TNCC 8th Edition 2025 – Graded &
Reviewed Questions and Answers
endotracheal tube -ANSWER ✨✔---The trauma nurse knows that placing a bariatric patient in a
"ramped position" provides better visualization during the insertion of which device?
subdural hematoma -ANSWER ✨✔---Tearing of the bridging veins is most frequently associated
with which brain injury?
Elevated creatine kinase -ANSWER ✨✔---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?
Initiate transfer to a trauma center -ANSWER ✨✔---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?
bowel -ANSWER ✨✔---Which of the following injuries is LEAST likely to be promptly identified?
A 52-year-old diabetic male with a partial-thickness burn to the left lower leg -ANSWER ✨✔---
Which of the following patients warrants referral to a burn center?
, fat embolism -ANSWER ✨✔---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 patient is exhibiting signs and symptoms most commonly associated with which of the follow
conditions?
Apply a splint and elevate the extremity ABOVE the level of the heart -ANSWER ✨✔---A 36-year
old female has a deformity of the left wrist after a fall. She is reluctant to move her hand due to pain.
Which of the following is the most appropriate intervention?
Expedite transfer to the closest trauma center -ANSWER ✨✔---A 56-year-old male patient involved
in a motor vehicle crash is brought to the emergency department of a rural critical assess facility. He
complaints of neck pain, shortness of breath, and diffuse abdominal pain. His Glasgow Coma Score is 15.
His vital signs are as follows: BP 98/71 mm Hg, HR 125 beats/minute, RR 26 breaths/minute, SpO2 94%
on high-flow oxygen via non-rebreather mask. Which of the follow is the priority intervention for this
patient?
CIWA-Ar of 36 -ANSWER ✨✔---Which of the following values indicates the need for alcohol
withdrawal interventions?
huddle -ANSWER ✨✔---A trauma patient is en route to a rural emergency department. Radiology
notifies the charge nurse that the computed tomography (CT) scanner will be out of service for several
hours. The team gathers to plan accordingly. Which of the following terms best describes this trauma
team's communication?
Bradycardia and absent motor function below the level of injury -ANSWER ✨✔---A patient with a
complete spinal cord injury in neurogenic shock will demonstrate hypotension and which other clinical
signs?
It can worsen cord damage from a unstable spinal injury -ANSWER ✨✔---Which of the following is
true about the log-roll maneuver?
velocity -ANSWER ✨✔---What factor contributes most to the kinetic energy of a body in motion?
Reviewed Questions and Answers
endotracheal tube -ANSWER ✨✔---The trauma nurse knows that placing a bariatric patient in a
"ramped position" provides better visualization during the insertion of which device?
subdural hematoma -ANSWER ✨✔---Tearing of the bridging veins is most frequently associated
with which brain injury?
Elevated creatine kinase -ANSWER ✨✔---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?
Initiate transfer to a trauma center -ANSWER ✨✔---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?
bowel -ANSWER ✨✔---Which of the following injuries is LEAST likely to be promptly identified?
A 52-year-old diabetic male with a partial-thickness burn to the left lower leg -ANSWER ✨✔---
Which of the following patients warrants referral to a burn center?
, fat embolism -ANSWER ✨✔---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 patient is exhibiting signs and symptoms most commonly associated with which of the follow
conditions?
Apply a splint and elevate the extremity ABOVE the level of the heart -ANSWER ✨✔---A 36-year
old female has a deformity of the left wrist after a fall. She is reluctant to move her hand due to pain.
Which of the following is the most appropriate intervention?
Expedite transfer to the closest trauma center -ANSWER ✨✔---A 56-year-old male patient involved
in a motor vehicle crash is brought to the emergency department of a rural critical assess facility. He
complaints of neck pain, shortness of breath, and diffuse abdominal pain. His Glasgow Coma Score is 15.
His vital signs are as follows: BP 98/71 mm Hg, HR 125 beats/minute, RR 26 breaths/minute, SpO2 94%
on high-flow oxygen via non-rebreather mask. Which of the follow is the priority intervention for this
patient?
CIWA-Ar of 36 -ANSWER ✨✔---Which of the following values indicates the need for alcohol
withdrawal interventions?
huddle -ANSWER ✨✔---A trauma patient is en route to a rural emergency department. Radiology
notifies the charge nurse that the computed tomography (CT) scanner will be out of service for several
hours. The team gathers to plan accordingly. Which of the following terms best describes this trauma
team's communication?
Bradycardia and absent motor function below the level of injury -ANSWER ✨✔---A patient with a
complete spinal cord injury in neurogenic shock will demonstrate hypotension and which other clinical
signs?
It can worsen cord damage from a unstable spinal injury -ANSWER ✨✔---Which of the following is
true about the log-roll maneuver?
velocity -ANSWER ✨✔---What factor contributes most to the kinetic energy of a body in motion?
