TNCC 8th Edition Provider Exam with
Verified Detailed Answers
EMS brings a patient who fell while riding his bicycle. Using the
American College of Surgeons screening guidelines, which
assessment finding would prompt the nurse to prepare the patient
for radiologic spine clearance? -
correct answer ✅Alert with no neurological deficits
The trauma nurse knows that placing a bariatric patient in a
"ramped position" provides better visualization during the insertion
of which device? -
correct answer ✅Endotracheal tube
A 35-year-old male presents with facial trauma after being struck in
the face with a baseball. A teardrop-shaped left pupil is noted on
exam. What type of injury is suspected? -
correct answer ✅Globe rupture
Caregivers carry a 2-year-old into the emergency department who
fell out of a second-story window. The patient is awake and crying
with increased work of breathing and pale skin. Which of the
following interventions has the highest priority? -
correct answer ✅Padding the upper back while stabilizing the
cervical spine
, TNCC 8th Edition Provider Exam with
Verified Detailed Answers
Which of the following injuries is LEAST likely to be promptly
identified? -
correct answer ✅Bowel
A 49-year-old restrained driver involved in a motor vehicle collision
presents to the trauma center complaining of abdominal, pelvic,
and bilateral lower extremity pain. Vital signs are stable. The nurse
can anticipate all of these after a negative FAST exam EXCEPT which
of the following? -
correct answer ✅Diagnostic peritoneal lavage
Why is a measure of serum lactate obtained in the initial
assessment of a trauma patient? -
correct answer ✅To gauge end-organ perfusion and tissue hypoxia
During the primary survey of an unconscious patient with multi-
system trauma, the nurse notes snoring respirations. Which priority
nursing intervention should be performed next? -
correct answer ✅Insert an oropharyngeal airway if there is no gag
reflex
Which of the following assessment findings differentiates a tension
pneumothorax from a simple pneumothorax? -
Verified Detailed Answers
EMS brings a patient who fell while riding his bicycle. Using the
American College of Surgeons screening guidelines, which
assessment finding would prompt the nurse to prepare the patient
for radiologic spine clearance? -
correct answer ✅Alert with no neurological deficits
The trauma nurse knows that placing a bariatric patient in a
"ramped position" provides better visualization during the insertion
of which device? -
correct answer ✅Endotracheal tube
A 35-year-old male presents with facial trauma after being struck in
the face with a baseball. A teardrop-shaped left pupil is noted on
exam. What type of injury is suspected? -
correct answer ✅Globe rupture
Caregivers carry a 2-year-old into the emergency department who
fell out of a second-story window. The patient is awake and crying
with increased work of breathing and pale skin. Which of the
following interventions has the highest priority? -
correct answer ✅Padding the upper back while stabilizing the
cervical spine
, TNCC 8th Edition Provider Exam with
Verified Detailed Answers
Which of the following injuries is LEAST likely to be promptly
identified? -
correct answer ✅Bowel
A 49-year-old restrained driver involved in a motor vehicle collision
presents to the trauma center complaining of abdominal, pelvic,
and bilateral lower extremity pain. Vital signs are stable. The nurse
can anticipate all of these after a negative FAST exam EXCEPT which
of the following? -
correct answer ✅Diagnostic peritoneal lavage
Why is a measure of serum lactate obtained in the initial
assessment of a trauma patient? -
correct answer ✅To gauge end-organ perfusion and tissue hypoxia
During the primary survey of an unconscious patient with multi-
system trauma, the nurse notes snoring respirations. Which priority
nursing intervention should be performed next? -
correct answer ✅Insert an oropharyngeal airway if there is no gag
reflex
Which of the following assessment findings differentiates a tension
pneumothorax from a simple pneumothorax? -
