TNCC 8th Edition Provider Exam Questions & Answers Rated A+

EMS brings a patient who fell while riding his bicycle. Using the American College of Surgeons screening guidelines, which assessment finding would prompt the nurse to prepare the patient for radiologic spine clearance? - ANSWER-Alert with no neurological deficits The trauma nurse knows that placing a bariatric patient in a "ramped position" provides better visualization during the insertion of which device? - ANSWER-Endotracheal tube A 35-year-old male presents with facial trauma after being struck in the face with a baseball. A teardrop-shaped left pupil is noted on exam. What type of injury is suspected? - ANSWER-Globe rupture Caregivers carry a 2-year-old into the emergency department who fell out of a second-story window. The patient is awake and crying with increased work of breathing and pale skin. Which of the following interventions has the highest priority? - ANSWER-Padding the upper back while stabilizing the cervical spine Which of the following injuries is LEAST likely to be promptly identified? - ANSWER-Bowel A 49-year-old restrained driver involved in a motor vehicle collision presents to the trauma center complaining of abdominal, pelvic, and bilateral lower extremity pain. Vital signs are stable. The nurse can anticipate all of these after a negative FAST exam EXCEPT which of the following? - ANSWER-Diagnostic peritoneal lavage Why is a measure of serum lactate obtained in the initial assessment of a trauma patient? - ANSWER-To gauge end-organ perfusion and tissue hypoxia During the primary survey of an unconscious patient with multi-system trauma, the nurse notes snoring respirations. Which priority nursing intervention should be performed next? - ANSWER-Insert an oropharyngeal airway if there is no gag reflex