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Trauma Nursing Core Course
(TNCC) Study Guide: Question
Bank with Answers

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The trauma nurse knows that placing a bariatric patient in a "ramped position" provides better visual
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A patient is found lying on the floor after falling 13 hours ago. Which of the following laboratory valu
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es is expected with a musculoskeletal complication associated with this presentation?
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A patient is brought to the emergency department of a rural hospital following a high-
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speed motor vehicle collision. When significant abdominal and pelvic injuries are noted in the prima
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ry survey, which of the following is the priority intervention?
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bowel Which of the following injuries is LEAST likely to be promptly identified? gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc gc




A 52-year-old diabetic male with a partial-thickness burn to the left lower leg
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A patient has been in the emergency department for several hours waiting to be admitted. He sustai
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ned multiple rib fractures and a femur fracture after a fall. He has been awake, alert, and complainin
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g of leg pain. His wife reported that he suddenly became anxious and confused. Upon reassessment,
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the patient is restless, with respiratory distress and petechiae to his neck. The patient is exhibiting si
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gns and symptoms most commonly associated with which of the follow conditions?
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Apply a splint and elevate the extremity ABOVE the level of the heart A 36-
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year old female has a deformity of the left wrist after a fall. She is reluctant to move her hand due to
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pain. Which of the following is the most appropriate intervention?
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old male patient involved in a motor vehicle crash is brought to the emergency department of a rura
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l critical assess facility. He complaints of neck pain, shortness of breath, and diffuse abdominal pain.
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His Glasgow Coma Score is 15. His vital signs are as follows: BP 98/71 mm Hg, HR 125 beats/
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minute, RR 26 breaths/minute, SpO2 94% on high-flow oxygen via non-
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rebreather mask. Which of the follow is the priority intervention for this patient?
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A trauma patient is en route to a rural emergency department. Radiology notifies the charge nurse t
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hat the computed tomography (CT) scanner will be out of service for several hours. The team gather
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s to plan accordingly. Which of the following terms best describes this trauma team's communicatio
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