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HSI BASIC LIFE SUPPORT ACTUAL REVISION TEST, Exams of Nursing

Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaNursing

HSI BASIC LIFE SUPPORT ACTUAL REVISION TEST

Typology: Exams

2025/2026

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HSI BASIC LIFE SUPPORT ACTUAL REVISION
TEST
1.
You are a BLS provider assessing an unresponsive adult. The
scene is safe, and you have taken standard precautions. When you
assess for breathing and pulse, you definitely feel a pulse and see
the person is breathing normally. You
should:: Maintain an open airway.
2.
This BLS program is intended to::
train BLS providers in resuscitation, in the context of
your setting,
and prepare you to recognize cardiac arrest in patients of all ages.
3. When the lower chambers of the heart beat
too quickly or quiver, the heart cannot pump blood. These abnormal
heart rhythms, or dysrhythmias, are known as and
.:
Pulseless
ventricular tachycar- dia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF)
4.
When
chest compressions stop, blood flow
significant-
ly.: decreases
5. To open the airway with a jaw thrust, position yourself:: Above the
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HSI BASIC LIFE SUPPORT ACTUAL REVISION

TEST

  1. You are a BLS provider assessing an unresponsive adult. The scene is safe, and you have taken standard precautions. When you assess for breathing and pulse, you definitely feel a pulse and see the person is breathing normally. You should:: Maintain an open airway.
  2. This BLS program is intended to:: train BLS providers in resuscitation, in the context of your setting, and prepare you to recognize cardiac arrest in patients of all ages.
  3. When the lower chambers of the heart beat too quickly or quiver, the heart cannot pump blood. These abnormal heart rhythms, or dysrhythmias, are known as and .: Pulseless ventricular tachycar- dia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF)
  4. When chest compressions stop, blood flow significant- ly.: decreases
  5. To open the airway with a jaw thrust, position yourself:: Above the

2 / patient's head.

  1. Too many rescue breaths too quickly or breaths that are too large is , which can be harmful.: Excessive ventilation
  2. You are a lone BLS Provider responding to a possible adult cardiac arrest. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. The patient is unrespon- sive. You have activated EMS and/or your EAP. Other providers are on the way. You have an AED. The patient is occasionally gasping. You do not feel a carotid pulse. What should you do?: Power on the AED. Apply adult pads to the patient's bare chest.
  3. You are a lone BLS Provider responding to a possible cardiac arrest. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. An untrained bystander heard the person collapse. You have activated EMS and/or your EAP. Other providers are on the way. An AED is located in the building, about 3 minutes away. The adult patient is unresponsive and making gurgling sounds. You do not feel a carotid pulse. You have a CPR mask with a one-way valve. What should you do?: Send the bystander to get the AED. Start high-quality CPR.
  4. Four BLS Providers have been performing CPR on an adult cardiac arrest patient for 18 minutes. The last switch in roles was only about

4 / placed by an advanced life support provider on the resuscitation team. Proper ventilation technique in the situation requires that you:: Squeeze the bag to deliver 1 breath every 6 seconds.

  1. Which of the following best describes the use of naloxone?: Naloxone is an opioid antagonist; it can reverse and block the ettects of opioids.
  2. Teamwork in high-performance resuscitation requires the use of .: Clear and ettective communication
  3. The first link in the out-of-hospital pediatric chains of survival is:: Prevention of causes of cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, or respiratory arrest.
  4. To locate the femoral pulse:: Place two or three fingers midway between the hip bone and pubic bone, just below the crease where the leg joins the torso.
  5. Fewer and shorter interruptions in chest compressions are associated with .: Better outcomes
  6. You are in the airway position of your BLS team providing bag-mask ven- tilation for a 6-year-old child pulled unresponsive

5 / from a swimming pool. A carotid pulse at about 100 beats per minute is definitely felt. Proper bag-mask ventilation requires that you:: Stop ventilating as soon as you see the chest rise.

  1. Do not apply child pads to patients 8 years of age and older because:: The energy level of the shock will be too low.
  2. You are the only BLS Provider responding to witnessed collapse of a 11-year-old child during a softball game. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. The patient is unresponsive and gasping occasionally. You do not feel a carotid pulse. An AED is within sight. What should you do?: Activate EMS and/or your EAP and get the AED.
  3. When two or more BLS Providers attempt to resuscitate a child, use a com- pression-to- ventilation ratio of .: 15 compressions to 2 rescue breaths
  4. You and another BLS Provider have responded to a call for a 5-month-old infant with trouble breathing. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. The infant is unresponsive

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  1. This technique may be useful for larger infants or when the BLS Provider has difficulty compressing the appropriate depth.: The Heel of One Hand Technique
  2. Which of the following is true when opening an infant airway to provide rescue breaths?: Maintain the head in a neutral "sniflng" position when using the head tilt - chin lift.
  3. Which of the following is the common AED pad placement for an infant?: - Front-and-back placement, center of the chest
  4. You are the only BLS Provider responding to "baby not breathing." A pan- ic-stricken grandparent says they put the baby down for a regular nap and discovered her not breathing 3 hours later. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. The infant is unresponsive. You have activated EMS and/or your EAP. Other providers are on the way with an AED. The infant is not breathing. There is no brachial pulse. The infant's lips are blue. The extremities are cool. What should you do?: Immediately start high-quality CPR, beginning with chest compressions.

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  1. When two or more BLS providers attempt to resuscitate an infant:: Provider 1 delivers high-quality compressions while Provider 2 delivers ettective breaths.
  2. You are responding to a shout for help from Outpatient Services. As you approach, you find a distraught teen holding a pale, 2-month-old infant. "I was feeding him. He started choking. Oh please
  • please - help him." The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. The responsive infant is coughing weakly and making a whistling sound when inhaling. You have activated your facility's EAP. What should you do now?: Hold the infant facedown over your forearm and give 5 back slaps.