TNCC 9TH EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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, An Adult Patient with Severe Head Trauma - ANSWER Decrease the rate of manual
ventilation
An Older Adult with Head Injury Symptoms - ANSWER Post-concussive syndrome
Patient with Lower Extremity Fracture - ANSWER Elevating the leg to the level of the
heart
Patient with Penetrating Chest Wound - ANSWER Bowel sounds heard in the left lower
chest
Patient with Rib and Femur Fractures - ANSWER Fat embolism
Patients with Fever and Rash - ANSWER Immediately initiate isolation precautions
Patient with Teardrop-Shaped Pupil - ANSWER Globe rupture
Patient with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury - ANSWER Voluntary anal sphincter tone
Finding in Complete Spinal Cord Injury - ANSWER Urinary incontinence
Blood Pressure Finding in Hypovolemic Shock - ANSWER Rising diastolic
Which of the Following Is True About the Log-Roll Maneuver? - ANSWER It should be
avoided with a suspected spine injury prior to imaging
A Patient Has Uncontrolled Bleeding from a Wound to His Right Upper Extremity. What
Is the Priority Intervention? - ANSWER Apply direct pressure to the wound
Which of the Following Situations Could Cause Functional Grief? - ANSWER
Amputation of a limb
Using the American College of Surgeons Screening Guidelines, What Assessment
Finding Would Prompt the Nurse to Prepare a Patient for Cervical Spine Imaging? -
ANSWER Alert with no neurologic deficits
An Adult Was Thrown Against a Concrete Wall During a Factory Explosion and
Sustained a Femur Fracture, Liver Laceration, and a Small Subdural Hematoma. These
Injuries Most Likely Occurred During What Level of Blast Trauma? - ANSWER Tertiary
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, An Adult Patient with Severe Head Trauma - ANSWER Decrease the rate of manual
ventilation
An Older Adult with Head Injury Symptoms - ANSWER Post-concussive syndrome
Patient with Lower Extremity Fracture - ANSWER Elevating the leg to the level of the
heart
Patient with Penetrating Chest Wound - ANSWER Bowel sounds heard in the left lower
chest
Patient with Rib and Femur Fractures - ANSWER Fat embolism
Patients with Fever and Rash - ANSWER Immediately initiate isolation precautions
Patient with Teardrop-Shaped Pupil - ANSWER Globe rupture
Patient with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury - ANSWER Voluntary anal sphincter tone
Finding in Complete Spinal Cord Injury - ANSWER Urinary incontinence
Blood Pressure Finding in Hypovolemic Shock - ANSWER Rising diastolic
Which of the Following Is True About the Log-Roll Maneuver? - ANSWER It should be
avoided with a suspected spine injury prior to imaging
A Patient Has Uncontrolled Bleeding from a Wound to His Right Upper Extremity. What
Is the Priority Intervention? - ANSWER Apply direct pressure to the wound
Which of the Following Situations Could Cause Functional Grief? - ANSWER
Amputation of a limb
Using the American College of Surgeons Screening Guidelines, What Assessment
Finding Would Prompt the Nurse to Prepare a Patient for Cervical Spine Imaging? -
ANSWER Alert with no neurologic deficits
An Adult Was Thrown Against a Concrete Wall During a Factory Explosion and
Sustained a Femur Fracture, Liver Laceration, and a Small Subdural Hematoma. These
Injuries Most Likely Occurred During What Level of Blast Trauma? - ANSWER Tertiary
