TNCC 9th Edition Provider Exam(correct
answers)2023
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? - CORRECT ANSWER-Ale...
TNCC 9th Edition Provider Exam (correct answers)2 023 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? - CORRECT ANSWER -Alert with no neuro logical deficits The trauma nurse knows that placing a bariatric patient in a "ramped position" provides better visualization during the insertion of which device? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Endotracheal tube A 35-year-old male presents with facial trauma after be ing struck in the face with a baseball. A teardrop -shaped left pupil is noted on exam. What type of injury is suspected? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER -Padding the upper back while stabilizing the cervical spine Which of the following injuries is LEAS T likely to be promptly identified? - CORRECT 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. Th e nurse can anticipate all of these after a negative FAST exam EXCEPT which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER -Diagnostic peritoneal lavage Why is a measure of serum lactate obtained in the initial assessment of a trauma patient? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER -Insert an oropharyng eal airway if there is no gag reflex Which of the following assessment findings differentiates a tension pneumothorax from a simple pneumothorax? - CORRECT ANSWER -Hypotension that worsens with inspiration (pulsus paradoxus) What is the effect of hypother mia on the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve? - CORRECT ANSWER -Hemoglobin does not readily release oxygen for use by the tissues (Left shift) A trauma patient is en route to a rural emergency department. Radiology notifies the charge nurse that the compute d 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? - CORRECT ANSWER -Huddle What finding raises suspicion of a complete spi nal cord injury? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Priapism A patient is thrown against a car during a tornado and presents with obvious bilateral femoral fractures. The patient is pale, alert, disoriented, and has delayed capillary refill. Which of the following interven tions would be most appropriate for this patient based on the disaster triage principles? - CORRECT ANSWER -Initiate two large -caliber intravenous lines for Ringer's lactate solution administration. A 36-year-old female has a deformity of the left wrist af ter a fall. She is reluctant to move her hand due to pain. Which of the following is the most appropriate intervention? - CORRECT ANSWER -Apply a splint and elevate the extremity above the level of the heart Which of the following is a late sign of increased intracranial pressure? - CORRECT ANSWER -Decreased respiratory effort Tearing of the bridging veins is most frequently associated with which brain injury? - CORRECT ANSWER -Subdural hematoma You are caring for a patient who was involved in a motor vehicle crash and is 32 weeks pregnant. Findings of your secondary survey include abdominal pain on palpation, fundal height at the costal margin, and some dark bloody show. Varying accelerations and decelerations are noted on cardiotocography. These findings are most consistent with which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER -Placental abruption A patient with a complete spinal cord injury in neurogenic shock will demonstrate hypotension and which other clinical sig ns? - CORRECT ANSWER -Bradycardia and absent motor function below the level of injury Following a review of recent drills and a real disaster event, a hospital has identified deficiencies and is taking steps to minimize the impact of a future disaster. Whi ch phase of the disaster life cycle does this describe? - CORRECT ANSWER -Mitigation Which of the following considerations is most important when caring for a geriatric trauma patient? - CORRECT ANSWER -Medical history The nurse is caring for a 120 kg male brought in after a warehouse fire and is calculating the patient's fluid resuscitation needs. He has painful red blistering to the entire surface of both upper extremities and superficial burns to the anterior chest.
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