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IV Therapy Practice Challenge Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified

What is the nurse’s priority action when an IV site is red, swollen, and painful to the touch?

• Flush the site with normal saline

✔✔ B. Stop the infusion and remove the IV

• Elevate the arm and apply heat
• Change the dressing and monitor

Which of the following indicates **infiltration** of an IV site?

• Warmth, redness, and purulent drainage

✔✔ B. Swelling, coolness, and pallor around the site

• Red streaks and burning sensation
• Tingling and numbness in the fingers

The nurse is starting an IV and observes a flash of blood in the catheter. What is the next step?✔✔ A. Advance the catheter into the vein and remove the needle

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• Apply a tourniquet above the insertion site
• Flush the catheter before advancing

Which is the best site for IV insertion in an adult needing short-term therapy?

• Foot vein
• Antecubital fossa

✔✔ C. Dorsal hand vein

• Scalp vein

A client receiving IV fluids reports pain and the nurse sees red streaking along the vein. What complication is this?

• Infiltration

✔✔ B. Phlebitis

• Air embolism
• Occlusion

What is the nurse's action if the IV pump alarms “occlusion detected”?✔✔ A. Check the tubing for kinks or closed clamps

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