TNCC 8th Edition Provider Exam

11 TNCC 8th Edition Provider Exam Questions & Verified Answers 1.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?Answer Alert with no neurological deficits 2.The trauma nurse knows that placing a bariatric patient in a "ramped posi- tion" provides better visualization during the insertion of which device?Answer En- dotracheal tube 3.A 35-year-old male presents with facial trauma after being struck in the face with a baseball. A teardrop-shaped left pupil is noted on exam. What type of injury is suspected?Answer Globe rupture 4.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?Answer Padding the upper back while stabilizing the cervical spine 1 / 2

11 5.Which of the following injuries is LEAST likely to be promptly identified?Answer - Bowel 6.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. The nurse can anticipate all of these after a negative FAST exam EXCEPT which of the following?Answer Diagnostic peritoneal lavage 7.Why is a measure of serum lactate obtained in the initial assessment of a trauma patient?Answer To gauge end-organ perfusion and tissue hypoxia 8.During the primary survey of an unconscious patient with multi-system trau- ma, the nurse notes snoring respirations. Which priority nursing intervention should be performed next?Answer Insert an oropharyngeal airway if there is no gag reflex 9.Which of the following assessment findings differentiates a tension pneu- mothorax from a simple pneumothorax?Answer Hypotension that worsens with inspi- ration (pulsus paradoxus) 10.What is the effect of hypothermia on the oxyhemoglobin dissociation