better visualization
during the insertion of which device?
subdural hematoma - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Tearing of the bridging veins is
most frequently associated with which brain injury?
Elevated creatine kinase - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----A patient is found lying on
the floor after falling 13 hours ago. Which of the following laboratory values is
expected with a musculoskeletal complication associated with this presentation?
, Initiate transfer to a trauma center - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----A patient is
brought to the emergency department of a rural hospital following a high-speed
motor vehicle collision. When significant abdominal and pelvic injuries are noted
in the primary survey, which of the following is the priority intervention?
bowel - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Which of the following injuries is LEAST likely
to be promptly identified?
A 52-year-old diabetic male with a partial-thickness burn to the left lower leg - --
-✔✔✔ANSWER----Which of the following patients warrants referral to a
burn center?
fat embolism - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----A patient has been in the emergency
department for several hours waiting to be admitted. He sustained multiple rib
fractures and a femur fracture after a fall. He has been awake, alert, and
complaining of leg pain. His wife reported that he suddenly became anxious and
confused. Upon reassessment, the patient is restless, with respiratory distress and
petechiae to his neck. The patient is exhibiting signs and symptoms most
commonly associated with which of the follow conditions?
Apply a splint and elevate the extremity ABOVE the level of the heart - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----A 36-year old female has a deformity of the left wrist
after a fall. She is reluctant to move her hand due to pain. Which of the following
is the most appropriate intervention?
