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BLS INSTRUCTOR EXAM 2026/2027
UPDATED EXAM WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS.
A student fails to get the correct depth and rate of compressions
on the infant skills test. You show
him the skills testing checklist and which steps he didn't pass,
and then you coach him through
practice. On a second attempt, the rate is better, but the depth
and recoil are wrong. What should
you do?
A. Don't issue the course completion card; inform the student that
he didn't pass the skills test and
will need additional practice and remediation
B. Don't issue the course completion card unless he passes the
exam
C. Issue the course completion card because depth and recoil
are subjective and should not be
evaluated by an instructor
D. Issue the course completion card because compression rate is
the most important part of
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successful CPR - correct answer -A. Don't issue the course
completion card; inform the student that he didn't pass the skills
test and
will need additional practice and remediation
You are teaching a Heartsaver course at a manufacturing
warehouse that uses highly corrosive
chemicals. Before class, the manager shows you the in-house
policies about managing electricity,
electrical burns, and chemical burns and asks you to use the in-
house materials to teach during the
burns section of the course. How can you incorporate the
materials into the course?
A. Replace the short AHA burns section with the more detailed in-
house materials
B. Merge the two and incorporate the in-house materials into the
AHA burns lesson, without
specifying that the material is not from AHA
C. Present the in-house information at the end of the course,
specifying that the material is not from
the AHA
D. Tell the manager that you cannot include non-AHA materials in
an AHA course - correct answer -C. Present the in-house
BLS INSTRUCTOR EXAM 2026/2027
UPDATED EXAM WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS.
A student fails to get the correct depth and rate of compressions
on the infant skills test. You show
him the skills testing checklist and which steps he didn't pass,
and then you coach him through
practice. On a second attempt, the rate is better, but the depth
and recoil are wrong. What should
you do?
A. Don't issue the course completion card; inform the student that
he didn't pass the skills test and
will need additional practice and remediation
B. Don't issue the course completion card unless he passes the
exam
C. Issue the course completion card because depth and recoil
are subjective and should not be
evaluated by an instructor
D. Issue the course completion card because compression rate is
the most important part of
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successful CPR - correct answer -A. Don't issue the course
completion card; inform the student that he didn't pass the skills
test and
will need additional practice and remediation
You are teaching a Heartsaver course at a manufacturing
warehouse that uses highly corrosive
chemicals. Before class, the manager shows you the in-house
policies about managing electricity,
electrical burns, and chemical burns and asks you to use the in-
house materials to teach during the
burns section of the course. How can you incorporate the
materials into the course?
A. Replace the short AHA burns section with the more detailed in-
house materials
B. Merge the two and incorporate the in-house materials into the
AHA burns lesson, without
specifying that the material is not from AHA
C. Present the in-house information at the end of the course,
specifying that the material is not from
the AHA
D. Tell the manager that you cannot include non-AHA materials in
an AHA course - correct answer -C. Present the in-house
