BLS FINAL EXAM RED CROSS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. You perform a rapid assessment and determine that your patient
is
experiencing cardiac arrest. On the basis of your assessment
findings, you begin CPR to improve the patient's chances of survival.
Which term refers to clearly and rationally identifying the connection
between information and actions?: critical thinking
2. While orienting a new medical assistant to the facility, you find a
patient who is unresponsive in the exam room. You yell to the
medical assistant, "Go get the AED!" Which response by the medical
assistant demonstrates closed-loop communication?: "I'll go get the AED."
3. During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns team roles and
tasks to each member. You recognize that a task has been
overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action?: Alert the team leader
immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked.
4. Which terms refers to the ability to use readily available resources
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, to find solutions to challenging or complex situations or issues that
arise?: Problem solving
5. You have assessed your patient and recognize that they are in
cardiac arrest. You should begin CPR...: Immediately
6. Which mnemonic can help you easily recall and perform
assessment?: ABC
7. You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice she is slumped over in her
chair and appears unresponsive and cyanotic. You do not see signs
of life-threatening bleeding. Which is the next appropriate action?:
Check for responsiveness
8. You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an adult patient
experiencing respiratory arrest. You should give 1 ventilation
every:: 6 seconds
9. After immediately initiating the emergency response system,
what is the next link in the Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival?:
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. You perform a rapid assessment and determine that your patient
is
experiencing cardiac arrest. On the basis of your assessment
findings, you begin CPR to improve the patient's chances of survival.
Which term refers to clearly and rationally identifying the connection
between information and actions?: critical thinking
2. While orienting a new medical assistant to the facility, you find a
patient who is unresponsive in the exam room. You yell to the
medical assistant, "Go get the AED!" Which response by the medical
assistant demonstrates closed-loop communication?: "I'll go get the AED."
3. During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns team roles and
tasks to each member. You recognize that a task has been
overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action?: Alert the team leader
immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked.
4. Which terms refers to the ability to use readily available resources
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7
, to find solutions to challenging or complex situations or issues that
arise?: Problem solving
5. You have assessed your patient and recognize that they are in
cardiac arrest. You should begin CPR...: Immediately
6. Which mnemonic can help you easily recall and perform
assessment?: ABC
7. You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice she is slumped over in her
chair and appears unresponsive and cyanotic. You do not see signs
of life-threatening bleeding. Which is the next appropriate action?:
Check for responsiveness
8. You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an adult patient
experiencing respiratory arrest. You should give 1 ventilation
every:: 6 seconds
9. After immediately initiating the emergency response system,
what is the next link in the Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival?:
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