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TNCC 9th Edition Exam Prep: Trauma Nursing Q&A, Exams of Nursing

This resource provides questions and answers for the TNCC 9th edition final exam, covering core trauma nursing concepts. Topics include transport risks, Newton's laws, kinetic energy, and types of trauma injuries (blunt, penetrating, thermal, blast). It addresses motor vehicle accident impacts and blast trauma effects (primary, secondary, tertiary, quarternary, quinary). Airway management (nasopharyngeal, oral pharyngeal), ETT confirmation, capnography, shock stages (compensated, decompensated, irreversible), and shock types (hypovolemic, cardiogenic, obstructive, distributive) are also covered. The trauma triad of death, shock characteristics, fluid bolus recommendations, and permissive hypertension/oxygenation levels are discussed. Ideal for nursing students/professionals preparing for the TNCC exam or reinforcing trauma care knowledge, offering a concise review and clear answers.

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Trauma Nursing Core Course Provider Manual
(TNCC) 9th edition Final Test Exam Latest 2025
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Lossvofvairwayvpatency,vdisplacedvobstructivevtubesvlinesvorvcatheters,vdislodgevsplintingvdevices,vn
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vconsciousness,vinjuryvtovthevpatientvand/orvteamvmembers
Accordingvtovnewtonsvlawvwhichvofvthesevtwovforcevisvgreater:vsizevorvforce?v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
Neither.vForveachvforcevtherevisvanvequalvandvoppositevreaction.
Whatvisvthevrelationshipvbetweenvmassvandvvelocityvtovkineticvenergy?v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
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doubledvsovisvthevnetvenergy,vhowever,vwhenvvelocityvisvdoubledvenergyvisvquadrupled.
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Whatvarevthevfourvtypesvofvtraumavrelatedvinjuries?v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
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