CPR/AEDOnline version CPR/AED by Melissa Monson 1 The health care team member finds a patient lying bedside the bathroom in a private room. What should the team member do first? a Place the patient in the lateral recumbent position. b Call the code team c Establish unresponsiveness d Insert an oral airway 2 While performing CPR on an older adult patient, a health care team member feels a rib crack. Which action is the health care team member’s best response? a Switch CPR team members b Reduce the depth of the compressions c Continue with chest compressions d Prepare for chest tube insertion 3 Two health care team members enter a patient’s room and discover a patient lying on the floor. The patient has no respirations. One team member activates the code team. Which method provides the best ventilation for the patient? a Mouth-to-mouth method b Bag-mask device c Mouth-to-mouth method with barrier device d Mouth-to-mask method 4 A health care team member suspects a patient has a cervical injury. What is the appropriate action to take before opening this patient’s airway? a Perform a jaw thrust with head extension b Have a team member maintain manual cervical stabilization c Form an airtight seal around the mask d Insert an oral airway to hold the tongue on the posterior floor of the mouth 5 When educating family members of a patient at risk for cardiac arrest, the nurse should emphasize their role in which situation? a ET intubation b Analysis of cardiac rhythm c CPR training and preparedness d Barrier protection while performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation 6 Which statement describes an advantage of the AED to health care team members? a The AED enables health care team members to provide early defibrillation b The AED enables health care team members to provide early CPR c The AED enables heath care team members to adjust the level of the shock administered d The AED enables health care members to learn ACLS 7 An unstable patient develops full cardiac arrest. The health care team member is alone in the room with an AED immediately available. What should the team member do? a Perform CPR until a second rescuer can activate the AED b Immediately activate the AED c Initially perform 1 minute of CPR to avoid a lack of oxygen to vital organs d Call the anesthesia practitioner for intubation 8 A health care team member attaches the AED pads over the patient’s medication patch. Why is this action unacceptable? a The AED may trigger the implanted defibrillator to shock the patient b The medication patch may reduce the effectiveness of the defibrillation attempt c The AED pad will not adhere to the medication patch d The health care team member should not use an AED on a patient who isn't taking medication 9 After administering the first AED shock. CPR should be resumed for how long? a 5 minutes b 10 minutes c 2 minutes d 1 minute 10 A patient with chest hair collapses in cardiac arrest and an AED is brought to the scene. No clippers are available. What is the next best action? a Rub shaving cream on the chest and shave the chest with the disposable razors. b Apply one set of defibrillation pads, pull them off, and apply a second set c Place the defibrillation pads on the patient's chest despite the abundance of hair d Use sufficient conduction gel under the pads to increase the contact with the chest
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