TNCC FINAL EXAM TEST 2022 OPEN BOOK EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!
, You are treating a 27-year old male in respiratory distress who was involved in a house
fire. Calculating TBSA burned is deferred d/t the need for emergent intubation. At what
rate should you begin fluid resuscitation?
A) 1000 mL/hr
B) 500 mL/hr
C) 250 mL/hr
D) 125 mL/hr - ANSWER B) 500 mL/hr
A patient has been in the ED for several hours waiting to be admitted. He sustained
multiple rib fractures and a femur fracture after a fall. He has been awake, alert, and c/o
leg pain. His wife reported suddenly becoming anxious and confused. Upon
reassessment, the patient is restless, with respiratory distress and petechiae to his
neck. the patient is exhibiting signs of symptoms commonly associated with which of the
following conditions?
A) acute lung injury
B) fat embolism
C) PTX
D) pulmonary contusion - ANSWER B) fat embolism
Which pulse pressure description is an indication of early hypovolemic shock?
A) widened
B) narrowed
C) bounding
D) weak - ANSWER B) narrowed
Which of the following considerations is most important when caring for a geriatric
trauma patient?
A) head to to exam
B) medical history
C) incontinence
D) falls - ANSWER B) medical history
Which of the following assessment findings differentiates a tension pneumothorax from
a simple pneumothorax?
A) increased work of breathing
B) unilaterally diminished breath sounds
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!
, You are treating a 27-year old male in respiratory distress who was involved in a house
fire. Calculating TBSA burned is deferred d/t the need for emergent intubation. At what
rate should you begin fluid resuscitation?
A) 1000 mL/hr
B) 500 mL/hr
C) 250 mL/hr
D) 125 mL/hr - ANSWER B) 500 mL/hr
A patient has been in the ED for several hours waiting to be admitted. He sustained
multiple rib fractures and a femur fracture after a fall. He has been awake, alert, and c/o
leg pain. His wife reported suddenly becoming anxious and confused. Upon
reassessment, the patient is restless, with respiratory distress and petechiae to his
neck. the patient is exhibiting signs of symptoms commonly associated with which of the
following conditions?
A) acute lung injury
B) fat embolism
C) PTX
D) pulmonary contusion - ANSWER B) fat embolism
Which pulse pressure description is an indication of early hypovolemic shock?
A) widened
B) narrowed
C) bounding
D) weak - ANSWER B) narrowed
Which of the following considerations is most important when caring for a geriatric
trauma patient?
A) head to to exam
B) medical history
C) incontinence
D) falls - ANSWER B) medical history
Which of the following assessment findings differentiates a tension pneumothorax from
a simple pneumothorax?
A) increased work of breathing
B) unilaterally diminished breath sounds
