2025 ACLS QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
1. What element of a system of care is Structure
represented by properly functioning
resuscitation equipment?
Activation of emergency
2. What is the first link in the out-of-hospital reponse
cardiac ar- rest (OHCA) chain of survival?
Symptomatic hyperten-
3. What are signs of clinical deterioration sion
that would prompt the activation of rapid Seizure
response system? Unexplained agitation
4. What is the primary purpose of a rapid response team To improve
patient out-
(RRT) or medical emergency team (MET)? comes by identifying and
treating early clinical
dete- rioration
5. What happens when teams rapidly assess The number of in hospital
and inter- vene when patients have abnormal cardiac arrest
vital signs? decreases
6. In addition to decreased IHCA, what are some
Decrease ICU length of stay.
other benefits of implementing a rapid Decreased in total hospital
response system? Select all that apply. length of stay.
7. Which is the main advantage of effective teamwork? Division of
tasks
8. Which is the best example of a role of the team leader? Models
excellent team be-
havior
9. Which is the best example of a role of a team member? Prepared to
fulfill their
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role responsibilities
10. What is the primary purpose of the CPR coach Increasing CPR quality
on a resuscitation team?
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11. What are the 6 positions for high performance teams Team
leader
in resuscitation? Airway Timer/recorder
Compressor (rotate every 2
minutes)
Monitor/defibrillator/cpr
coach
IV/IO/Medications
12. Which member of the high performance team has the Team
leader
responsibility for assigning roles (positions)?
13. Which high performance team member is Monitor/defibrillator/cpr
part of the resuscitation triangle? coach
14. Which is an example of knowledge sharing by Asking for suggestions
a team leader? about interventions
15. Which is an example of summarizing and Increasing monitoring
reevaluat- ing? of the patients condition
de- teriorates
16. Which is a step of closed-loop communication? Confirming task comple-
tion before assigning
an- other task
17. Which are examples of mutual respect? Select 18.
all that apply:
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Acknowledging correctly completed tasks in a posi- tive way
Ensuring that only one person talks at a time
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1. What element of a system of care is Structure
represented by properly functioning
resuscitation equipment?
Activation of emergency
2. What is the first link in the out-of-hospital reponse
cardiac ar- rest (OHCA) chain of survival?
Symptomatic hyperten-
3. What are signs of clinical deterioration sion
that would prompt the activation of rapid Seizure
response system? Unexplained agitation
4. What is the primary purpose of a rapid response team To improve
patient out-
(RRT) or medical emergency team (MET)? comes by identifying and
treating early clinical
dete- rioration
5. What happens when teams rapidly assess The number of in hospital
and inter- vene when patients have abnormal cardiac arrest
vital signs? decreases
6. In addition to decreased IHCA, what are some
Decrease ICU length of stay.
other benefits of implementing a rapid Decreased in total hospital
response system? Select all that apply. length of stay.
7. Which is the main advantage of effective teamwork? Division of
tasks
8. Which is the best example of a role of the team leader? Models
excellent team be-
havior
9. Which is the best example of a role of a team member? Prepared to
fulfill their
1/
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role responsibilities
10. What is the primary purpose of the CPR coach Increasing CPR quality
on a resuscitation team?
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11. What are the 6 positions for high performance teams Team
leader
in resuscitation? Airway Timer/recorder
Compressor (rotate every 2
minutes)
Monitor/defibrillator/cpr
coach
IV/IO/Medications
12. Which member of the high performance team has the Team
leader
responsibility for assigning roles (positions)?
13. Which high performance team member is Monitor/defibrillator/cpr
part of the resuscitation triangle? coach
14. Which is an example of knowledge sharing by Asking for suggestions
a team leader? about interventions
15. Which is an example of summarizing and Increasing monitoring
reevaluat- ing? of the patients condition
de- teriorates
16. Which is a step of closed-loop communication? Confirming task comple-
tion before assigning
an- other task
17. Which are examples of mutual respect? Select 18.
all that apply:
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Acknowledging correctly completed tasks in a posi- tive way
Ensuring that only one person talks at a time
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