IV practice questions with correct answers 100% 2026

IV practice questions with correct answers 100% 2026 A patient has dehydration. While planning care, the nurse considers that the majority of the patient's total water volume exists in with compartment? - Correct Answer Intracellular The nurse is teaching about the process of passively moving water from an area of lowerparticle concentration to an area of higher particle concentration. Which process is the nurse describing? - Correct Answer Osmosis The nurse administers an intravenous (IV) hypertonic solution to a patient. In which direction will the fluid shift? - Correct Answer From intracellular to extracellular A nurse is preparing to start peripheral intravenous (IV) therapy. In which order will the nurse perform the steps starting with the first one? 1. Clean site.2. Select vein.3. Apply tourniquet.4. Release tourniquet.5. Reapply tourniquet.6. Advance and secure.7. Insert vascular access device. - Correct Answer 3, 2, 4, 1, 5, 7, 6 The patient has an intravenous (IV) line and the nurse needs to remove the gown. In which order will the nurse perform the steps, starting with the first one? 1. Remove the sleeve of the gown from the arm without the IV. 2. Remove the sleeve of the gown from the arm with the IV.3. Remove the IV solution container from its stand.4. Pass the IV bag and tubing through the sleeve. - Correct Answer 1, 2, 3, 4 A nurse is caring for a patient with peripheral intravenous (IV) therapy. Which task will the nurse assign to the nursing assistive personnel? - Correct Answer Recording intake and output The health care provider has ordered a hypotonic intravenous (IV) solution to be administered. Which IV bag will the nurse prepare? - Correct Answer 0.45% sodium chloride (1/2 NS) .A patient presents to the emergency department with reports of vomiting and diarrhea for the past 48 hours. The health care provider orders isotonic intravenous (IV) therapy. Which IV will the nurse prepare? - Correct Answer 0.9% sodium chloride (NS) A patient is to receive 1000 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride intravenously at a rate of 125 mL/hr. The nurse is using microdrip gravity drip tubing. Which rate will the nurse calculate for the minute flow rate (drops/min)? - Correct Answer 125 drops/min A nurse begins infusing a 250-mL bag of IV fluid at 1845 on Monday and programs the pump to infuse at 50 mL/hr. At what time should the infusion be completed? - Correct Answer 2345 Monday A nurse is caring for a diabetic patient with a bowel obstruction and has orders to ensure that the volume of intake matches the output. In the past 4 hours, the patient received dextrose 5% with 0.9% sodium chloride through a 22-gauge catheter infusing at 150 mL/hr and has eaten 200 mL of ice chips. The patient also has an NG suction tube set to low continuous suction that had 300-mL output. The patient has voided 400 mL of urine. After reporting these values to the health care provider, which order does the nurse anticipate? - Correct Answer Add a potassium supplement to replace loss from output. A nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving peripheral intravenous (IV) therapy. When the nurse is flushing the patient's peripheral IV, the patient reports pain. Upon assessment, the nurse notices a red streak that is warm to the touch. What is the nurse's initial action? - Correct