BLS INSTRUCTOR ESSENTIALS EXAMS
What is a prerequisite to becoming an AHA instructor? - ANSWER ✰ Be aligned
with a training center
Which resource provides AHA instructors with access to the Program Administration
Manual? - ANSWER ✰ The AHA Instructor Network
You are a BLS instructor and want to add the AHA logo to a flying advertising a BLS
course that you will be offspring. What instructor resource would you use to find out if
this is allowed? - ANSWER ✰ The Program Administration Manual
You're going to be teaching in an unfamiliar facility. As part of your preparation, you
arrive an hour early to set up the room because the room was unavailable the day
before. Which action would be considered innapropriate or unprofessional? -
ANSWER ✰ Waiting for students to arrive so that they can assist in setting up the
classroom
As an AHA instructor, when do you complete a course roster? - ANSWER ✰ As
students arrive for the course
What are the AHA core competencies for instructor candidates? - ANSWER ✰
Skills, course delivery, testing, professionalism, and program administration
You are going to teach a BLS Provider Course and need to check that all equipment
is in good condition and is working. In what step of the AHA Instruction Cycle would
you complete this action? - ANSWER ✰ Prepare
What are the 5 steps of the AHA Instruction Cycle? - ANSWER ✰ Prepare, teach,
test and remediate, close, and keep current
What is the AHA Instructor Network? - ANSWER ✰ An online resource for all
instructors that includes information about AHA Emergency Cardiovascular Care
programs and science
Why is it important to use the skills testing checklist during skills test? - ANSWER ✰
To have an objective method for evaluating skills performance
Which is a primary purpose for lesson plans? - ANSWER ✰ To ensure that the
course is taught the way it was designed
You are teaching a BLS Provider Course with one other instructor and have 8
students in your class. What is the minimum number of manikins that you must have
to teach the course? - ANSWER ✰ 3 manikins
You are teaching the HeartCode BLS Course. Students have taken the online
portion and are now coming into the classroom for the hands-on session. After
What is a prerequisite to becoming an AHA instructor? - ANSWER ✰ Be aligned
with a training center
Which resource provides AHA instructors with access to the Program Administration
Manual? - ANSWER ✰ The AHA Instructor Network
You are a BLS instructor and want to add the AHA logo to a flying advertising a BLS
course that you will be offspring. What instructor resource would you use to find out if
this is allowed? - ANSWER ✰ The Program Administration Manual
You're going to be teaching in an unfamiliar facility. As part of your preparation, you
arrive an hour early to set up the room because the room was unavailable the day
before. Which action would be considered innapropriate or unprofessional? -
ANSWER ✰ Waiting for students to arrive so that they can assist in setting up the
classroom
As an AHA instructor, when do you complete a course roster? - ANSWER ✰ As
students arrive for the course
What are the AHA core competencies for instructor candidates? - ANSWER ✰
Skills, course delivery, testing, professionalism, and program administration
You are going to teach a BLS Provider Course and need to check that all equipment
is in good condition and is working. In what step of the AHA Instruction Cycle would
you complete this action? - ANSWER ✰ Prepare
What are the 5 steps of the AHA Instruction Cycle? - ANSWER ✰ Prepare, teach,
test and remediate, close, and keep current
What is the AHA Instructor Network? - ANSWER ✰ An online resource for all
instructors that includes information about AHA Emergency Cardiovascular Care
programs and science
Why is it important to use the skills testing checklist during skills test? - ANSWER ✰
To have an objective method for evaluating skills performance
Which is a primary purpose for lesson plans? - ANSWER ✰ To ensure that the
course is taught the way it was designed
You are teaching a BLS Provider Course with one other instructor and have 8
students in your class. What is the minimum number of manikins that you must have
to teach the course? - ANSWER ✰ 3 manikins
You are teaching the HeartCode BLS Course. Students have taken the online
portion and are now coming into the classroom for the hands-on session. After
