ACLS quiz Exam Question & Answers
2025
Which are the elements of a system of care? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Structure, processes, system, patient outcome
What element of a system of care is represented by properly
functioning resuscitation equipment? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Structure
Among others, which factor has been associated with improved survival
in patients with cardiac arrest? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Immediate
high- quality CPR
What is the first link in the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) chain
of survival? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Activation of emergency
response
What are signs of clinical deterioration that would prompt the
activation of a rapid response system? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Systemic hypertension, unexplained agitation, seizure
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
,ACLS quiz Exam Question & Answers
2025
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? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Decrease ICU length of stay, decreased in total hospital length of
stay
Which component of effective high-performance teams is represented
by the use of real-time feedback devices? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Quality
What 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 primary purpose of the CPR coach on a resuscitation team? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Increasing CPR quality
,ACLS quiz Exam Question & Answers
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 patient's 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? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔·
Acknowledging correctly completed tasks in a positive way
· Ensuring that only 1 person talks at a time
What are the components of high-quality CPR? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔· Compression depth of at least 2 inches (5cm)
, ACLS quiz Exam Question & Answers
2025
· Complete chest recoil after each compression
· Interruptions limited £ 10 seconds
· Switching compressions every 2 minutes
· Avoiding excessive ventilation
Which of the following defines chest compression fraction (CCF)? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔CCF= actual chest compression time/
Total code time
During CPR, chest compression fraction (CCF) should be at least --- and
ideally greater than 80%. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔60%
How do interruptions in chest compressions negatively impact survival
after cardiac arrest? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Decrease coronary
perfusion pressure
Coronary perfusion pressure (CPP) equals aortic ---- pressure minus
right atrial diastolic pressure. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔diastolic
What is the only intervention that can restore on organize rhythm in
patients with ventricular fibrillation (VF)? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Early and effective defibrillation
2025
Which are the elements of a system of care? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Structure, processes, system, patient outcome
What element of a system of care is represented by properly
functioning resuscitation equipment? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Structure
Among others, which factor has been associated with improved survival
in patients with cardiac arrest? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Immediate
high- quality CPR
What is the first link in the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) chain
of survival? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Activation of emergency
response
What are signs of clinical deterioration that would prompt the
activation of a rapid response system? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Systemic hypertension, unexplained agitation, seizure
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
,ACLS quiz Exam Question & Answers
2025
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? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Decrease ICU length of stay, decreased in total hospital length of
stay
Which component of effective high-performance teams is represented
by the use of real-time feedback devices? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Quality
What 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 primary purpose of the CPR coach on a resuscitation team? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Increasing CPR quality
,ACLS quiz Exam Question & Answers
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 patient's 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? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔·
Acknowledging correctly completed tasks in a positive way
· Ensuring that only 1 person talks at a time
What are the components of high-quality CPR? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔· Compression depth of at least 2 inches (5cm)
, ACLS quiz Exam Question & Answers
2025
· Complete chest recoil after each compression
· Interruptions limited £ 10 seconds
· Switching compressions every 2 minutes
· Avoiding excessive ventilation
Which of the following defines chest compression fraction (CCF)? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔CCF= actual chest compression time/
Total code time
During CPR, chest compression fraction (CCF) should be at least --- and
ideally greater than 80%. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔60%
How do interruptions in chest compressions negatively impact survival
after cardiac arrest? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Decrease coronary
perfusion pressure
Coronary perfusion pressure (CPP) equals aortic ---- pressure minus
right atrial diastolic pressure. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔diastolic
What is the only intervention that can restore on organize rhythm in
patients with ventricular fibrillation (VF)? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Early and effective defibrillation
