TNCC EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL UPDATED 2026 A+
1.BPreparationBandBTriage
2.BPrimaryBSurveryB(ABCDE)BwithBresuscitationBadjunctsB(F,G)
3.BReevaluationB(considerationBofBtransfer)
4.BSecondaryBSurveyB(HI)BwithBreevaluationBadjuncts
5.BReevaluationBandBpostBresuscitationBcare
6.BDefinitiveBcareBofBtransferBtoBanBappropriateBtraumaBnurseB-
BAnswerBInitialBAssessment
1.BA-BairwayBandBAlertnessBwithBsimultaneousBcervicalBspinalBstabilization
2.BB-BbreathingBandBVentilationB
3.BcirculationBandBcontrolBofBhemorrhage
4.BDB-BdisabilityB(neurologicBstatus)
5.BFB-BfullBsetBofBvitalsBandBFamilyBpresence
6.BGB-BGetBresuscitationBadjuncts
BL-BLabBresultsB(arterialBgases,BbloodBtypeBandBcrossmatch)
BM-BmonitorBforBcontinuousBcardiacBrhythmBandBrateBassessment
BN-BnasoBorBorogastricBtubeBconsideration
BO-BoxygenationBandBventilationBanalysis:BPulseBoxygemetryBandBend-
tidalBcaronBdioxideB(ETC02)BmonitoringBandBcapnopgraphy
BH-BHistoryBandBheadBtoBtoeBassessment
BI-BInspectBposteriorBsurfacesB-BAnswerBABCDEFGHI
BeforeBtheBarrivalBofBtheBptB-BAnswerBWhenBshouldBPPEBbeBplaced:
PtBisBatBhospitalBinBtheBrightBamountBofBtime,BrightBcare,BrightBtraumaBfacility,Bright
BresourcesB-BAnswerBSafeBCare:
, UncontrolledBHemorrhageB-BAnswerBMajorBcauseBofBpreventableBdeath:
reorganizeBcareBtoBC-ABCB-BAnswerBIfBuncontrolledBhemorrhageB..
UsedBatBtheBbeginningBofBtheBinitialBassessment
1.BABAlert.BIfBtheBptBisBalertBheBorBsheBwillBbeBableBtoBmaintainBhisBorBherBairway
BonceBitBisBclear.
2.BVBrespondsBtoBverbalBstimuliBrespondsBtoBpain.BIfBtheBpatientBneedsBverbalBstimul
ationBtoBrespond,BanBairwayBadjunctBmayBbeBneededBtoBkeepBtheBtongueBfromBobst
ructingBtheBairway.B
3.BPBrespondsBtoBpain.BIfBtheBpt.BrespondsBonlyBtoBpain,BheBorBsheBmayBnotBbeBab
leBtoBmaintainBhisBorBherBairwayBadjunctBmayBneedBtoBbeBplacedBwhileBfurtherBasse
ssmentBisBmadeBtoBdetermineBtheBneedBforBintubation.B
4.BUBUnresponsive.BIfBtheBpt.BisBunresponsive,BannounceBitBloudlyBtoBtheBteamBandB
directBsomeoneBtoBchkBinBtheBptBisBpulselessBwhileBassessingBifBtheBcauseBofBtheBpr
oblemBisBtheBairway.B-BAnswerBAirwayBandBAVPU:
askBptBtoBpenBhisBorBherBmouthB-
BAnswerBWhileBassessingBairwayBtheBpatientBisBalertBandBrespondsBtoBverbalBstimuli
ByouBshould..
jawBthrustBmaneuverBtoBopenBairwayBandBassessBforBobstruction.BIfBptBhasBaBsuspec
tedBcsi,BtheBjawBthrustBprocedureBshouldBbeBdoneBbyBtwoBproviders.BOneBproviderB
canBmaintainBc-spineBandBtheBotherBcanBperformBtheBjawBthrustBmaneuver.B-
BAnswerBWhileBassessingBairwayBptBisBunableBtoBopenBmouth,BrespondsBonlyBtoBpai
n,BorBisBunresponsiveByouBshould..
1.BTheBtongueBobstructingBtheBairway
2.BlooseBorBmissingBteeth
3.BforeignBobjects
4.Bblood,Bvomit,BorBsecretions'
ANSWERS ALL UPDATED 2026 A+
1.BPreparationBandBTriage
2.BPrimaryBSurveryB(ABCDE)BwithBresuscitationBadjunctsB(F,G)
3.BReevaluationB(considerationBofBtransfer)
4.BSecondaryBSurveyB(HI)BwithBreevaluationBadjuncts
5.BReevaluationBandBpostBresuscitationBcare
6.BDefinitiveBcareBofBtransferBtoBanBappropriateBtraumaBnurseB-
BAnswerBInitialBAssessment
1.BA-BairwayBandBAlertnessBwithBsimultaneousBcervicalBspinalBstabilization
2.BB-BbreathingBandBVentilationB
3.BcirculationBandBcontrolBofBhemorrhage
4.BDB-BdisabilityB(neurologicBstatus)
5.BFB-BfullBsetBofBvitalsBandBFamilyBpresence
6.BGB-BGetBresuscitationBadjuncts
BL-BLabBresultsB(arterialBgases,BbloodBtypeBandBcrossmatch)
BM-BmonitorBforBcontinuousBcardiacBrhythmBandBrateBassessment
BN-BnasoBorBorogastricBtubeBconsideration
BO-BoxygenationBandBventilationBanalysis:BPulseBoxygemetryBandBend-
tidalBcaronBdioxideB(ETC02)BmonitoringBandBcapnopgraphy
BH-BHistoryBandBheadBtoBtoeBassessment
BI-BInspectBposteriorBsurfacesB-BAnswerBABCDEFGHI
BeforeBtheBarrivalBofBtheBptB-BAnswerBWhenBshouldBPPEBbeBplaced:
PtBisBatBhospitalBinBtheBrightBamountBofBtime,BrightBcare,BrightBtraumaBfacility,Bright
BresourcesB-BAnswerBSafeBCare:
, UncontrolledBHemorrhageB-BAnswerBMajorBcauseBofBpreventableBdeath:
reorganizeBcareBtoBC-ABCB-BAnswerBIfBuncontrolledBhemorrhageB..
UsedBatBtheBbeginningBofBtheBinitialBassessment
1.BABAlert.BIfBtheBptBisBalertBheBorBsheBwillBbeBableBtoBmaintainBhisBorBherBairway
BonceBitBisBclear.
2.BVBrespondsBtoBverbalBstimuliBrespondsBtoBpain.BIfBtheBpatientBneedsBverbalBstimul
ationBtoBrespond,BanBairwayBadjunctBmayBbeBneededBtoBkeepBtheBtongueBfromBobst
ructingBtheBairway.B
3.BPBrespondsBtoBpain.BIfBtheBpt.BrespondsBonlyBtoBpain,BheBorBsheBmayBnotBbeBab
leBtoBmaintainBhisBorBherBairwayBadjunctBmayBneedBtoBbeBplacedBwhileBfurtherBasse
ssmentBisBmadeBtoBdetermineBtheBneedBforBintubation.B
4.BUBUnresponsive.BIfBtheBpt.BisBunresponsive,BannounceBitBloudlyBtoBtheBteamBandB
directBsomeoneBtoBchkBinBtheBptBisBpulselessBwhileBassessingBifBtheBcauseBofBtheBpr
oblemBisBtheBairway.B-BAnswerBAirwayBandBAVPU:
askBptBtoBpenBhisBorBherBmouthB-
BAnswerBWhileBassessingBairwayBtheBpatientBisBalertBandBrespondsBtoBverbalBstimuli
ByouBshould..
jawBthrustBmaneuverBtoBopenBairwayBandBassessBforBobstruction.BIfBptBhasBaBsuspec
tedBcsi,BtheBjawBthrustBprocedureBshouldBbeBdoneBbyBtwoBproviders.BOneBproviderB
canBmaintainBc-spineBandBtheBotherBcanBperformBtheBjawBthrustBmaneuver.B-
BAnswerBWhileBassessingBairwayBptBisBunableBtoBopenBmouth,BrespondsBonlyBtoBpai
n,BorBisBunresponsiveByouBshould..
1.BTheBtongueBobstructingBtheBairway
2.BlooseBorBmissingBteeth
3.BforeignBobjects
4.Bblood,Bvomit,BorBsecretions'