TNCC 19TH EDITION EXAM LATEST 2023-2024 COMPLETE 80 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
A 5-year old child presents to the ED with bruises to the upper arms and buttocks in various stages of
healing and multiple small, clean, round burns to the back. There are no abnormalities found based on
the pediatric assessment triangle or primary survey. Which of the following is the priority nursing
intervention?
Answer: A - ANSA) report your suspicion of the maltreatment in accordance with local regulations ***
B) apply ice to the bruises and consult wound care
C) engage in therapeutic communication to determine the MOI
D) provide the family with injury prevention resourse
A 20-year old male presents to the ED c/o severe lower abd pain after landing hard on the bicycle cross
bars which performing an aerial BMX maneuver. Secondary assessment reveals lower abd tenderness
and scrotal ecchymosis. Which of the following orders would the nurse questions?
Answer: C - ANSA) Fast exam
B) CT scan
C) straight cath for urine sample ***
D) ice and elevation of the scrotum
A 35-year old male presents with facial trauma after bring struck inthe face with a baseball. a tear-drop
shaped left pupil is noted on exam. What type of injury is suspected?
Answer: B - ANSA) oculomotor nerve palsy
B) globe rupture ***
C) uncal herniation
D) retinal detachment
A 36-year old female has a deformity of the left wrist after a fall. She is reluctant to move her hand due to
pain. Which of the following is the most appropriate intervention?
Answer: B - ANSA) apply a sling and elevate the extremity to the level of the heart.
B) apply a splint and ELEVATE ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE HEART ***
C) Apply a sling and elevate the extremity above the level of the heart
D) apply a splint and elevate the extremity to the level of the heart.
A 49-year old restrained driver involved in a MVC presents to the trauma center c/o abd, pelvic, and bil
lower extremity pain Vitals signs are stable. The nurse can anticipate all of these negative fast exam
except which of the following?
Answer: A
The FAST exam is done at the bedside to identify pathological fluid in the abdominal and pelvic cavities.
FAST exams reduce the use of more invasive diagnostic peritoneal lavage and can be repeated if clinical
changes or hemodynamic changes occur. A negative FAST study does not rule out injury and may
warrant a follow-up computed tomography scan. Serial FAST exams can identify increasing abdominal
fluid collections from hemorrhage. Diagnostic peritoneal lavage/diagnostic peritoneal aspiration is
performed by the surgical team to rapidly identify the presence of hemorrhage in patients who are
hemodynamically unstable after trauma. - ANSA) diagnostic peritoneal lavage ***
B) serial fast exams
C) abdominal and pelvic CT scans
D) serial abdominal assessments
TNCC 19TH EDITION EXAM LATEST 2023-2024 COMPLETE 80 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
, TNCC 19TH EDITION EXAM LATEST 2023-2024 COMPLETE 80 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
A 56-year- male patient involved in a MVC is brought to the ED of a rural critical access facility. He c/o
neck pain, SOB, and diffuse abd pain. His GCS is 15. His vitals are as follows:
BP 98/71
HR 125 beats/min
RR 26 breaths/min
SpO2 94% on high flow O2 via NRB mask
which of the following is the priority intervention for this patient?
Answer: C - ANSA) Expedite transport to the CT scanner
B) prepare the patient for spinal radiographs
C) expedite transfer to the closest trauma center ***
D) notify the patients family
A passenger is brought to the emergency department of a rural hospital following a high-speed MVC.
When significant abdominal and pelvic injuries are noted in the primary survey, which of the following is
the priority interventions?
Answer: A - ANSA) initiate transfer to a trauma center **
B) provide report to the operating room nurse
C) Obtained imaging studies
D) Place a gastric tube
A patient arrives with a large open chest wound after being assault ed with a machete, Prehospital
providers placed a nonporous dressing over the chest wound and tapes it on 3 sides. He is now showing
signs of anxiety, restlessness, severe respiratory distress, cyanosis, and decreasing blood pressure.
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate interventions?
Answer: C - ANSA) needle decompression
B) tube thoracostomy
C) dressing removal **
D) surgical repair
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?
Answer: B - ANSA) acute lung injury
B) fat embolism ***
C) PTX
D) pulmonary contusion
A patient is found lying on the floor after falling 13 hours ago. Which of the following lab values is
expected with a musculoskeletal complication associated with this presentation?
Answer: A - ANSA) elevated creatine kinase ***
B) decreased potassium level
C) decreased WBC
D) elevated GFR
TNCC 19TH EDITION EXAM LATEST 2023-2024 COMPLETE 80 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
A 5-year old child presents to the ED with bruises to the upper arms and buttocks in various stages of
healing and multiple small, clean, round burns to the back. There are no abnormalities found based on
the pediatric assessment triangle or primary survey. Which of the following is the priority nursing
intervention?
Answer: A - ANSA) report your suspicion of the maltreatment in accordance with local regulations ***
B) apply ice to the bruises and consult wound care
C) engage in therapeutic communication to determine the MOI
D) provide the family with injury prevention resourse
A 20-year old male presents to the ED c/o severe lower abd pain after landing hard on the bicycle cross
bars which performing an aerial BMX maneuver. Secondary assessment reveals lower abd tenderness
and scrotal ecchymosis. Which of the following orders would the nurse questions?
Answer: C - ANSA) Fast exam
B) CT scan
C) straight cath for urine sample ***
D) ice and elevation of the scrotum
A 35-year old male presents with facial trauma after bring struck inthe face with a baseball. a tear-drop
shaped left pupil is noted on exam. What type of injury is suspected?
Answer: B - ANSA) oculomotor nerve palsy
B) globe rupture ***
C) uncal herniation
D) retinal detachment
A 36-year old female has a deformity of the left wrist after a fall. She is reluctant to move her hand due to
pain. Which of the following is the most appropriate intervention?
Answer: B - ANSA) apply a sling and elevate the extremity to the level of the heart.
B) apply a splint and ELEVATE ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE HEART ***
C) Apply a sling and elevate the extremity above the level of the heart
D) apply a splint and elevate the extremity to the level of the heart.
A 49-year old restrained driver involved in a MVC presents to the trauma center c/o abd, pelvic, and bil
lower extremity pain Vitals signs are stable. The nurse can anticipate all of these negative fast exam
except which of the following?
Answer: A
The FAST exam is done at the bedside to identify pathological fluid in the abdominal and pelvic cavities.
FAST exams reduce the use of more invasive diagnostic peritoneal lavage and can be repeated if clinical
changes or hemodynamic changes occur. A negative FAST study does not rule out injury and may
warrant a follow-up computed tomography scan. Serial FAST exams can identify increasing abdominal
fluid collections from hemorrhage. Diagnostic peritoneal lavage/diagnostic peritoneal aspiration is
performed by the surgical team to rapidly identify the presence of hemorrhage in patients who are
hemodynamically unstable after trauma. - ANSA) diagnostic peritoneal lavage ***
B) serial fast exams
C) abdominal and pelvic CT scans
D) serial abdominal assessments
TNCC 19TH EDITION EXAM LATEST 2023-2024 COMPLETE 80 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
, TNCC 19TH EDITION EXAM LATEST 2023-2024 COMPLETE 80 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
A 56-year- male patient involved in a MVC is brought to the ED of a rural critical access facility. He c/o
neck pain, SOB, and diffuse abd pain. His GCS is 15. His vitals are as follows:
BP 98/71
HR 125 beats/min
RR 26 breaths/min
SpO2 94% on high flow O2 via NRB mask
which of the following is the priority intervention for this patient?
Answer: C - ANSA) Expedite transport to the CT scanner
B) prepare the patient for spinal radiographs
C) expedite transfer to the closest trauma center ***
D) notify the patients family
A passenger is brought to the emergency department of a rural hospital following a high-speed MVC.
When significant abdominal and pelvic injuries are noted in the primary survey, which of the following is
the priority interventions?
Answer: A - ANSA) initiate transfer to a trauma center **
B) provide report to the operating room nurse
C) Obtained imaging studies
D) Place a gastric tube
A patient arrives with a large open chest wound after being assault ed with a machete, Prehospital
providers placed a nonporous dressing over the chest wound and tapes it on 3 sides. He is now showing
signs of anxiety, restlessness, severe respiratory distress, cyanosis, and decreasing blood pressure.
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate interventions?
Answer: C - ANSA) needle decompression
B) tube thoracostomy
C) dressing removal **
D) surgical repair
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?
Answer: B - ANSA) acute lung injury
B) fat embolism ***
C) PTX
D) pulmonary contusion
A patient is found lying on the floor after falling 13 hours ago. Which of the following lab values is
expected with a musculoskeletal complication associated with this presentation?
Answer: A - ANSA) elevated creatine kinase ***
B) decreased potassium level
C) decreased WBC
D) elevated GFR
TNCC 19TH EDITION EXAM LATEST 2023-2024 COMPLETE 80 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
