UPDATED 2025/2026 BLS INSTRUCTOR
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED AND VERIFIED RATIONALES
1. What is a prerequisite to becoming an AHA Instructor?
CORRECT ANSWER:-Be aligned with a Training Center.
Rationale: AHA policy requires instructor candidates to be affiliated with an
AHA Training Center (TC) to ensure proper oversight, support, and quality
assurance.
2. As an instructor, you would use the Program Administration Manual for
which of the following?
CORRECT ANSWER:-Policy, ethics, and Training Center organization.
Rationale: The Program Administration Manual (PAM) is the authoritative
source for AHA’s administrative policies, ethical guidelines, and the
structure of Training Centers.
3. Which provides AHA Instructors with access to the Program Administration
Manual?
CORRECT ANSWER:-The AHA Instructor Network.
Rationale: The AHA Instructor Network (AIN) is the online portal where
instructors can download the PAM, course materials, and other official
resources.
4. You are a BLS Instructor and want to add the AHA logo to a flyer
advertising a BLS course that you will be offering. What instructor resource
would you use to find out if this is allowed?
, CORRECT ANSWER:-The Program Administration Manual.
Rationale: The PAM contains specific rules regarding the use of the AHA
logo, including permitted contexts and prohibited alterations.
5. You're going to be teaching in an unfamiliar facility. As part of your
preparation, you arrive an hour early to set up the room because the room
was unavailable the day before. Which action would be considered
inappropriate or unprofessional?
CORRECT ANSWER:-Waiting for students to arrive so that they can
assist in setting up the classroom.
Rationale: Instructors are responsible for room setup; expecting students to
help delays the start and creates an unprofessional learning environment.
6. As an AHA Instructor, when do you complete a course roster?
CORRECT ANSWER:-As students arrive to the course.
Rationale: Rosters should be completed at the beginning of the course to
accurately record attendance and ensure timely issuance of completion
cards.
7. What are the AHA core competencies for instructor candidates?
CORRECT ANSWER:-Skills, course delivery, testing, professionalism,
and program administration.
Rationale: These five competencies form the foundation of AHA instructor
training, ensuring instructors can teach, evaluate, and manage courses
effectively.
8. How long is an AHA BLS Instructor certification valid?
CORRECT ANSWER:-Two years.
, Rationale: All AHA instructor certifications expire after two years, requiring
renewal through a TC.
9. To maintain active status, how many BLS courses must an instructor teach
within the two-year certification period?
CORRECT ANSWER:-At least four courses.
Rationale: AHA expects instructors to teach a minimum of four courses (or
equivalent hours) to remain current and aligned with TC requirements.
10.What action should you take if a student fails the BLS skills test on the first
attempt?
CORRECT ANSWER:-Provide remediation and allow a second attempt.
Rationale: AHA encourages remediation to address deficiencies; a second
testing opportunity is standard before requiring a full course repeat.
11.Which document must students complete to receive an AHA course
completion card?
CORRECT ANSWER:-The course roster and skills testing checklist.
Rationale: Completion cards are issued only after the instructor submits a
signed roster and all students have passed written and skills evaluations.
12.How often should you update your knowledge of AHA guidelines?
CORRECT ANSWER:-Whenever new science or guidelines are released
(typically every 5 years).
Rationale: AHA updates CPR/ECC guidelines based on new evidence;
instructors must stay current to teach accurate content.
13.What is the minimum compression depth for adult CPR?
CORRECT ANSWER:-2 inches (5 cm).
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED AND VERIFIED RATIONALES
1. What is a prerequisite to becoming an AHA Instructor?
CORRECT ANSWER:-Be aligned with a Training Center.
Rationale: AHA policy requires instructor candidates to be affiliated with an
AHA Training Center (TC) to ensure proper oversight, support, and quality
assurance.
2. As an instructor, you would use the Program Administration Manual for
which of the following?
CORRECT ANSWER:-Policy, ethics, and Training Center organization.
Rationale: The Program Administration Manual (PAM) is the authoritative
source for AHA’s administrative policies, ethical guidelines, and the
structure of Training Centers.
3. Which provides AHA Instructors with access to the Program Administration
Manual?
CORRECT ANSWER:-The AHA Instructor Network.
Rationale: The AHA Instructor Network (AIN) is the online portal where
instructors can download the PAM, course materials, and other official
resources.
4. You are a BLS Instructor and want to add the AHA logo to a flyer
advertising a BLS course that you will be offering. What instructor resource
would you use to find out if this is allowed?
, CORRECT ANSWER:-The Program Administration Manual.
Rationale: The PAM contains specific rules regarding the use of the AHA
logo, including permitted contexts and prohibited alterations.
5. You're going to be teaching in an unfamiliar facility. As part of your
preparation, you arrive an hour early to set up the room because the room
was unavailable the day before. Which action would be considered
inappropriate or unprofessional?
CORRECT ANSWER:-Waiting for students to arrive so that they can
assist in setting up the classroom.
Rationale: Instructors are responsible for room setup; expecting students to
help delays the start and creates an unprofessional learning environment.
6. As an AHA Instructor, when do you complete a course roster?
CORRECT ANSWER:-As students arrive to the course.
Rationale: Rosters should be completed at the beginning of the course to
accurately record attendance and ensure timely issuance of completion
cards.
7. What are the AHA core competencies for instructor candidates?
CORRECT ANSWER:-Skills, course delivery, testing, professionalism,
and program administration.
Rationale: These five competencies form the foundation of AHA instructor
training, ensuring instructors can teach, evaluate, and manage courses
effectively.
8. How long is an AHA BLS Instructor certification valid?
CORRECT ANSWER:-Two years.
, Rationale: All AHA instructor certifications expire after two years, requiring
renewal through a TC.
9. To maintain active status, how many BLS courses must an instructor teach
within the two-year certification period?
CORRECT ANSWER:-At least four courses.
Rationale: AHA expects instructors to teach a minimum of four courses (or
equivalent hours) to remain current and aligned with TC requirements.
10.What action should you take if a student fails the BLS skills test on the first
attempt?
CORRECT ANSWER:-Provide remediation and allow a second attempt.
Rationale: AHA encourages remediation to address deficiencies; a second
testing opportunity is standard before requiring a full course repeat.
11.Which document must students complete to receive an AHA course
completion card?
CORRECT ANSWER:-The course roster and skills testing checklist.
Rationale: Completion cards are issued only after the instructor submits a
signed roster and all students have passed written and skills evaluations.
12.How often should you update your knowledge of AHA guidelines?
CORRECT ANSWER:-Whenever new science or guidelines are released
(typically every 5 years).
Rationale: AHA updates CPR/ECC guidelines based on new evidence;
instructors must stay current to teach accurate content.
13.What is the minimum compression depth for adult CPR?
CORRECT ANSWER:-2 inches (5 cm).
