Basic Life Support Final Exam A 2023/2024

Basic Life Support Final Exam A 2023/2024 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? A. Critical Thinking 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? A. "Ill go get the AED" During a resuscitation, the team leader assists team roles and tasks to each member. You recognize that a task has been overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action? B. Alert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked. The code team has arrived to take over resuscitate efforts. Among the members of the BLS is it to communicate to the code team the patients status and the care already provided? A. Team leader The systematic and continuous approach to a life-threatening emergency includes which three elements? D. Asses, Recognize, Care You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice her lunch splattered on the floor. She is slumped over the bedside table and does not appear to be breathing. You perform a visual survey and determine that the scene is safe. Which is the next appropriate action? A. Check for responsiveness You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an adult patient experiencing respiratory arrest. You should give 1 you ventilation every: C. 5 to 6 seconds Upon entering Mr. Cohens room, you find him on the ground, responsiveness. After immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is your next action according to the in-hospital adult cardiac chain of survival? A. Early CPR You are preparing care for Mrs. Bove, who has an endotracheal tube in place. How does this affect compressions and ventilations? B. The team should provide ventilations at a rate of 1 vent every 6 seconds without pausing compressions You and two nurses have been performing CPR on a 72-year old patient, Ben Phillips. When Mr. Phillips shows signs of ROSC, where should you perform the pulse check? B. At the carotid or femoral artery You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique should you use to open the patient's airway? B. Modified jaw-thrust maneuver You are alone performing high-quality CPR when a second provider arrives to take over compressions. When switching roles, you should minimize interruptions in chest compressions to less than how many seconds B. 10 seconds You and your coworker jake are operating a BVM during multiple provider CPR for an adult. You manage the airway while jake delivers ventilations, Which statement correctly describes the appropriate technique for operating the BVM? B. Seal the mask with 2 hand using E-C technique A well-organized response team when performing high-quality CPR includes ensuring that providers switch off performing compressions every _____ minutes? A. 2 You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble suddenly goes into