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Comprehensive Exam Bank on
Emergency Nursing and Trauma
Care: Rapid Response, Stabilization
Techniques, and Critical Thinking in
Crisis
Table of Contents
Comprehensive Exam Bank on Emergency Nursing and Trauma Care: Rapid Response,
Stabilization Techniques, and Critical Thinking in Crisis...................................................................1
Topic 1: Initial Emergency Assessment and Primary Survey (ABCs) Questions 1–20......................2
Topic 2: Hemorrhagic Shock and Fluid Resuscitation in Trauma Care Questions 21–40...............17
Topic 3: Neurological Emergencies and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Questions 41–60................32
Topic 4: Thoracic and Abdominal Trauma Emergencies Questions 61–80....................................47
Topic 5: Musculoskeletal and Spinal Trauma Management Questions 81–100.............................62
Topic 6: Abdominal, Genitourinary, and Pelvic Trauma Questions 101–120.................................77
Topic 7: Neurological and Head Trauma Management Questions 121–140..................................92
Topic 8: Pediatric and Geriatric Considerations in Emergency and Trauma Care Questions 141–
160...............................................................................................................................................108
Topic 9: Environmental and Occupational Trauma in Emergency Care Questions 161–180.......122
Topic 10: Disaster Response and Mass Casualty Management Questions 181–200...................137
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Topic 1: Initial Emergency
Assessment and Primary Survey
(ABCs) Questions 1–20
1. What is the first priority in the
primary survey of a trauma patient
in the emergency department?
A. Disability assessment
B. Exposure and environmental control
C. Airway with cervical spine
protection
D. Circulation with hemorrhage control
Correct Answer: C. Airway with
cervical spine protection
Rationale: The primary survey follows
the ABCDE approach. Securing the airway
while maintaining cervical spine
protection is always the first priority in
trauma care to ensure the patient can
breathe.
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2. A trauma patient is unconscious
with snoring respirations. What is
the nurse's best immediate action?
A. Start IV fluids
B. Assess pupillary response
C. Perform a jaw-thrust maneuver
D. Apply oxygen via nasal cannula
Correct Answer: C. Perform a jaw-
thrust maneuver
Rationale: A snoring sound indicates
partial airway obstruction. A jaw-thrust
maneuver is the preferred method in
trauma patients to open the airway while
protecting the cervical spine.
3. During a rapid trauma
assessment, the nurse notes absent
breath sounds on the left and
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tracheal deviation to the right. What
condition is suspected?
A. Tension pneumothorax
B. Hemothorax
C. Flail chest
D. Cardiac tamponade
Correct Answer: A. Tension
pneumothorax
Rationale: Tracheal deviation with
absent breath sounds indicates a tension
pneumothorax, a life-threatening
condition requiring immediate needle
decompression.
4. Which assessment finding
indicates effective circulation during
the primary survey?
A. Cool, pale skin
B. Central pulse is present and
strong
Comprehensive Exam Bank on
Emergency Nursing and Trauma
Care: Rapid Response, Stabilization
Techniques, and Critical Thinking in
Crisis
Table of Contents
Comprehensive Exam Bank on Emergency Nursing and Trauma Care: Rapid Response,
Stabilization Techniques, and Critical Thinking in Crisis...................................................................1
Topic 1: Initial Emergency Assessment and Primary Survey (ABCs) Questions 1–20......................2
Topic 2: Hemorrhagic Shock and Fluid Resuscitation in Trauma Care Questions 21–40...............17
Topic 3: Neurological Emergencies and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Questions 41–60................32
Topic 4: Thoracic and Abdominal Trauma Emergencies Questions 61–80....................................47
Topic 5: Musculoskeletal and Spinal Trauma Management Questions 81–100.............................62
Topic 6: Abdominal, Genitourinary, and Pelvic Trauma Questions 101–120.................................77
Topic 7: Neurological and Head Trauma Management Questions 121–140..................................92
Topic 8: Pediatric and Geriatric Considerations in Emergency and Trauma Care Questions 141–
160...............................................................................................................................................108
Topic 9: Environmental and Occupational Trauma in Emergency Care Questions 161–180.......122
Topic 10: Disaster Response and Mass Casualty Management Questions 181–200...................137
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Topic 1: Initial Emergency
Assessment and Primary Survey
(ABCs) Questions 1–20
1. What is the first priority in the
primary survey of a trauma patient
in the emergency department?
A. Disability assessment
B. Exposure and environmental control
C. Airway with cervical spine
protection
D. Circulation with hemorrhage control
Correct Answer: C. Airway with
cervical spine protection
Rationale: The primary survey follows
the ABCDE approach. Securing the airway
while maintaining cervical spine
protection is always the first priority in
trauma care to ensure the patient can
breathe.
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2. A trauma patient is unconscious
with snoring respirations. What is
the nurse's best immediate action?
A. Start IV fluids
B. Assess pupillary response
C. Perform a jaw-thrust maneuver
D. Apply oxygen via nasal cannula
Correct Answer: C. Perform a jaw-
thrust maneuver
Rationale: A snoring sound indicates
partial airway obstruction. A jaw-thrust
maneuver is the preferred method in
trauma patients to open the airway while
protecting the cervical spine.
3. During a rapid trauma
assessment, the nurse notes absent
breath sounds on the left and
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tracheal deviation to the right. What
condition is suspected?
A. Tension pneumothorax
B. Hemothorax
C. Flail chest
D. Cardiac tamponade
Correct Answer: A. Tension
pneumothorax
Rationale: Tracheal deviation with
absent breath sounds indicates a tension
pneumothorax, a life-threatening
condition requiring immediate needle
decompression.
4. Which assessment finding
indicates effective circulation during
the primary survey?
A. Cool, pale skin
B. Central pulse is present and
strong
