TNCC | Practice Questions and Answers |
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What is the key to a high performing trauma team? -✓✓Consistent communication
(Communication, cooperation, and coordination are the foundations of successful
teamwork in trauma care p.6)
When obtaining a history for an injured patient, determining energy transfer through
biomechanical data helps the nurse to: -✓✓Anticipate the types of injury that may be
present (Mechanism of injury and energy transfer can help predict potential injuries and
injury patterns p.29)
The major preventable cause of death in trauma patient is: -✓✓Uncontrolled
hemorrhage.
(Uncontrolled hemorrhage is the major cause of preventable death after injury, so
assessment to identify uncontrolled hemorrhage is key to the initial assessment
process. p.40)
The across-the-room observation step in the initial assessment provides the opportunity
to: -✓✓Reprioritize ciculation before airway or breathing (The accross the room
observation is done at the beginning of th eprimary survey to rapidy assess the need ot
reprioritize ciculation before airway or breathing. This is done if uncontrolled external
hemorrhage is identified. p.40)
Which of the following accurately describes ventilation principles associated with a bag-
mask device? -✓✓Ventilate at a rate of 10-12 breaths/min
(When patient ventilation is ineffective, the best intervention is to assist ventilations at
10-12 breaths/min or one every 5-6 seconds. p.44)
Which of the following is the best measure of the adequacy of cellular perfusion and
helps to predict the outcome of resuscitation? -✓✓Base deficit
(Base deficit serves as an endpoint measurement of the adequacy of cellular perfusion
and predicts the success of the resuscitation)
According to the WHO pain relief ladder, adjuvant medications are: -✓✓Treatment for
symptoms associated with pain
(Adjuvant medications are not originally intended to treat pain, but can help manage
pain by treating associated symptoms, such as nausea, anxiety, and others
In a patient with severe traumatic brain injury, hypocapnia causes: -✓✓Cerebral
vasoconstriction
(Hypocapnia, or low levels of carbon dioxide, will cause vasoconstriction, especially in
the cerebral vasculature.) p.109
2026 | Verified Accurate
What is the key to a high performing trauma team? -✓✓Consistent communication
(Communication, cooperation, and coordination are the foundations of successful
teamwork in trauma care p.6)
When obtaining a history for an injured patient, determining energy transfer through
biomechanical data helps the nurse to: -✓✓Anticipate the types of injury that may be
present (Mechanism of injury and energy transfer can help predict potential injuries and
injury patterns p.29)
The major preventable cause of death in trauma patient is: -✓✓Uncontrolled
hemorrhage.
(Uncontrolled hemorrhage is the major cause of preventable death after injury, so
assessment to identify uncontrolled hemorrhage is key to the initial assessment
process. p.40)
The across-the-room observation step in the initial assessment provides the opportunity
to: -✓✓Reprioritize ciculation before airway or breathing (The accross the room
observation is done at the beginning of th eprimary survey to rapidy assess the need ot
reprioritize ciculation before airway or breathing. This is done if uncontrolled external
hemorrhage is identified. p.40)
Which of the following accurately describes ventilation principles associated with a bag-
mask device? -✓✓Ventilate at a rate of 10-12 breaths/min
(When patient ventilation is ineffective, the best intervention is to assist ventilations at
10-12 breaths/min or one every 5-6 seconds. p.44)
Which of the following is the best measure of the adequacy of cellular perfusion and
helps to predict the outcome of resuscitation? -✓✓Base deficit
(Base deficit serves as an endpoint measurement of the adequacy of cellular perfusion
and predicts the success of the resuscitation)
According to the WHO pain relief ladder, adjuvant medications are: -✓✓Treatment for
symptoms associated with pain
(Adjuvant medications are not originally intended to treat pain, but can help manage
pain by treating associated symptoms, such as nausea, anxiety, and others
In a patient with severe traumatic brain injury, hypocapnia causes: -✓✓Cerebral
vasoconstriction
(Hypocapnia, or low levels of carbon dioxide, will cause vasoconstriction, especially in
the cerebral vasculature.) p.109
