BLS FINAL EXAM 2024

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BLS FINAL EXAM(2023 & 2024)100% CORRECT ANSWERS1.What is the correct rate of ventilation delivery1for a child or infant in respiratoryarrest or failure?Answer:1 ventilation every 2to3 seconds2.You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Whichtechnique should you use to open the patient's airway?Answer:Modified jaw-thrust maneuver3.You and two nurses have been performing CPR on a 72-year-old patient, BenPhillips. When Mr. Phillips shows signs of ROSC, where should you perforin thepulse check?Answer: Atthe carotid or femoral artery4.You have assessed your patient and recognized that they are in cardiac arrest.You should begin CPR.Answer:Immediately5.You are providing high-quality CPR on a 6-year-old patient who weighs 44pounds. The AED arrives. It does not have a pediatric setting and includes onlyadult AED pads. What should you do?

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Answer: Use the adult AED pads.6.You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice she is slumped over in her chair andappears unresponsive and cyanotic. You do not see signs of life-threateningbleeding. Which is the next appropriate action?Answer: Check for responsiveness.7.During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns team roles and tasks to eachmember. You recognize that a task has been overlooked. Which is the mostappropriate action?Answer: Alert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has beer,overlooked.8.After immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is the next linkin the Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival?.Answer: Early high-quality CPR9.The nurse assesses a responsive adult and determines she is choking. Whichintervention should the nurse implement?Answer: Cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts10. You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenlygoes into car diac arrest. She is 28 weeks pregnant and her funds is above theumbilicus. Which statement is true regarding CPR and AED use for a pregnantpatient?

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Answer: Providers should perform high-quality CPR and continuous left uterinedisplacement (LUD) until the infant is delivered, even if ROSC is achieved.11. A 7-year-old patient goes into sudden cardiac arrest. You initiate CPR andcorrectly perform chest compressions at which rate?Answer: 100 to 120 compressions per minute12. While orienting a new medical assistant to the facility, you find a patient who isunresponsive in the exam room. You yel] to the medical assistant, "Go get theAED! " Which response by the medical assistant demonstrates closed-loopcommunication?Answer:"Ill gogetthe AED."13. You are alone performing high-quality CPR when a second provider arrives totake over compressions. When switching roles, you should minimizeinterruptions in chest compressions to less than how many seconds?Answer: 10seconds14. You are alone caring for a 4-month-old infant who has gone into cardiac arrestWhich is the most effective CPR technique to perform until help arrives?Answer:Standing or kneeling at the sideofthe infant with your hips at a slight angle,provide chest compressions using the encirclingthumbstechniqueanddeliverventilations wldi a pocket mask or face shield.

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15.A well-organized team response when performing high-quality CPR includesensuring that providers switch off performing compressions everyminutes.Answer:216. You are presiding compressions on a 6-month-old who weighs 17 pounds. Whichcompression depth is appropriate for this patient?.Answer: AboutIVi inches17. You are presiding care for Mrs. Bove, who has an endotracheal tube in place.How does this affect compressions and ventilations?Answer:The team should proside ventilations at a rate of 1 ventilation every76seconds without pausing compressions.18.You ar e preparing to deliver ventilations to an adult patient experiencingrespiratory arrest. You should give 1 ventilation every:Answer:6 seconds19. You are alone and caring for a 9-month-old infant with an obstructed airwaywho becomes unresponsive. Which action should you perform first?Answer:Provide 30 chest compressions.20. The code team has arrived to take over resuscitative efforts. .Among the membersof the BLS team, whose role is it to communicate to the code team the patient sstatus and the care already7provided?

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Answer:Team leader21. You perform a rapid assessment and determine that your patient is experiencingcardiac arrest. On the basis of your assessment findings, you begin CPR toimprove the patient's chances of survival. Which term refers to clearly andrationally identifying the connection between information and actions?Answer:Critical chinking22. How is a child defined in terms of CPR AED care?Answer:Someone from the age of 1toche onset of puberty23. You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is thecompression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR?Answer:15:224. Which statement about bag-valve-mask (BVMj resuscitators is true?Answer: A two-persontechnique is the preferred methodology for bag-valve-mask(BVM)ventilations as it provides better seal and ventilation volume.25. Your adult patient is in respiratory arrest due to an opioid overdose. The team isdelivering 1 ventilation every 6 seconds. You administered the recommendeddose of naloxone: 2 mg IN. How often may this dose be repeated?Answer:Every 2 to 3 minutes as needed

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26. What are examples of effective team dynamics?Answer:-clear rolesandresponsibilities-knowledge sharing-debriefing-constructive intervention27. assigning your team members to individual roles and outlining what eachmember needs to do during the resuscitation attempt is an example of whatelement of high-performance team dynamics?Answer:Clear roles ar.d responsibilities28. You and your team have initiated compressions and ventilation. The AED wasattached, and "no shock" was advised. Your team has continued CFR for 1minute. You tell your team in a respectful, cleat , and calm voice ” Leslie, duringthe next analysis by the AED, I want you and Justin to switch positions and Iwant you to perform compressions for the next cycle" Lesli replies, " Got it Nexttime the AED analyzes, I will switch with Justin and assume the role of thecompressor." This is an example of which element of high-performance teamdynamics?Answrer: Closed-loop comurmication29. as team leader you notice that your compressor is pushing too fast. It isimportant to correct actions that are incorrect, but it is also important to betactful when delivering this correction to a colleague. This is an example of whatelement of team dynamics?

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