ACLS_Exam_Version_A.pdf
Nursing
Grand Canyon University (GCU)
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16oj pag.
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Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Exa
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m Version A (50 questions)
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Please do not mark on this exam. Record the best answer on the separate answer sheet.
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1. You find an unresponsive patient who is not breathing. After activating the emergency r
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esponse system, you determine that there is no pulse. What is your next action?
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A. Open the airway with a head tilt–chin lift.
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B. Administer epinephrine at a dose of 1 mg/kg. oj oj oj oj oj oj oj
C. Deliver 2 rescue breaths each over 1 second.oj oj oj oj oj oj oj
D. Start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min.
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2. You are evaluating a 58-year-
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old man with chest pain. The blood pressure is 92/50 mm Hg, the heart rate is 92/min, the non
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labored respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min, and the pulse oximetry reading is 97%. What asse
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ssment step is most important now? oj oj oj oj oj
A. PETCO2
B. Chest x-ray oj
C. Laboratory testing oj
D. Obtaining a 12-lead ECG oj oj oj
3. What is the preferred method of access for epinephrine administration during cardiac arrest in
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most patients? oj
A. Intraosseous
B. Endotracheal
C. Central intravenous oj
D. Peripheral intravenous oj
4. An activated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm. What is your next action?
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A. Begin chest compressions. oj oj
B. Discontinue the resuscitation attempt. oj oj oj
C. Check all AED connections and reanalyze.
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D. Rotate AED electrodes to an alternate position.
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Nursing
Grand Canyon University (GCU)
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16oj pag.
Documentojsharedojonojhttps://www.docsity.com/en/acls-exam-version-a-pdf/8411156/
,1
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Exa
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m Version A (50 questions)
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Please do not mark on this exam. Record the best answer on the separate answer sheet.
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1. You find an unresponsive patient who is not breathing. After activating the emergency r
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esponse system, you determine that there is no pulse. What is your next action?
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A. Open the airway with a head tilt–chin lift.
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B. Administer epinephrine at a dose of 1 mg/kg. oj oj oj oj oj oj oj
C. Deliver 2 rescue breaths each over 1 second.oj oj oj oj oj oj oj
D. Start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min.
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2. You are evaluating a 58-year-
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old man with chest pain. The blood pressure is 92/50 mm Hg, the heart rate is 92/min, the non
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labored respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min, and the pulse oximetry reading is 97%. What asse
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ssment step is most important now? oj oj oj oj oj
A. PETCO2
B. Chest x-ray oj
C. Laboratory testing oj
D. Obtaining a 12-lead ECG oj oj oj
3. What is the preferred method of access for epinephrine administration during cardiac arrest in
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most patients? oj
A. Intraosseous
B. Endotracheal
C. Central intravenous oj
D. Peripheral intravenous oj
4. An activated AED does not promptly analyze the rhythm. What is your next action?
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A. Begin chest compressions. oj oj
B. Discontinue the resuscitation attempt. oj oj oj
C. Check all AED connections and reanalyze.
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D. Rotate AED electrodes to an alternate position.
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