Trauma Nursing Core Course
(TNCC) Study Guide: Question
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The trauma nurse knows that placing a bariatric patient in a "ramped position" provides better visual
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ization during the insertion of which device?gc gc gc gc gc gc
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Tearing of the bridging veins is most frequently associated with which brain injury? gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc
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A patient is found lying on the floor after falling 13 hours ago. Which of the following laboratory valu
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es is expected with a musculoskeletal complication associated with this presentation?
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Initiate transfer to a trauma center gc gc gc gc gc
A patient is brought to the emergency department of a rural hospital following a high-
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speed motor vehicle collision. When significant abdominal and pelvic injuries are noted in the prima
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ry survey, which of the following is the priority intervention?
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bowel Which of the following injuries is LEAST likely to be promptly identified? gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc
A 52-year-old diabetic male with a partial-thickness burn to the left lower leg
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Which of the following patients warrants referral to a burn center? gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc
fat embolism gc
A patient has been in the emergency department for several hours waiting to be admitted. He sustai
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ned multiple rib fractures and a femur fracture after a fall. He has been awake, alert, and complainin
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g of leg pain. His wife reported that he suddenly became anxious and confused. Upon reassessment,
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the patient is restless, with respiratory distress and petechiae to his neck. The patient is exhibiting si
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gns and symptoms most commonly associated with which of the follow conditions?
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Apply a splint and elevate the extremity ABOVE the level of the heart A 36-
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year old female has a deformity of the left wrist after a fall. She is reluctant to move her hand due to
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pain. Which of the following is the most appropriate intervention?
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Expedite transfer to the closest trauma center A 56-year- gc gc gc gc gc gc gc
old male patient involved in a motor vehicle crash is brought to the emergency department of a rura
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l critical assess facility. He complaints of neck pain, shortness of breath, and diffuse abdominal pain.
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His Glasgow Coma Score is 15. His vital signs are as follows: BP 98/71 mm Hg, HR 125 beats/
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minute, RR 26 breaths/minute, SpO2 94% on high-flow oxygen via non-
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rebreather mask. Which of the follow is the priority intervention for this patient?
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CIWA-Ar of 36 gc gc
Which of the following values indicates the need for alcohol withdrawal interventions? gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc
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A trauma patient is en route to a rural emergency department. Radiology notifies the charge nurse t
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hat the computed tomography (CT) scanner will be out of service for several hours. The team gather
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s to plan accordingly. Which of the following terms best describes this trauma team's communicatio
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(TNCC) Study Guide: Question
Bank with Answers
, endotracheal tube gc
The trauma nurse knows that placing a bariatric patient in a "ramped position" provides better visual
gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc
ization during the insertion of which device?gc gc gc gc gc gc
subdural hematoma gc
Tearing of the bridging veins is most frequently associated with which brain injury? gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc
Elevated creatine kinase gc gc
A patient is found lying on the floor after falling 13 hours ago. Which of the following laboratory valu
gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc
es is expected with a musculoskeletal complication associated with this presentation?
gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc
Initiate transfer to a trauma center gc gc gc gc gc
A patient is brought to the emergency department of a rural hospital following a high-
gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc
speed motor vehicle collision. When significant abdominal and pelvic injuries are noted in the prima
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ry survey, which of the following is the priority intervention?
gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc
bowel Which of the following injuries is LEAST likely to be promptly identified? gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc
A 52-year-old diabetic male with a partial-thickness burn to the left lower leg
gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc
Which of the following patients warrants referral to a burn center? gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc
fat embolism gc
A patient has been in the emergency department for several hours waiting to be admitted. He sustai
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ned multiple rib fractures and a femur fracture after a fall. He has been awake, alert, and complainin
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g of leg pain. His wife reported that he suddenly became anxious and confused. Upon reassessment,
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the patient is restless, with respiratory distress and petechiae to his neck. The patient is exhibiting si
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gns and symptoms most commonly associated with which of the follow conditions?
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Apply a splint and elevate the extremity ABOVE the level of the heart A 36-
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year old female has a deformity of the left wrist after a fall. She is reluctant to move her hand due to
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pain. Which of the following is the most appropriate intervention?
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Expedite transfer to the closest trauma center A 56-year- gc gc gc gc gc gc gc
old male patient involved in a motor vehicle crash is brought to the emergency department of a rura
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l critical assess facility. He complaints of neck pain, shortness of breath, and diffuse abdominal pain.
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His Glasgow Coma Score is 15. His vital signs are as follows: BP 98/71 mm Hg, HR 125 beats/
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minute, RR 26 breaths/minute, SpO2 94% on high-flow oxygen via non-
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rebreather mask. Which of the follow is the priority intervention for this patient?
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CIWA-Ar of 36 gc gc
Which of the following values indicates the need for alcohol withdrawal interventions? gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc
huddle
A trauma patient is en route to a rural emergency department. Radiology notifies the charge nurse t
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hat the computed tomography (CT) scanner will be out of service for several hours. The team gather
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s to plan accordingly. Which of the following terms best describes this trauma team's communicatio
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n?