American Red Cross BLS Exam Test Questions and Answers Graded A+
1. Anticipating roles and functions as part of a team based
on the patients presentation and condition
You are working as part of a BLS team, providing care
2. Re-evaluating the situation for changes, interpreting
to a patient in cardiac arrest. Which actions demonstrate
these changes and modifying patient care accordingly
critical thinking?
3. Determining a course of action based on assessment
findings.
The BLS team is caring for an unresponsive male patient
who is not breathing normally but has a pulse. As direct-
"His condition has not improved; I'll give you all the infor-
ed by the team leader, you go into the waiting room to
mation I can and if you need me to re-explain anything
speak to the family or others who may be present. Which
please let me know"
statement best demonstrates good communication skills
by the team member?
The BLS team is caring for a patient who just went into
cardiac arrest. The team leader asks you to call the code
"Got it. I'll call the code team"
team. Which statement best demonstrates appropriate
closed-loop communication?
You are a part of a team providing BLS to a patient in
cardiac arrest. The code team has been notified and has
just arrived on the scene. Which person is responsible for The person who is acting as the team leader
communicating information about the patients states to
the code team?
Acting as the team leader during a resuscitation event, you
use all available resources (including people, equipment,
and procedures) to promote ettective and eflcient team- Crew resource management
work and reduce the likelihood of human error. You are
demonstrating which skill?
"I'll call the code and grab the AED.""The code team is on
the way. I have the AED and will set it up" Closed Loop communication
What type of communication is this
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"I know you're worried, but we are doing everything we
can. Please step over her so we can care for him. We will
Yes-True
update you as soon as possible"
Is this an example of ettective family communication?
When you asked the daughter to assist you with Mrs.Price,
you took advantage of a readily available resource to find problem solving
a solution. This is an example of:
"I'm getting a little tires" You direct Lauren and Sam to
switch roles after they complete the CPR cycle.
Crew resource management
The teams action's best represents which practice used to
prevent errors?
Who is the best person to communicate patient status and
Team Leader
care completed to the code team?
After performing a rapid assessment, you find that an
adult patient is unresponsive, is not breathing and does
cardiac arrest
not have a pulse. You recognize that the patient is experi-
encing:
The Cardiac Chain of survival describes the five actions 1. Surveillance and prevention
that, when performed in rapid succession, increase the 2. Activation of the emergency response system
patients likelihood of surviving sudden cardiac arrest. 3. Early CPR
Place the link in the In-Hospital Adult Cardiac Chain of 4. Early defibrillation
Survival in the correct order 5. Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
An adult patient is unresponsive. You have opened their
Look to see whether the chest rises and falls
airway and are simultaneously checking for breathing and
Listen for escaping air
a pulse. To check for normal breathing, which actions are
Feel for breathing against the side of your cheek
appropriate to do?
An adult in the waiting room has collapsed to the floor. The
environment is safe. Upon reaching the person, you use Check for responsiveness
the "shout-tap-shout" sequence to:
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1. Anticipating roles and functions as part of a team based
on the patients presentation and condition
You are working as part of a BLS team, providing care
2. Re-evaluating the situation for changes, interpreting
to a patient in cardiac arrest. Which actions demonstrate
these changes and modifying patient care accordingly
critical thinking?
3. Determining a course of action based on assessment
findings.
The BLS team is caring for an unresponsive male patient
who is not breathing normally but has a pulse. As direct-
"His condition has not improved; I'll give you all the infor-
ed by the team leader, you go into the waiting room to
mation I can and if you need me to re-explain anything
speak to the family or others who may be present. Which
please let me know"
statement best demonstrates good communication skills
by the team member?
The BLS team is caring for a patient who just went into
cardiac arrest. The team leader asks you to call the code
"Got it. I'll call the code team"
team. Which statement best demonstrates appropriate
closed-loop communication?
You are a part of a team providing BLS to a patient in
cardiac arrest. The code team has been notified and has
just arrived on the scene. Which person is responsible for The person who is acting as the team leader
communicating information about the patients states to
the code team?
Acting as the team leader during a resuscitation event, you
use all available resources (including people, equipment,
and procedures) to promote ettective and eflcient team- Crew resource management
work and reduce the likelihood of human error. You are
demonstrating which skill?
"I'll call the code and grab the AED.""The code team is on
the way. I have the AED and will set it up" Closed Loop communication
What type of communication is this
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, American Red Cross BLS Exam Test Questions and Answers Graded A+
"I know you're worried, but we are doing everything we
can. Please step over her so we can care for him. We will
Yes-True
update you as soon as possible"
Is this an example of ettective family communication?
When you asked the daughter to assist you with Mrs.Price,
you took advantage of a readily available resource to find problem solving
a solution. This is an example of:
"I'm getting a little tires" You direct Lauren and Sam to
switch roles after they complete the CPR cycle.
Crew resource management
The teams action's best represents which practice used to
prevent errors?
Who is the best person to communicate patient status and
Team Leader
care completed to the code team?
After performing a rapid assessment, you find that an
adult patient is unresponsive, is not breathing and does
cardiac arrest
not have a pulse. You recognize that the patient is experi-
encing:
The Cardiac Chain of survival describes the five actions 1. Surveillance and prevention
that, when performed in rapid succession, increase the 2. Activation of the emergency response system
patients likelihood of surviving sudden cardiac arrest. 3. Early CPR
Place the link in the In-Hospital Adult Cardiac Chain of 4. Early defibrillation
Survival in the correct order 5. Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
An adult patient is unresponsive. You have opened their
Look to see whether the chest rises and falls
airway and are simultaneously checking for breathing and
Listen for escaping air
a pulse. To check for normal breathing, which actions are
Feel for breathing against the side of your cheek
appropriate to do?
An adult in the waiting room has collapsed to the floor. The
environment is safe. Upon reaching the person, you use Check for responsiveness
the "shout-tap-shout" sequence to:
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