TNCC 9TH EDITION EXAM LATEST 2023/2024 COMPLETE
50 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES [VERIFIED ANSWERS]
Three adults present at different times during a one-hour period with a high
fever, fatigue, and headache. All three patients have a rash which started
on their mouth, face, and arms with progression to the chest and abdomen.
They all visited the same grocery store within the last week. What is the
most appropriate intervention from triage for these patients? - ANSWER--
immediately initiate isolation precautions
A trauma patient who is 30 weeks pregnant arrives at the emergency
department following a motor vehicle crash - ANSWER--increased oxygen
consumption
Following a gun shot wound, pre-hospital providers report diminished
breath sounds bilaterally. Upon emergency department arrival, the patient
is unresponsive with shallow respirations and an O2 sat of 88%. What is
the priority intervention for this patient? - ANSWER--Pneumothorax,
hemothoax, contusion, or flail chest
A patient with a traumatic brain injury has a mean arterial pressure (MAP)
of 65 mm Hg (8.66 kPa) and an intracranial pressure (ICP) of 22 mm Hg
, TNCC 9TH EDITION EXAM LATEST 2023/2024 COMPLETE
50 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES [VERIFIED ANSWERS]
(2.93 kPa). Which finding is most likely an indication of the body's response
to these findings? - ANSWER--reflex tachycardia
An adult patient involved in an assault presents with shortness of breath,
BP 88/50 mmHg, heart rate of 130 beats/minute, and RR 32
breaths/minute. The patient has muffled heart sounds and is cyanotic.
What is the priority intervention? - ANSWER--pericardiocentesis
Which blood pressure finding is associated with early or compensated
hypovolemic shock? - ANSWER--rising diastolic
A patient who jumped out of a second-floor window, landing on their feet is
diagnosed with a lumbar spinal fracture. What is the most likely concurrent
injury to have occurred? - ANSWER--calcaneus fracture
During the primary survey of an unconscious, patient with multisystem
trauma, the nurse notes snoring, respirations. What priority nursing
intervention should be performed next? - ANSWER--Insert in
oropharyngeal airway, if there is no gag reflex
50 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES [VERIFIED ANSWERS]
Three adults present at different times during a one-hour period with a high
fever, fatigue, and headache. All three patients have a rash which started
on their mouth, face, and arms with progression to the chest and abdomen.
They all visited the same grocery store within the last week. What is the
most appropriate intervention from triage for these patients? - ANSWER--
immediately initiate isolation precautions
A trauma patient who is 30 weeks pregnant arrives at the emergency
department following a motor vehicle crash - ANSWER--increased oxygen
consumption
Following a gun shot wound, pre-hospital providers report diminished
breath sounds bilaterally. Upon emergency department arrival, the patient
is unresponsive with shallow respirations and an O2 sat of 88%. What is
the priority intervention for this patient? - ANSWER--Pneumothorax,
hemothoax, contusion, or flail chest
A patient with a traumatic brain injury has a mean arterial pressure (MAP)
of 65 mm Hg (8.66 kPa) and an intracranial pressure (ICP) of 22 mm Hg
, TNCC 9TH EDITION EXAM LATEST 2023/2024 COMPLETE
50 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES [VERIFIED ANSWERS]
(2.93 kPa). Which finding is most likely an indication of the body's response
to these findings? - ANSWER--reflex tachycardia
An adult patient involved in an assault presents with shortness of breath,
BP 88/50 mmHg, heart rate of 130 beats/minute, and RR 32
breaths/minute. The patient has muffled heart sounds and is cyanotic.
What is the priority intervention? - ANSWER--pericardiocentesis
Which blood pressure finding is associated with early or compensated
hypovolemic shock? - ANSWER--rising diastolic
A patient who jumped out of a second-floor window, landing on their feet is
diagnosed with a lumbar spinal fracture. What is the most likely concurrent
injury to have occurred? - ANSWER--calcaneus fracture
During the primary survey of an unconscious, patient with multisystem
trauma, the nurse notes snoring, respirations. What priority nursing
intervention should be performed next? - ANSWER--Insert in
oropharyngeal airway, if there is no gag reflex
