BLS Exam
You perform a rapid assessment and determine that your patient is experiencing cardiac arrest. On the
basis of your assessment findings, you begin CPR to improve the patient's chances of survival. Which
term refers to clearly and rationally identifying the connection between information and actions? - ✔✔
✔Critical thinking
While orienting a new medical assistant to the facility, you find a patient who is unresponsive in the
exam room. You yell to the medical assistant, "Go get the AED!" Which response by the medical
assistant demonstrates closed-loop communication? - ✔✔✔"I'll go get the AED."
During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns team roles and tasks to each member. You recognize that
a task has been overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action? - ✔✔✔Alert the team leader
immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked.
The code team has arrived to take over resuscitative efforts. Among the members of the BLS team,
whose role is it to communicate to the code team the patient's status and the care already provided? -
✔✔✔Team leader
You have assessed your patient and recognized that they are in cardiac arrest. You should begin CPR
__________. - ✔✔✔Immediately
You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice she is slumped over in her chair and appears unresponsive and
cyanotic. You do not see signs of life-threatening bleeding. Which is the next appropriate action? - ✔✔
✔Check for responsiveness.
You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an adult patient experiencing respiratory arrest. You should
give 1 ventilation every: - ✔✔✔6 seconds
After immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is the next link in the Adult In-
Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? - ✔✔✔Early high-quality CPR
, You are providing care for Mrs. Bove, who has an endotracheal tube in place. How does this affect
compressions and ventilations? - ✔✔✔The team should provide ventilations at a rate of 1 ventilation
every 6 seconds without pausing compressions.
You and two nurses have been performing CPR on a 72-year-old patient, Ben Phillips. When Mr. Phillips
shows signs of ROSC, where should you perform the pulse check? - ✔✔✔At the carotid or femoral
artery
You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique should you use
to open the patient's airway? - ✔✔✔Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
You are alone performing high-quality CPR when a second provider arrives to take over compressions.
When switching roles, you should minimize interruptions in chest compressions to less than how many
seconds? - ✔✔✔10 seconds
Which statement about bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitators is true? - ✔✔✔A two-person technique is
the preferred methodology for BVM ventilations as it provides better seal and ventilation volume
A well-organized team response when performing high-quality CPR includes ensuring that providers
switch off performing compressions every _____ minutes - ✔✔✔2
You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes into cardiac arrest.
She is 28 weeks pregnant and her fundus is above the umbilicus. Which statement is true regarding
resuscitation for a pregnant patient? - ✔✔✔Providers should perform high-quality CPR and continuous
left uterine displacement (LUD). They should perform continuous LUD until the infant is delivered, even
if ROSC is achieved.
What is the correct rate of ventilation delivery for a child or infant in respiratory arrest or failure? - ✔✔
✔1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds
You perform a rapid assessment and determine that your patient is experiencing cardiac arrest. On the
basis of your assessment findings, you begin CPR to improve the patient's chances of survival. Which
term refers to clearly and rationally identifying the connection between information and actions? - ✔✔
✔Critical thinking
While orienting a new medical assistant to the facility, you find a patient who is unresponsive in the
exam room. You yell to the medical assistant, "Go get the AED!" Which response by the medical
assistant demonstrates closed-loop communication? - ✔✔✔"I'll go get the AED."
During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns team roles and tasks to each member. You recognize that
a task has been overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action? - ✔✔✔Alert the team leader
immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked.
The code team has arrived to take over resuscitative efforts. Among the members of the BLS team,
whose role is it to communicate to the code team the patient's status and the care already provided? -
✔✔✔Team leader
You have assessed your patient and recognized that they are in cardiac arrest. You should begin CPR
__________. - ✔✔✔Immediately
You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice she is slumped over in her chair and appears unresponsive and
cyanotic. You do not see signs of life-threatening bleeding. Which is the next appropriate action? - ✔✔
✔Check for responsiveness.
You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an adult patient experiencing respiratory arrest. You should
give 1 ventilation every: - ✔✔✔6 seconds
After immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is the next link in the Adult In-
Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? - ✔✔✔Early high-quality CPR
, You are providing care for Mrs. Bove, who has an endotracheal tube in place. How does this affect
compressions and ventilations? - ✔✔✔The team should provide ventilations at a rate of 1 ventilation
every 6 seconds without pausing compressions.
You and two nurses have been performing CPR on a 72-year-old patient, Ben Phillips. When Mr. Phillips
shows signs of ROSC, where should you perform the pulse check? - ✔✔✔At the carotid or femoral
artery
You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique should you use
to open the patient's airway? - ✔✔✔Modified jaw-thrust maneuver
You are alone performing high-quality CPR when a second provider arrives to take over compressions.
When switching roles, you should minimize interruptions in chest compressions to less than how many
seconds? - ✔✔✔10 seconds
Which statement about bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitators is true? - ✔✔✔A two-person technique is
the preferred methodology for BVM ventilations as it provides better seal and ventilation volume
A well-organized team response when performing high-quality CPR includes ensuring that providers
switch off performing compressions every _____ minutes - ✔✔✔2
You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes into cardiac arrest.
She is 28 weeks pregnant and her fundus is above the umbilicus. Which statement is true regarding
resuscitation for a pregnant patient? - ✔✔✔Providers should perform high-quality CPR and continuous
left uterine displacement (LUD). They should perform continuous LUD until the infant is delivered, even
if ROSC is achieved.
What is the correct rate of ventilation delivery for a child or infant in respiratory arrest or failure? - ✔✔
✔1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds
