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TRAUMA NURSING CHEST ABDOMEN AI QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED 2025/2026 A
COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS CORRECT VERIFIED
BEST GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS

1) A patient arrives after an assault; clothing is saturated with blood.
Which action should the nurse take? Options: A Assess wounds and cut
clothing away quickly; B Cut through tears and bloodstains to remove
clothing; C Bag each piece of clothing individually, label and document
transfer to police; D Remove patient's hands from evidence bags to
examine fingernails. (Multiple choice)
Answer: C; Rationale: Preserve forensic evidence by not cutting through
or disrupting tears/ blood stains; bag and label each piece and
document transfer to police; From document: "Clothing removal - do
not to cut through or disrupt any tears, holes, blood stains, or dirt
present on the clothing, bag each piece individually, label each bag,
document transfer of custody to the police officer, the officer's name,
the date, and the time."
2) Which statements describe trauma (select all that apply)? Options: A
Intentional or unintentional injury from a mechanism body cannot
protect against; B Leading cause of death in adults older than 65; C
Collection of forensic evidence is required when criminal activity
suspected; D All trauma deaths are reportable to the medical examiner.
(Select all that apply)
Answer: A, C, D; Rationale: Trauma defined as unintentional/intentional
injury from a mechanism the body cannot protect against; forensic
evidence collection and reporting deaths to medical examiner are
required; From document: "Unintentional or intentional wound or

,TRAUMA NURSING CHEST ABDOMEN AI QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED 2025/2026 A
COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS CORRECT VERIFIED
BEST GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS

injury inflicted on the body from a mechanism against which the body
cannot protect itself" and "All trauma deaths are reportable to the
medical examiner."
3) Place these priorities in correct order for initial trauma care: A
Control hemorrhage; B Establish airway and ventilation; C Splint
fractures; D Prevent/treat hypovolemic shock. (Prioritization)
Answer: B then A then D then C; Rationale: ABCs guide priorities—
airway/ventilation first, then hemorrhage control, then shock
management, then secondary interventions like splinting; From
document: "1. Establish airway and ventilation. 2. Control hemorrhage.
3. Prevent and treat hypovolemic shock."
4) For a suspected cervical spine injury with compromised airway, which
maneuver is appropriate? Options: A Head tilt-chin lift; B Jaw thrust
without head extension; C Hyperextend neck to visualize airway; D Blind
finger sweep. (Multiple choice)
Answer: B; Rationale: Assume cervical spine injury and use jaw thrust to
open airway while minimizing neck movement; From document:
"Airway: Jaw Thrust; Assume cervical spine injury; Use your fingers to
gently grasp the jaw and lift it forward."
5) A trauma patient has hypotension, distended neck veins, muffled
heart sounds, and narrowed pulse pressure. Which condition is most

, TRAUMA NURSING CHEST ABDOMEN AI QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED 2025/2026 A
COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS CORRECT VERIFIED
BEST GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS

likely? Options: A Tension pneumothorax; B Cardiac tamponade; C
Massive hemothorax; D Flail chest. (Multiple choice)
Answer: B; Rationale: Beck's triad (distended neck veins, muffled heart
sounds, hypotension) indicates cardiac tamponade; From document:
listed manifestations include "Decreased BP; Distended neck veins;
Muffled heart sounds."
6) A patient with blunt chest trauma has paradoxical chest wall motion,
hypoxemia, and underlying pulmonary contusion. Which diagnosis and
immediate nursing actions are correct? Options: A Rib fracture; B Flail
chest — provide pain control, oxygen, prepare for intubation and chest
tube as needed; C Simple contusion — discharge home; D Pulmonary
embolism — start anticoagulant. (Multiple choice)
Answer: B; Rationale: Flail chest defined by multiple adjacent ribs
fractured at two or more sites causing paradoxical motion;
management includes pain control, fluid resuscitation, chest tube
insertion, and possible mechanical ventilation. From document: "Three
or more adjacent ribs...resulting in free-floating rib
segments...Paradoxical motion...Pain management, fluid resuscitation,
chest tube insertion, mechanical intubation in severe cases."
7) Which clinical findings suggest a tension pneumothorax after an
MVA? Options: A Tracheal deviation away from injured side; B
Distended neck veins; C Rapid, thready pulse and decreased BP; D All of
the above. (Multiple choice)

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