WGU D454 Adult Health III OA | Objective Assessment | 43 Questions and
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WGU D454 Adult Health III OA | Objective Assessment
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, Increase ventilator settings to Adjust ventilator to assist
maximum.Call respiratory therapist. mode.Contact nursing supervisor.
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Definition
- CPR immediately
- Administer epinephrine
- Check rhythm, treat reversible causes (H&T).
SN:H's:
Hypoxia (low oxygen)
Hypovolemia (low blood volume)
Hydrogen ions (acidosis)
Hyperkalemia/Hypokalemia (high or low potassium)
Hypothermia (low body temperature)
T's:
Tension pneumothorax (collapsed lung with pressure)
Tamponade (cardiac) (fluid around the heart)
Toxins (poisoning or drug overdose)
Thrombosis (coronary) (heart attack)
Thrombosis (pulmonary) (pulmonary embolism
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What medications are given for What should always be at the
asystole(Flatline)? bedside for a chest tube?
, What complications do we monitor What are priority actions for snake
with ART lines? bite patients?
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What signs indicate CSF leak and how is it tested?
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- Clear drainage from nose/ear
(check glucose) - Sterile gauze, clamps, sterile water
- Halo sign on gauze - If water seal breaks: Submerge tube
- Avoid NG tubes, notify in sterile water, notify provider.
provider.
- Risk: Hypovolemia, anemia,
- A capped IV line used for perfusion drop
intermittent access - Monitor H&H, VS, stool for occult
- Small extension tubing with a blood
saline/heparin flush cap. - Administer fluids, blood, monitor
output
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, Term
What electrolytes are essential to monitor in SIADH(Syndrome of
Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone secretion).
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- Administer O2, monitor SpO2 and breath sounds
- Prepare for chest tube
- Assess for tracheal deviation, subcutaneous emphysema.
- Time of symptom onset (tPA window/time period after stroke symptom onset)
- Last known well time
- Assess FAST: Face, Arms, Speech, Time.
- Monitor respiratory status (may need ventilation)
- Assess for ascending paralysis
- Prevent complications: DVT, aspiration, skin breakdown
- IVIG or plasmapheresis ordered.
Sodium and serum osmolality are low, while urine osmolality is high.
There is a risk of seizures, so implement fluid restriction.
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Answers | Latest 2025/2026 Updates | 100% Correct.
Correct
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WGU D454 Adult Health III OA | Objective Assessment
43 Correct terms
Questions and answers
, Increase ventilator settings to Adjust ventilator to assist
maximum.Call respiratory therapist. mode.Contact nursing supervisor.
Don't know?
2 of 43
Definition
- CPR immediately
- Administer epinephrine
- Check rhythm, treat reversible causes (H&T).
SN:H's:
Hypoxia (low oxygen)
Hypovolemia (low blood volume)
Hydrogen ions (acidosis)
Hyperkalemia/Hypokalemia (high or low potassium)
Hypothermia (low body temperature)
T's:
Tension pneumothorax (collapsed lung with pressure)
Tamponade (cardiac) (fluid around the heart)
Toxins (poisoning or drug overdose)
Thrombosis (coronary) (heart attack)
Thrombosis (pulmonary) (pulmonary embolism
Give this one a try later!
What medications are given for What should always be at the
asystole(Flatline)? bedside for a chest tube?
, What complications do we monitor What are priority actions for snake
with ART lines? bite patients?
Don't know?
3 of 43
Term
What signs indicate CSF leak and how is it tested?
Give this one a try later!
- Clear drainage from nose/ear
(check glucose) - Sterile gauze, clamps, sterile water
- Halo sign on gauze - If water seal breaks: Submerge tube
- Avoid NG tubes, notify in sterile water, notify provider.
provider.
- Risk: Hypovolemia, anemia,
- A capped IV line used for perfusion drop
intermittent access - Monitor H&H, VS, stool for occult
- Small extension tubing with a blood
saline/heparin flush cap. - Administer fluids, blood, monitor
output
Don't know?
4 of 43
, Term
What electrolytes are essential to monitor in SIADH(Syndrome of
Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone secretion).
Give this one a try later!
- Administer O2, monitor SpO2 and breath sounds
- Prepare for chest tube
- Assess for tracheal deviation, subcutaneous emphysema.
- Time of symptom onset (tPA window/time period after stroke symptom onset)
- Last known well time
- Assess FAST: Face, Arms, Speech, Time.
- Monitor respiratory status (may need ventilation)
- Assess for ascending paralysis
- Prevent complications: DVT, aspiration, skin breakdown
- IVIG or plasmapheresis ordered.
Sodium and serum osmolality are low, while urine osmolality is high.
There is a risk of seizures, so implement fluid restriction.
Don't know?
