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TNCC 9TH EDITION FINAL TEST LATEST 2026 VERSION
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |RATED A + | NEW
AND REVISED
1. You are caring for a patient who was thrown from a bike and was not
wear- ing a helmet. While performing the head-to-toe assessment, you note
clear drainage from the right ear. Which of the following is the most appropriate
next step?
A. Clean the ear with a cotton-tipped applicator.
B. Pack the ear with gauze.
C. Notify the physician
D. Document and continue the exam.: C. Notify the physician
2. A patient is brought to the emergency department of a rural hospital follow-
ing a high-speed motor vehicle collision. When significant abdominal and pelvic
injuries are noted in the primary survey, what is the priority intervention?
A. Initiate transfer to a trauma center
B. Attempt family notification
C. Obtain additional imaging studies
D. Place an indwelling urinary catheter: A. Initiate transfer to a trauma center
3. An adult who fell from a second story roof is brought to the
emergency department by private vehicle. The patient is confused with
unlabored res- pirations and has strong, palpable radial pulses. There is an
open wound in proximity to an obvious deformity of the left lower
extremity. What is the priority intervention?
A. Initiate cervical spine stabilization
B. Apply a splint to the lower extremity
C. Put the patient on portable oxygen.
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D. Log roll the patient onto a spine board: A. Initiate cervical spine stabilization
4. An adult patient who sustained a severe head trauma has been intubat-
ed and is being manually ventilated via a bag-mask device at a rate of 18
breaths/minute. The patient has received one intravenous fluid bolus of
500
mL of warmed isotonic crystalloid solution. The PaCO2 is 30 mm Hg (4.0
kPa), and the pulse oximetry is 92%. BP is 142/70 mm Hg. What is the most
important
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intervention to manage the cerebral blood flow?
A. Decrease the rate of manual ventilation.
B. Initiate another fluid bolus.
C. Recheck endotracheal tube placement.
D. Increase the amount of oxygen delivered.: A. Decrease the rate of manual ventilation.
5. An adult patient is brought to the emergency department following a
vehicle "roll-over" with prolonged extrication. Assessment reveals swelling
and bruis- ing to the right proximal thigh and a weak pedal pulse. Skin is
pale, cool, and moist. What is the most appropriate initial intervention?
A. Application of a tourniquet to the affected extremity
B. Application of a pelvic binder
C. Fluid resuscitation to maintain a urine output of 0.5 mL/kg/hour
D. Oxygen to maintain the ETCO2 between 30-35 mm Hg (3.9-4.6 kPa): B.
Application of a pelvic binder
6. An adult arrives at the emergency department with superficial burns to the
extremities following a house fire. The patient is reporting a headache
with nausea and is drowsy and confused. What is the most likely cause of
these symptoms?
A. Capillary leak syndrome
B. Rhabdomyolysis
C. Carbon monoxide poisoning
D. Hypothermia:
7. Using the American College of Surgeons Guidelines for Screening
Patients with Suspected Spine Injury, what assessment finding would prompt
the nurse to prepare a patient for cervical spine imaging?
A. Alert with no neurologic deficits or neck pain
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B. Multiple abrasions to the extremities
TNCC 9TH EDITION FINAL TEST LATEST 2026 VERSION
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |RATED A + | NEW
AND REVISED
1. You are caring for a patient who was thrown from a bike and was not
wear- ing a helmet. While performing the head-to-toe assessment, you note
clear drainage from the right ear. Which of the following is the most appropriate
next step?
A. Clean the ear with a cotton-tipped applicator.
B. Pack the ear with gauze.
C. Notify the physician
D. Document and continue the exam.: C. Notify the physician
2. A patient is brought to the emergency department of a rural hospital follow-
ing a high-speed motor vehicle collision. When significant abdominal and pelvic
injuries are noted in the primary survey, what is the priority intervention?
A. Initiate transfer to a trauma center
B. Attempt family notification
C. Obtain additional imaging studies
D. Place an indwelling urinary catheter: A. Initiate transfer to a trauma center
3. An adult who fell from a second story roof is brought to the
emergency department by private vehicle. The patient is confused with
unlabored res- pirations and has strong, palpable radial pulses. There is an
open wound in proximity to an obvious deformity of the left lower
extremity. What is the priority intervention?
A. Initiate cervical spine stabilization
B. Apply a splint to the lower extremity
C. Put the patient on portable oxygen.
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D. Log roll the patient onto a spine board: A. Initiate cervical spine stabilization
4. An adult patient who sustained a severe head trauma has been intubat-
ed and is being manually ventilated via a bag-mask device at a rate of 18
breaths/minute. The patient has received one intravenous fluid bolus of
500
mL of warmed isotonic crystalloid solution. The PaCO2 is 30 mm Hg (4.0
kPa), and the pulse oximetry is 92%. BP is 142/70 mm Hg. What is the most
important
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intervention to manage the cerebral blood flow?
A. Decrease the rate of manual ventilation.
B. Initiate another fluid bolus.
C. Recheck endotracheal tube placement.
D. Increase the amount of oxygen delivered.: A. Decrease the rate of manual ventilation.
5. An adult patient is brought to the emergency department following a
vehicle "roll-over" with prolonged extrication. Assessment reveals swelling
and bruis- ing to the right proximal thigh and a weak pedal pulse. Skin is
pale, cool, and moist. What is the most appropriate initial intervention?
A. Application of a tourniquet to the affected extremity
B. Application of a pelvic binder
C. Fluid resuscitation to maintain a urine output of 0.5 mL/kg/hour
D. Oxygen to maintain the ETCO2 between 30-35 mm Hg (3.9-4.6 kPa): B.
Application of a pelvic binder
6. An adult arrives at the emergency department with superficial burns to the
extremities following a house fire. The patient is reporting a headache
with nausea and is drowsy and confused. What is the most likely cause of
these symptoms?
A. Capillary leak syndrome
B. Rhabdomyolysis
C. Carbon monoxide poisoning
D. Hypothermia:
7. Using the American College of Surgeons Guidelines for Screening
Patients with Suspected Spine Injury, what assessment finding would prompt
the nurse to prepare a patient for cervical spine imaging?
A. Alert with no neurologic deficits or neck pain
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B. Multiple abrasions to the extremities
