FREE TCR-Nurse MCQ Questions and Answers

Question 1

Following a tractor accident, a 27-year-old patient is brought into the emergency room with an open, contaminated fracture of the tibia.
Which of the following details should you particularly try to get from the patient?

Accepted Answer

Date of last tetanus shot.

Answer

Cause of accident.

Answer

Date of last treatment with antibiotics.

Answer

Description of environment where accident occurred.

Question 2

Which type of concussion would be considered in the case of a soccer player who was struck in the head by a ball and experienced temporary bewilderment for ten minutes after the injury before it went away?

Accepted Answer

Grade 1

Answer

Grade 4

Answer

Grade 3

Answer

Grade 2

Question 3

The central venous pressure (CVP) of an adult patient is being monitored, and the pressure is decreasing. Which method is used to confirm hypovolemia?

Accepted Answer

Rapid fluid infusion of 250 to 500 mL and then evaluation in 10 minutes.

Answer

Decrease rate of IV fluids and observe for further decrease in pressure.

Answer

Increase rate of fluids 2 X current rate and evaluate for increase in pressure.

Answer

Repeat readings every 5 minutes X 5 to determine further decrease in pressure.

Question 4

What are the main symptoms of a broken mandible?

Accepted Answer

malocclusion and ecchymosis of floor of the mouth.

Answer

pain and edema in chin and neck area.

Answer

dental avulsion and pain in mandibular area.

Answer

impaired sensation in chin and floor of mouth.

Question 5

A 30-year-old patient with an ipsilateral distal radius fracture and elbow dislocation complains of excruciating forearm pain. Analgesia does not relieve the pain.  What should the nurse be on the lookout for?

Accepted Answer

Compartment syndrome.

Answer

Infection.

Answer

Fat embolism.

Question 6

After a skiing accident that broke the patient's tibia and fibula, the left leg was put in a long-leg plaster cast.  Even though the cast is still damp, the patient claims it is hot and uncomfortable. The sense of heat most likely means which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Normal reaction.

Answer

Anxiety.

Answer

Infection.

Answer

Ill-fitting cast.

Question 7

Indications of Cushing's triad (bradycardia, hypertension, and abnormal, irregular respirations) may be a marker of when evaluating the ABCDEs of a patient with traumatic brain injury.

Accepted Answer

brainstem herniation.

Answer

dilation of ventricles.

Answer

decreased intracerebral pressure.

Answer

cerebral hemisphere damage.

Following a tractor accident, a 27-year-old patient is brought into the emergency room with an open, contaminated fracture of the tibia.Which of the following details should you particularly try to get from the patient?

Following a tractor accident, a 27-year-old patient is brought into the emergency room with an open, contaminated fracture of the tibia.
Which of the following details should you particularly try to get from the patient?