BLS Exam Questions and Answers
1. For a basic life support certificate to be issued, a participant must
- rate competency in all required skills
- successfully complete team response testing scenarios and pass
the final exam with a score of an 84% or higher
- actively participate in all course activities, including assuming
various roles during practice and practice scenarios
ANS All the above
2. Which of the following skills are included in the BLS program?
- use of a bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator
- multiple-provider CPR for adults
- single-provider CPR for infants
ANS All the above
3. Which of the following is not a responsibility of an instructor when
teaching a BLS course?
ANS Providing coaching and corrective feedback during teaching scenarios
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, 4. During the testing scenarios, how is the team leader evaluated?
ANS They must complete all critical actions; act upon decisions in a timely, sequential manner,
and demonstrate skill competency in their assigned role
5. As an instructor preparing to teach a lesson, you should what?
- review the lesson plans in the instructor's manual
- watch all the course videos
- gather all course materials, equipment, and supplies as listed in
the lesson plans
ANS All the above
6. The course presentations contain video segments, what is
another reason that the presentations are valuable?
ANS Using the correct presentation provides a visual aid by displaying key points
7. Participants who successfully complete the American Red Cross
BLS course receive a certificate that is valid for how many years?
ANS 2
8. BLS instructors must maintain BLS basic level certification, true or
false?
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1. For a basic life support certificate to be issued, a participant must
- rate competency in all required skills
- successfully complete team response testing scenarios and pass
the final exam with a score of an 84% or higher
- actively participate in all course activities, including assuming
various roles during practice and practice scenarios
ANS All the above
2. Which of the following skills are included in the BLS program?
- use of a bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator
- multiple-provider CPR for adults
- single-provider CPR for infants
ANS All the above
3. Which of the following is not a responsibility of an instructor when
teaching a BLS course?
ANS Providing coaching and corrective feedback during teaching scenarios
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, 4. During the testing scenarios, how is the team leader evaluated?
ANS They must complete all critical actions; act upon decisions in a timely, sequential manner,
and demonstrate skill competency in their assigned role
5. As an instructor preparing to teach a lesson, you should what?
- review the lesson plans in the instructor's manual
- watch all the course videos
- gather all course materials, equipment, and supplies as listed in
the lesson plans
ANS All the above
6. The course presentations contain video segments, what is
another reason that the presentations are valuable?
ANS Using the correct presentation provides a visual aid by displaying key points
7. Participants who successfully complete the American Red Cross
BLS course receive a certificate that is valid for how many years?
ANS 2
8. BLS instructors must maintain BLS basic level certification, true or
false?
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