Trauma Nursing Process - TNP - TNCC
9th Ed Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2024/2025 | Correct & Verified
What is the primary goal of the Trauma Nursing Process (TNP)?
✔✔ To provide systematic, evidence-based care to trauma patients for optimal outcomes.
Why is the across-the-room assessment important in trauma care?
✔✔ It helps identify life-threatening conditions that require immediate intervention.
What is the purpose of the primary survey in trauma care?
✔✔ To rapidly identify and treat immediate life-threatening injuries.
What does the "A" in the primary survey stand for?
✔✔ Airway and simultaneous cervical spine protection.
How can a nurse assess for airway patency in an unresponsive trauma patient?
✔✔ By checking for spontaneous breathing, abnormal sounds, or obstruction.
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,What is the immediate intervention for a trauma patient with a compromised airway?
✔✔ Open the airway using the jaw-thrust maneuver and prepare for advanced airway
management if needed.
Why must cervical spine precautions be maintained in trauma patients?
✔✔ To prevent further spinal cord injury until it is ruled out.
What does the "B" in the primary survey represent?
✔✔ Breathing and ventilation assessment.
How does the nurse assess for adequate breathing in a trauma patient?
✔✔ By observing chest rise, listening for breath sounds, and checking oxygen saturation.
What is the priority intervention for a trauma patient with absent breath sounds on one side?
✔✔ Needle decompression for suspected tension pneumothorax.
What does the "C" in the primary survey focus on?
✔✔ Circulation with hemorrhage control.
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, Why is early hemorrhage control critical in trauma patients?
✔✔ Uncontrolled bleeding is a leading cause of preventable death in trauma.
What signs indicate shock in a trauma patient?
✔✔ Tachycardia, hypotension, altered mental status, and cool, clammy skin.
How should a nurse manage a trauma patient with severe external bleeding?
✔✔ Apply direct pressure, use a tourniquet if necessary, and initiate fluid resuscitation.
What does the "D" in the primary survey assess?
✔✔ Disability, focusing on neurological status.
How is the level of consciousness evaluated in trauma patients?
✔✔ Using the AVPU scale (Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive) and Glasgow Coma Scale
(GCS).
What does a GCS score of 8 or lower indicate?
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9th Ed Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2024/2025 | Correct & Verified
What is the primary goal of the Trauma Nursing Process (TNP)?
✔✔ To provide systematic, evidence-based care to trauma patients for optimal outcomes.
Why is the across-the-room assessment important in trauma care?
✔✔ It helps identify life-threatening conditions that require immediate intervention.
What is the purpose of the primary survey in trauma care?
✔✔ To rapidly identify and treat immediate life-threatening injuries.
What does the "A" in the primary survey stand for?
✔✔ Airway and simultaneous cervical spine protection.
How can a nurse assess for airway patency in an unresponsive trauma patient?
✔✔ By checking for spontaneous breathing, abnormal sounds, or obstruction.
1
,What is the immediate intervention for a trauma patient with a compromised airway?
✔✔ Open the airway using the jaw-thrust maneuver and prepare for advanced airway
management if needed.
Why must cervical spine precautions be maintained in trauma patients?
✔✔ To prevent further spinal cord injury until it is ruled out.
What does the "B" in the primary survey represent?
✔✔ Breathing and ventilation assessment.
How does the nurse assess for adequate breathing in a trauma patient?
✔✔ By observing chest rise, listening for breath sounds, and checking oxygen saturation.
What is the priority intervention for a trauma patient with absent breath sounds on one side?
✔✔ Needle decompression for suspected tension pneumothorax.
What does the "C" in the primary survey focus on?
✔✔ Circulation with hemorrhage control.
2
, Why is early hemorrhage control critical in trauma patients?
✔✔ Uncontrolled bleeding is a leading cause of preventable death in trauma.
What signs indicate shock in a trauma patient?
✔✔ Tachycardia, hypotension, altered mental status, and cool, clammy skin.
How should a nurse manage a trauma patient with severe external bleeding?
✔✔ Apply direct pressure, use a tourniquet if necessary, and initiate fluid resuscitation.
What does the "D" in the primary survey assess?
✔✔ Disability, focusing on neurological status.
How is the level of consciousness evaluated in trauma patients?
✔✔ Using the AVPU scale (Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive) and Glasgow Coma Scale
(GCS).
What does a GCS score of 8 or lower indicate?
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