CPR High-Performance Team Dynamics 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: During debriefing after a resuscitation, what is the main goal?
- To assign blame for what went wrong
- To review performance and identify improvements for next time (Correct answer)
- To complete required paperwork only
- To rank team members by skill
Correct answer: To review performance and identify improvements for next time
Debriefing focuses on constructive review of teamwork and clinical performance to improve future events.
Question 2: A new responder enters mid-code and is unsure what has been done. The best way to get oriented quickly is:
- Start compressions immediately without asking
- Request a brief summary from the team leader (Correct answer)
- Take over the leader role
- Wait quietly until the code ends
Correct answer: Request a brief summary from the team leader
Asking the leader for a concise update ensures interventions are coordinated and not duplicated.
Question 3: Which is an example of effective 'knowledge sharing' during a code?
- Keeping rhythm interpretations to yourself
- Announcing changes in the patient's rhythm or vital signs aloud (Correct answer)
- Only the leader speaking
- Writing notes silently for later
Correct answer: Announcing changes in the patient's rhythm or vital signs aloud
Sharing observations like rhythm changes openly helps the team make timely decisions.
Question 4: What should a team member do if they cannot hear or understand an order from the leader?
- Guess what was meant and proceed
- Ask the leader to clarify or repeat the order (Correct answer)
- Ignore the order
- Perform a different task instead
Correct answer: Ask the leader to clarify or repeat the order
Clarifying unclear orders prevents medication and treatment errors.
Question 5: Effective team dynamics help reduce which key metric during CPR?
- The number of team members
- The hands-off (no-flow) time during compressions (Correct answer)
- The patient's age
- The amount of paperwork
Correct answer: The hands-off (no-flow) time during compressions
Coordinated teamwork minimizes interruptions in compressions, increasing the chest compression fraction.
Question 6: When the leader assigns a task to 'someone,' what is the risk?
- The task is done twice
- No one may take ownership and the task goes undone (Correct answer)
- It improves speed
- It clarifies roles
Correct answer: No one may take ownership and the task goes undone
Directing orders to a specific person, by name or role, prevents diffusion of responsibility.
Question 7: A high-performance team typically aims for a chest compression fraction of at least:
- 40%
- 50%
- 60% or higher (Correct answer)
- 20%
Correct answer: 60% or higher
Guidelines target a chest compression fraction of at least 60%, ideally higher, achieved through good coordination.
CPR High-Performance Team Dynamics 3
During debriefing after a resuscitation, what is the main goal?