ACLS Practical Application 2023NEW 2025/ 2026
Update) Questions & Answers | Grade A| 100%
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You are providing bag-mask ventilations to a patient in respiratory arrest. How often should you
provide ventilations? - answer-:About every 5-6 seconds
A 45-year-old woman with a history of palpitations develops light headedness and palpitations.
She has recieved adenosine 6 mg IV for the rhythm shown here, without conversion of the
rhythm. She is now extremely apprehensive. Her blood pressure is 128/70 mm Hg. What is the
next appropriate intervention? - answer-:Administer adenosine 12 mg IV
You arrive on the scene to find CPR in progress. Nursing staff report the patient was recovering
from a pulmonary embolism and suddenly collapsed. Two shocks have been delivered, and an
IV has been initiated. What do you administer now?
A. atropine 0.5 mg IV
B. epinephrine 1 mg IV
C. endotracheal intubation
D. transcutaneous pacing - answer-:B. epinephrine 1 mg IV
What is the recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult victim?
A. At least 1.5 inches
B. At least 2 inches
C. At least 2.5 inches
D. At least 3 inches - answer-:B. At least 2 inches
,What action should you take after providing an AED shock?
A. Check the pulse rate
B. Prepare to deliver a second shock
C. Resume chest compressions
D. Start rescue breathing - answer-:C. Resume chest compressions
How does complete chest recoil contribute to effective CPR?
A. Allows maximum blood return to the heart
B. Reduces rescuer fatigue
C. Reduces the risk of rib fractures
D. Increases the rate of chest compressions - answer-:A. Allows maximum blood return to the
heart
Your patient is not responsive and is not breathing. You can palpate a carotid pulse. Which
action do you take next?
A. Apply an AED
B. Obtain a 12-lead ECG
C. Start an IV
D. Start rescue breathing - answer-:D. Start rescue breathing
A patient was in refractory ventricular fibrillation. A third shock has just been administered. Your
team looks to you for instructions. What is your next action?
, A. Check the carotid pulse
B. Give amiodarone 300 mg IV
C. Give atropine 1 mg IV
D. Resume high-quality chest compressions - answer-:D. Resume high-quality chest
compressions
How often should you switch chest compressions to avoid fatigue?
A. About every 2 minutes
B. About every 3 minutes
C. About every 4 minutes
D About every 5 minutes - answer-:A. About every 2 minutes
You arrive on the scene to find a 56-year-old diabetic woman with dizziness. She is pale and
diaphoretic. Her blood pressure is 80/60 mm Hg. The cardiac monitor documents the rhythm
below. (s. bradycardia) She is
receiving oxygen at 4 L/min by nasal cannula and an IV has been established. What do you
administer next?
A. Atropine 0.5 mg IV
B. Dopamine at 2 to 10 mcg/kg per minute
C. Glucose 50% IV push
D. Morphine sulfate 4 mg IV - answer-:A. Atropine 0.5 mg IV
After initiation of CPR and 1 shock for ventricular fibrillation, this rhythm is present on the next
rhythm check. A second shock is given, and chest compressions are resumed immediately. An IV
is in place, and no drugs have been given. Bag-mask ventilations are producing visible chest rise.
What is your next intervention?
Update) Questions & Answers | Grade A| 100%
Correct (Verified Solutions)
You are providing bag-mask ventilations to a patient in respiratory arrest. How often should you
provide ventilations? - answer-:About every 5-6 seconds
A 45-year-old woman with a history of palpitations develops light headedness and palpitations.
She has recieved adenosine 6 mg IV for the rhythm shown here, without conversion of the
rhythm. She is now extremely apprehensive. Her blood pressure is 128/70 mm Hg. What is the
next appropriate intervention? - answer-:Administer adenosine 12 mg IV
You arrive on the scene to find CPR in progress. Nursing staff report the patient was recovering
from a pulmonary embolism and suddenly collapsed. Two shocks have been delivered, and an
IV has been initiated. What do you administer now?
A. atropine 0.5 mg IV
B. epinephrine 1 mg IV
C. endotracheal intubation
D. transcutaneous pacing - answer-:B. epinephrine 1 mg IV
What is the recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult victim?
A. At least 1.5 inches
B. At least 2 inches
C. At least 2.5 inches
D. At least 3 inches - answer-:B. At least 2 inches
,What action should you take after providing an AED shock?
A. Check the pulse rate
B. Prepare to deliver a second shock
C. Resume chest compressions
D. Start rescue breathing - answer-:C. Resume chest compressions
How does complete chest recoil contribute to effective CPR?
A. Allows maximum blood return to the heart
B. Reduces rescuer fatigue
C. Reduces the risk of rib fractures
D. Increases the rate of chest compressions - answer-:A. Allows maximum blood return to the
heart
Your patient is not responsive and is not breathing. You can palpate a carotid pulse. Which
action do you take next?
A. Apply an AED
B. Obtain a 12-lead ECG
C. Start an IV
D. Start rescue breathing - answer-:D. Start rescue breathing
A patient was in refractory ventricular fibrillation. A third shock has just been administered. Your
team looks to you for instructions. What is your next action?
, A. Check the carotid pulse
B. Give amiodarone 300 mg IV
C. Give atropine 1 mg IV
D. Resume high-quality chest compressions - answer-:D. Resume high-quality chest
compressions
How often should you switch chest compressions to avoid fatigue?
A. About every 2 minutes
B. About every 3 minutes
C. About every 4 minutes
D About every 5 minutes - answer-:A. About every 2 minutes
You arrive on the scene to find a 56-year-old diabetic woman with dizziness. She is pale and
diaphoretic. Her blood pressure is 80/60 mm Hg. The cardiac monitor documents the rhythm
below. (s. bradycardia) She is
receiving oxygen at 4 L/min by nasal cannula and an IV has been established. What do you
administer next?
A. Atropine 0.5 mg IV
B. Dopamine at 2 to 10 mcg/kg per minute
C. Glucose 50% IV push
D. Morphine sulfate 4 mg IV - answer-:A. Atropine 0.5 mg IV
After initiation of CPR and 1 shock for ventricular fibrillation, this rhythm is present on the next
rhythm check. A second shock is given, and chest compressions are resumed immediately. An IV
is in place, and no drugs have been given. Bag-mask ventilations are producing visible chest rise.
What is your next intervention?
