TNCC practice Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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TNCC practice Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers


Question: What is the key to a high performing trauma team?

⼀Answer:⼀ Effective communication


Question: When obtaining a history for an injured patient,
determining energy transfer through biochemical data help the nurse
to:

⼀Answer:⼀ prepare for and anticipate injuries


Question: The major preventable cause of death in the trauma
patient is:

⼀Answer:⼀ uncontrolled bleeding


Question: The across-the-room observation step in the inital
assessment provides the opportunity to:

⼀Answer:⼀ assess for uncontrolled bleeding and intervene


Question: Which of the following accurately describes ventilation
principles associated with a bag-mask device?

⼀Answer:⼀ Ventilate at a rate of 10-12 breaths/minute

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Question: Which of the following is the best measure of the
adequacy of cellular perfusion and helps to predict the outcome of
resuscitation?

⼀Answer:⼀ Base deficit


Question: According to the World Health Organization pain relief
ladder, adjuvant medications are:

⼀Answer:⼀ Treatment for symptoms associated with pain


Question: In a patient with severe traumatic brain injury,
hypocapnia causes:

⼀Answer:⼀ Cerebral vasoconstriction


Question: A patient with a knife injury to the neck has an intact
airway and is hemodynamically stable. He complains of difficulty
swallowing and speaking. Further assessment is indicated next for
which of the following conditions?

⼀Answer:⼀ damage to spinal cord


Question: What is the appropriate technique to palpate the pelvis
for stability?

⼀Answer:⼀ medial and downward gentle pressure over iliac wings