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TNCC EXAM ms




Exam Solution ms




TNCC Trauma Nursing Core Course 7th Edition ENA 20
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26 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VE
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RIFIED ANSWERS (DD2AF) ms ms




QUESTION 1 ms




Components of SBAR and its purpose ms ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

S: Situation B: Background A: Assessment R: Recommendation Purpose-
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to provide framework for communication amount members of the healthcare team p. 7
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QUESTION 2 ms




Components of DESC and its purpose ms ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

D: Describe the specific situation or behavior E: Express your concerns or how the situation makes
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you feel S: Suggest alternatives and seek agreement C: State consequences in terms of impact on per
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formance goals Purpose- ms ms



used in conflict management; paraphrasing the other person's comments is an important technique
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that should be done throughout the DESC script. Following discussion of consequences, team membe
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rs should work towards consensus. p. 7
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QUESTION 3 ms




Components of CUS and its purpose ms ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

C: I am Concerned U: I am Uncomfortable S: This is a Safety issue/ I am Stressed Purpose-
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used to "stop the line" if a team member senses or discovers an essential safety breach p. 7
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QUESTION 4 ms

,Define trauma ms




ANSWER

- Trauma is injury to living tissue caused by extrinsic agent -
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Regardless of MOI, trauma creates stressors that exceed the tissue's or organ's ability to compensat
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e p. 9
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QUESTION 5 ms




Leading cause of death for ages 1. over 65 2. 5 to 24 3. 25 to 64
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ANSWER

1. Falls 2. MVCs 3. poisoning p. 9
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QUESTION 6 ms




Explain 3 phases of injury prevention
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ANSWER

Primary: prevention of the occurrence of the injury Secondary: Reduction in the severity of the injur
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y that has occurred Tertiary: Improvement of outcomes related to the traumatic injury p. 10
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QUESTION 7 ms




How can the trauma nurse have an impact when it comes to the legislative process?
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ANSWER

By advocating for stronger laws and more consistent enforcement p. 11
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QUESTION 8 ms




Define kinematics ms




ANSWER

The study of energy transfer as it applies to identifying actual or intentional injuries p. 25
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QUESTION 9 ms




Define biomechanics ms




ANSWER

The general study of forces and their effects p. 25
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,QUESTION 10 ms




Define mechanism of injury (MOI)
ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

How external energy forces in the environment are transferred to the body p. 25
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QUESTION 11 ms




Newton's First Law of Motion ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

A body at rest will remain at rest, and a body in motion will stay in motion p. 26
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QUESTION 12 ms




Newton's Second Law of Motion ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

Force = Mass X Acceleration p. 26
ms ms ms ms ms ms




QUESTION 13 ms




Newton's Third Law of Motion ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction p. 26
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms




QUESTION 14 ms




Law of Conservation of Energy
ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but it can change form p. 26
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QUESTION 15 ms




Describe energy forms ms ms




ANSWER

- Mechanical (energy transfer from one object to another in the form of motion) -
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Thermal (energy transfer of heat in environment to the host) -
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, Chemical (heat energy transfer from active chemical substances such as chlorine, drain cleaner, acid
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s, or plants) - Electrical (energy transfer from light socket, power lines, or lightning) -
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Radiant (energy transfer from blast sound waves, radioactivity such as a nuclear facility, or rays of
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the sun) p. 26ms ms ms




QUESTION 16 ms




External energy forces can be exerted on the body by the following forces
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ANSWER

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Deceleration forces: include those applied in falls and collisions where injuries are caused by sudde
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n stop of the body's motion -
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Acceleration forces: not as common as deceleration forces and result from a sudden and rapid onse
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t of motion (parked car being hit by a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed) -
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Compression force is an external force applied at times of impact, explains include: + Stationary obj
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ects such as dashboards or steering wheels, that collide with or push up into a person + Objects in
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motion such as bullets and stabbing instruments, bats and balls, fists and feet, or heavy falling objec
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ts + Blast forces p. 27
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QUESTION 17 ms




The degree to which tissues resist destruction under circumstances of energy transfer
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depends on...
s ms




ANSWER

Their proximity to the impact and their structural characteristics p. 27
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QUESTION 18 ms




Structural strengths of tissue are described in what three ways?
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ANSWER

-Compression -Tensile -Shear p. 27 ms ms ms ms




QUESTION 19 ms




Compression strength refers to the tissue's ability to: ms ms ms ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

Resist crush force - ms ms ms



Compression injuries to organs occur when the organs are crushed from surrounding internal organ
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s or structures such as a seatbelt worn up across the abdomen causing compression of the small bo
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wel or a fracture to the lumbar spine p. 27
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