TNCC Final Exam Latest 2024 Update With Questions And Veried Answers Already Graded A
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TNCC Final Exam Latest 2024 Update With Questions And Veried Answers
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Why is a measure of serum lactate obtained in the initial assessment of the trauma
patient?
Answer: c - ANSWER>>a) to measure oxygenation and ventilation
b) to quantify the base deficit for the adequacy...
TNCC Final Exam Latest 2024 Update With Questions And Veried Answers
Already Graded A
Why is a measure of serum lactate obtained in the initial assessment of the trauma
patient?
Answer: c - ANSWER>>a) to measure oxygenation and ventilation
b) to quantify the base deficit for the adequacy of cellular perfusion
c) *to gauge end-organ perfusion and tissue hypoxia **
d) to determine the underlying cause of shock
A trauma patient is restless and repeatedly asking "where am I?" vital signs upon arrival
were BP 100/60 mm Hg, HR 96 beats/min, and RR 24 breaths/min. Her skin is cool and
dry. Current vital signs are BP 104/84mm Hg, HR 108, RR 28 breaths/min. The patient is
demonstrating signs and symptoms of which stage of shock?
Answer: A - ANSWER>>A) compensated **
B) Progressive
C) irreversible
D) decompensated
An elderly patient with a history of anticoagulant use presents after a fall at home that
day. she denies any loss of consciousness. She has a hematoma to her forehead and
complains of headache, dizziness, and nausea. Which is a most likely cause of her
symptoms?
Answer: D - ANSWER>>A) epidural hematoma
B) diffuse axonal injury
,C) post-concussive syndrome
D) subdural hematoma ***
EMS brings a patient who fell 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?
Answer: D - ANSWER>>A) Alert with no neurologic deficits
B) Multiple abrasions to the extremities
C) Multiple requests of water
D) Smell of alcohol on breath ***
Which of the following occurs during the third impact of a motor vehicle crash?
Answer: C - ANSWER>>A) The driver of the vehicle collides with the steering wheel
B) the vehicle collides with a tree
C) the aorta is torn at its attachment with the ligamentum arteriosum
D) the airbag deploys and strikes the front seat passenger ***
A passenger is brought to the emergency department of a rural hospital following a
high-speed MVC. When significant abdominal and pelvic injuries are noted in the
primary survey, which of the following is the priority interventions?
Answer: A - ANSWER>>A) initiate transfer to a trauma center **
B) provide report to the operating room nurse
C) Obtained imaging studies
, D) Place a gastric tube
Which of the following injuries is LEAST likely to be promptly identified?
Answer: C - ANSWER>>A) spleen
B) lung
C) bowel ***
D) brain
Patients with a crush injury should be monitored for which of the following conditions?
Answer: C - ANSWER>>A) Hypernatremia
B) Hypercalcemia
C) Dysrhthmias **
D) polyuria
What finding raises suspicion of complete spinal cord injury?
Answer: B - ANSWER>>A) Weakness in the lower extremities
B) Priapism ***
C) voluntary anal sphincter tone
D) intact reflexes distal to the injury
A patient with a complete spinal cord injury in neurogenic shock will demonstrate
hypotension and which other clinical signs?
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