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NURS 366 – IV Insertion Exam Guide 2025/2026 | 70+ Verified Q&As | Catheter Sizing, Vein Selection, Insertion Steps, Complications, Documentation

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This high-yield resource for NURS 366 – IV Insertion includes 70+ A+ verified questions and answers, crafted for the 2025/2026 nursing curriculum. Topics covered include IV therapy orders, patient assessment, site prep, catheter sizing (16g–24g), insertion techniques (one-step, two-handed, push-off), supplies checklist, vein selection, flushing and dressing procedures, and comprehensive documentation. It also addresses common IV complications such as phlebitis, infiltration, hypervolemia, and infection, with assessment cues and nursing interventions. Best suited for BSN, RN, ADN, and PN students enrolled in Clinical Nursing, Med-Surg, or IV Therapy Skills Labs, and for those preparing for NCLEX, ATI, or HESI clinical skills exams. Keywords: IV insertion steps, catheter sizes, vein selection, IV therapy preparation, phlebitis signs, infiltration management, IV complications, sterile dressing, flashback chamber, flushing IV, IV documentation, hypervolemia symptoms, catheter techniques, NURS 366, NCLEX IV skills

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Before starting an IV... What is essential information that a nurse needs to know? -

🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Appropriate IV therapy order: Solution, Route, Rate, Time

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- What is the patient's plan of care?

- Why does the patient need an IV?

- What is the duration of treatment?

- Patient History: IV experience, Allergies, Comorbidities, Medications

- Patient Assessment: Physical findings, Lab Values, Age, Mobility, Skin, Mucous

membranes, Dominant hand

- What supplies are needed to start an IV?


Patient Preparation Prior to IV Start - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Education


- What patient teaching principles would you use?

, - What would you say?

- What words would you choose?




Patient Comfort

- Positioning

- Nonpharmacologic measures

- Anesthetic use


Supplies for IV Start - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Prepared patient


- Towel or chux

- Sharps disposal

- Gloves (well fitted)

- Tourniquet

- IV site prep (betadine, alcohol or chlorohexidine prep)

- IV catheter (at least 2 of appropriate size)

- Gauze

- T-connector and flush or IV tubing with solution



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