NURSING MISC ACLS test with correct answers

Question 1 of 50CORRECT An individual is intubated and CPR is in progress. What is a good indicator that proper CPR is being performed? Your Answer PETCO2 reading of 15-18mmHg Question 2 of 50CORRECT4 swCPR is in progress and the team leader requests that Epi 1 mg be administered to a patient who is in PEA. The individual who is accessing the medication states: “I am going to administer 1mg of Epinephrine IVP now.” This is an example of: Your Answer Closed loop communication Question 3 of 50CORRECT A 49 year old male calls 911 for substernal chest pain that radiates to this left jaw and arm. Which of the following drug & dosage combinations might you expect to see administered in this patient? Your Answer Oral aspirin 160-325 mg Question 4 of 50CORRECT An elderly woman collapses in church. The paramedics arrive to discover fine VF on the monitor. What is the next course of action? Your Answer Initiate CPR while setting up the defibrillator Question 5 of 50CORRECT The patient in the previous question had Epinephrine and Amiodarone administered 2 minutes apart. What drug should be administered next? Your Answer Epinephrine Question 6 of 50CORRECT When performing CPR, interruptions to compressions (intubation, defibrillation, rhythm analysis) should not take longer than: Your Answer 10 seconds Question 7 of 50CORRECT What is the correct formula for targeted temperature management (TTM) for those individuals who meet the criteria following ROSC in cardiac arrest? Your Answer 32-36’C for at least 24 hours Question 8 of 50CORRECT EMS responds to a known hypertensive patient having slurred speech, facial droop and difficulty raising up her left arm. Which of the following actions is advised? Your Answer Advise the hospital that you will be transporting a suspected stroke patient Question 9 of 50CORRECT The correct way to estimate sizing for an Oral Pharyngeal Airway (OPA) is: Your Answer Measure device from the angle of the mandible to the corner of the mouth Question 10 of 50CORRECT An individual in stable SVT fails to respond to Adenosine 6mg IVP. What should the next step be assuming the patient is still stable? Your Answer Adenosine 12mg IV Question 11 of 50CORRECT If the above individual’s blood pressure suddenly drops to 70 palpable and they become diaphoretic and confused, what action should be taken? Your Answer Synchronized cardioversion Question 12 of 50CORRECT A coworker is not holding the bag valve mask device correctly and is therefore not getting a good seal around the mouth area during