2025 ACLS Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2025)
What element of a system of care is represented by properly
functioning resuscitation equipment? - Correct Answers
✅Structure
What is the first link in the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
(OHCA) chain of survival? - Correct Answers ✅Activation of
emergency reponse
What are signs of clinical deterioration that would prompt the
activation of rapid response system? - Correct Answers
✅Symptomatic hypertension
Seizure
Unexplained agitation
What is the primary purpose of a rapid response team (RRT)
or medical emergency team (MET)? - Correct Answers ✅To
improve patient outcomes by identifying and treating early
clinical deterioration
What happens when teams rapidly assess and intervene
when patients have abnormal vital signs? - Correct Answers
✅The number of in hospital cardiac arrest decreases
In addition to decreased IHCA, what are some other benefits
of implementing a rapid response system? Select all that
apply. - Correct Answers ✅Decrease ICU length of stay.
,2025 ACLS Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2025)
Decreased in total hospital length of stay.
Which is the main advantage of effective teamwork? -
Correct Answers ✅Division of tasks
Which is the best example of a role of the team leader? -
Correct Answers ✅Models excellent team behavior
Which is the best example of a role of a team member? -
Correct Answers ✅Prepared to fulfill their role
responsibilities
What is the primary purpose of the CPR coach on a
resuscitation team? - Correct Answers ✅Increasing CPR
quality
What are the 6 positions for high performance teams in
resuscitation? - Correct Answers ✅Team leader
Airway
Timer/recorder
Compressor (rotate every 2 minutes)
Monitor/defibrillator/cpr coach
IV/IO/Medications
,2025 ACLS Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2025)
Which member of the high performance team has the
responsibility for assigning roles (positions)? - Correct
Answers ✅Team leader
Which high performance team member is part of the
resuscitation triangle? - Correct Answers
✅Monitor/defibrillator/cpr coach
Which is an example of knowledge sharing by a team leader?
- Correct Answers ✅Asking for suggestions about
interventions
Which is an example of summarizing and reevaluating? -
Correct Answers ✅Increasing monitoring of the patients
condition deteriorates
Which is a step of closed-loop communication? - Correct
Answers ✅Confirming task completion before assigning
another task
Which are examples of mutual respect? Select all that apply: -
Correct Answers ✅Acknowledging correctly completed
tasks in a positive way
Ensuring that only one person talks at a time
, 2025 ACLS Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2025)
What are the components of high quality CPR? Select all that
apply: - Correct Answers ✅Compression depth of at least 2
inches (5cm)
Switching compressors every 2 minutes
Avoiding excessive ventilation
Complete chest recoil after each compression
Interruption limited to under 10 seconds
How do you calculate the chest compression fraction (CCF)?
What is ideal percentage? - Correct Answers ✅Divide chest
compression time by total code time. You want this at least
60% but ideally greater than 80%
Which component of effective high-performance teams is
represented by the use of real-time feedback devices? -
Correct Answers ✅Quality
How do you calculate Coronary Perfusion Pressure (CPP)? -
Correct Answers ✅Aortic diastolic pressure "minus" Right
Atrial Diastolic Pressure
How do interruptions in chest compressions negatively
impact survival after cardiac arrest? - Correct Answers
✅Decrease coronary perfusion pressure
(Latest Update 2025)
What element of a system of care is represented by properly
functioning resuscitation equipment? - Correct Answers
✅Structure
What is the first link in the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
(OHCA) chain of survival? - Correct Answers ✅Activation of
emergency reponse
What are signs of clinical deterioration that would prompt the
activation of rapid response system? - Correct Answers
✅Symptomatic hypertension
Seizure
Unexplained agitation
What is the primary purpose of a rapid response team (RRT)
or medical emergency team (MET)? - Correct Answers ✅To
improve patient outcomes by identifying and treating early
clinical deterioration
What happens when teams rapidly assess and intervene
when patients have abnormal vital signs? - Correct Answers
✅The number of in hospital cardiac arrest decreases
In addition to decreased IHCA, what are some other benefits
of implementing a rapid response system? Select all that
apply. - Correct Answers ✅Decrease ICU length of stay.
,2025 ACLS Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2025)
Decreased in total hospital length of stay.
Which is the main advantage of effective teamwork? -
Correct Answers ✅Division of tasks
Which is the best example of a role of the team leader? -
Correct Answers ✅Models excellent team behavior
Which is the best example of a role of a team member? -
Correct Answers ✅Prepared to fulfill their role
responsibilities
What is the primary purpose of the CPR coach on a
resuscitation team? - Correct Answers ✅Increasing CPR
quality
What are the 6 positions for high performance teams in
resuscitation? - Correct Answers ✅Team leader
Airway
Timer/recorder
Compressor (rotate every 2 minutes)
Monitor/defibrillator/cpr coach
IV/IO/Medications
,2025 ACLS Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2025)
Which member of the high performance team has the
responsibility for assigning roles (positions)? - Correct
Answers ✅Team leader
Which high performance team member is part of the
resuscitation triangle? - Correct Answers
✅Monitor/defibrillator/cpr coach
Which is an example of knowledge sharing by a team leader?
- Correct Answers ✅Asking for suggestions about
interventions
Which is an example of summarizing and reevaluating? -
Correct Answers ✅Increasing monitoring of the patients
condition deteriorates
Which is a step of closed-loop communication? - Correct
Answers ✅Confirming task completion before assigning
another task
Which are examples of mutual respect? Select all that apply: -
Correct Answers ✅Acknowledging correctly completed
tasks in a positive way
Ensuring that only one person talks at a time
, 2025 ACLS Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2025)
What are the components of high quality CPR? Select all that
apply: - Correct Answers ✅Compression depth of at least 2
inches (5cm)
Switching compressors every 2 minutes
Avoiding excessive ventilation
Complete chest recoil after each compression
Interruption limited to under 10 seconds
How do you calculate the chest compression fraction (CCF)?
What is ideal percentage? - Correct Answers ✅Divide chest
compression time by total code time. You want this at least
60% but ideally greater than 80%
Which component of effective high-performance teams is
represented by the use of real-time feedback devices? -
Correct Answers ✅Quality
How do you calculate Coronary Perfusion Pressure (CPP)? -
Correct Answers ✅Aortic diastolic pressure "minus" Right
Atrial Diastolic Pressure
How do interruptions in chest compressions negatively
impact survival after cardiac arrest? - Correct Answers
✅Decrease coronary perfusion pressure
