Trauma Nurse Process Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Leading causes of traumatic deaths - CORRECT ANSWER burns, animal bites, other injuries
Trauma initial assessment: preparation - CORRECT ANSWER -PPE prior to arival
-consider hazardous materials and decontamination
-prepare room for resuscitation equiptment
-prepare room temperature and lighting
Trauma nurse primary survey - CORRECT ANSWER -general impression (check for bleeding,
if so, C before A and B)
A-airway/avpu
B- breathing effectivness
C- pulse, skin color, moisture, temp
D-disability (neurocheck)
E-exposure and environment control
Airway - CORRECT ANSWER -if they're moaning/talking they have an airway
-C-spine in suspected pts with multisystem trauma
-AVPU
Assessment of airway (how to assess and what to look) - CORRECT ANSWER -if alert or
responds to verbal stimuli, open mouth
-if the pt is unable to open mouth (responds to pain or unresponsive), jaw thrust
-inspect mouth for (tongue obstruction, loose teeth/missing teeth, foreign objects, blood vomit, or
secretion, edema, burns, listen for airway sounds, palpable
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Leading causes of traumatic deaths - CORRECT ANSWER burns, animal bites, other injuries
Trauma initial assessment: preparation - CORRECT ANSWER -PPE prior to arival
-consider hazardous materials and decontamination
-prepare room for resuscitation equiptment
-prepare room temperature and lighting
Trauma nurse primary survey - CORRECT ANSWER -general impression (check for bleeding,
if so, C before A and B)
A-airway/avpu
B- breathing effectivness
C- pulse, skin color, moisture, temp
D-disability (neurocheck)
E-exposure and environment control
Airway - CORRECT ANSWER -if they're moaning/talking they have an airway
-C-spine in suspected pts with multisystem trauma
-AVPU
Assessment of airway (how to assess and what to look) - CORRECT ANSWER -if alert or
responds to verbal stimuli, open mouth
-if the pt is unable to open mouth (responds to pain or unresponsive), jaw thrust
-inspect mouth for (tongue obstruction, loose teeth/missing teeth, foreign objects, blood vomit, or
secretion, edema, burns, listen for airway sounds, palpable
