TNCC 8th Edition / Comprehensive
Expert Strategies, Review of Key
Quizzes, and Practice Questions for
Guaranteed Success
_____________Quiz____________?
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
_____________Quiz____________?
Tearing of the bridging veins is most frequently associated with which brain injury? -
Answer✓✓
subdural hematoma
_____________Quiz____________?
A patient is found lying on the floor after falling 13 hours ago. Which of the following
laboratory values is expected with a musculoskeletal complication associated with this
presentation? -
Answer✓✓
Elevated creatine kinase
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, _____________Quiz____________?
A patient is brought to the emergency department of a rural hospital following a high-speed
motor vehicle collision. When significant abdominal and pelvic injuries are noted in the primary
survey, which of the following is the priority intervention? -
Answer✓✓
Initiate transfer to a trauma center
_____________Quiz____________?
Which of the following injuries is LEAST likely to be promptly identified? -
Answer✓✓
bowel
_____________Quiz____________?
Which of the following patients warrants referral to a burn center? -
Answer✓✓
A 52-year-old diabetic male with a partial-thickness burn to the left lower leg
_____________Quiz____________?
A patient has been in the emergency department for several hours waiting to be admitted. He
sustained multiple rib fractures and a femur fracture after a fall. He has been awake, alert, and
complaining of leg pain. His wife reported that he suddenly became anxious and confused. Upon
reassessment, the patient is restless, with respiratory distress and petechiae to his neck. The
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Expert Strategies, Review of Key
Quizzes, and Practice Questions for
Guaranteed Success
_____________Quiz____________?
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
_____________Quiz____________?
Tearing of the bridging veins is most frequently associated with which brain injury? -
Answer✓✓
subdural hematoma
_____________Quiz____________?
A patient is found lying on the floor after falling 13 hours ago. Which of the following
laboratory values is expected with a musculoskeletal complication associated with this
presentation? -
Answer✓✓
Elevated creatine kinase
1
, _____________Quiz____________?
A patient is brought to the emergency department of a rural hospital following a high-speed
motor vehicle collision. When significant abdominal and pelvic injuries are noted in the primary
survey, which of the following is the priority intervention? -
Answer✓✓
Initiate transfer to a trauma center
_____________Quiz____________?
Which of the following injuries is LEAST likely to be promptly identified? -
Answer✓✓
bowel
_____________Quiz____________?
Which of the following patients warrants referral to a burn center? -
Answer✓✓
A 52-year-old diabetic male with a partial-thickness burn to the left lower leg
_____________Quiz____________?
A patient has been in the emergency department for several hours waiting to be admitted. He
sustained multiple rib fractures and a femur fracture after a fall. He has been awake, alert, and
complaining of leg pain. His wife reported that he suddenly became anxious and confused. Upon
reassessment, the patient is restless, with respiratory distress and petechiae to his neck. The
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