IV THERAPY CORRECT FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔administration set for IV therapy includes - ✔✔spike, drip chamber, roller clamp,
injection port, connector, IV pole
✔✔spike - ✔✔sterile part that goes into the solution bag/container
✔✔drip chamber - ✔✔filled with IV solution, permits predictable amount of fluid
✔✔roller clamp - ✔✔regulates the flow rate
✔✔injection port - ✔✔used to inject medications, also allows a secondary set to be
attached to the primary line
✔✔connector - ✔✔connects to IV line
✔✔IV pole - ✔✔the higher the IV is hung on the pole, the GREATER the gravitational
pressure, the higher the IV pole, the FASTER the IV will infuse
✔✔Macrodrip - ✔✔1020 drops per minute
✔✔Microdrip - ✔✔60 drops per minute
✔✔used to infuse the primary IV fluid by either gravity or by electronic pump, changed
every 72 hours - ✔✔primary administration set
✔✔secondary administration set - ✔✔aka piggyback set - shorter, attached at the Ysite
and used to give intermittent medications
✔✔intermittent administration set - ✔✔when there is no primary IV, this set is used to
give meds through a catheter, changed every 24 hours
, ✔✔electronic infusion devices - ✔✔administer exact amounts, have an alarm when IV
bag is low, when there is air in tubing or when flow is impeded by an occlusion
✔✔infusion pumps - ✔✔overcome gravitational pressure
✔✔syringe pump - ✔✔used for medication administration
✔✔nurse's role in IV therapy - ✔✔assess for complications and intervene early
✔✔check the site a minimum of__ hours - ✔✔8 (check integrity of dressing, adhering,
clean, dry, assess from site all the way to the IV tubing
✔✔complications of IV therapy - ✔✔infiltration, extravasation, phlebitis, thrombosis, air
embolism, circulatory overload, site infection, hematoma, pulmonary edema
✔✔infiltration - ✔✔leakage of nonvesicant (does not damages tissues) IV fluid into the
extravascular tissues
✔✔caused by puncture of vein during venipuncture, dislodgement of catheter, or a
poorly secured infusion device - ✔✔infiltration
✔✔Manifestations of infiltration - ✔✔coolness around site, edema, soreness, blanching
✔✔nursing interventions for infiltration - ✔✔CCC (cut off infusion, counteract effect of
drug, contain affected area), discontinue IV, apply warm/cold compress to site, elevate
site, be aware if drug is a vesicant
✔✔vesicant IV fluid - ✔✔blistering agent that damages tissue
✔✔extravasation - ✔✔leakage of vesicant (blistering agent that damages tissue) IV
fluid, tissue sloughing, more pain and burning
✔✔phlebitis - ✔✔inflammation of the vein
✔✔Manifestations of phlebitis - ✔✔redness/inflammation along length, edema,
hardness, pain, warmth
✔✔nursing interventions for phlebitis - ✔✔discontinue IV, apply warm, moist heat to
area as ordered
✔✔mechanical cause of phlebitis - ✔✔too large of a catheter in a small vein causing
irritation of the vein
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔administration set for IV therapy includes - ✔✔spike, drip chamber, roller clamp,
injection port, connector, IV pole
✔✔spike - ✔✔sterile part that goes into the solution bag/container
✔✔drip chamber - ✔✔filled with IV solution, permits predictable amount of fluid
✔✔roller clamp - ✔✔regulates the flow rate
✔✔injection port - ✔✔used to inject medications, also allows a secondary set to be
attached to the primary line
✔✔connector - ✔✔connects to IV line
✔✔IV pole - ✔✔the higher the IV is hung on the pole, the GREATER the gravitational
pressure, the higher the IV pole, the FASTER the IV will infuse
✔✔Macrodrip - ✔✔1020 drops per minute
✔✔Microdrip - ✔✔60 drops per minute
✔✔used to infuse the primary IV fluid by either gravity or by electronic pump, changed
every 72 hours - ✔✔primary administration set
✔✔secondary administration set - ✔✔aka piggyback set - shorter, attached at the Ysite
and used to give intermittent medications
✔✔intermittent administration set - ✔✔when there is no primary IV, this set is used to
give meds through a catheter, changed every 24 hours
, ✔✔electronic infusion devices - ✔✔administer exact amounts, have an alarm when IV
bag is low, when there is air in tubing or when flow is impeded by an occlusion
✔✔infusion pumps - ✔✔overcome gravitational pressure
✔✔syringe pump - ✔✔used for medication administration
✔✔nurse's role in IV therapy - ✔✔assess for complications and intervene early
✔✔check the site a minimum of__ hours - ✔✔8 (check integrity of dressing, adhering,
clean, dry, assess from site all the way to the IV tubing
✔✔complications of IV therapy - ✔✔infiltration, extravasation, phlebitis, thrombosis, air
embolism, circulatory overload, site infection, hematoma, pulmonary edema
✔✔infiltration - ✔✔leakage of nonvesicant (does not damages tissues) IV fluid into the
extravascular tissues
✔✔caused by puncture of vein during venipuncture, dislodgement of catheter, or a
poorly secured infusion device - ✔✔infiltration
✔✔Manifestations of infiltration - ✔✔coolness around site, edema, soreness, blanching
✔✔nursing interventions for infiltration - ✔✔CCC (cut off infusion, counteract effect of
drug, contain affected area), discontinue IV, apply warm/cold compress to site, elevate
site, be aware if drug is a vesicant
✔✔vesicant IV fluid - ✔✔blistering agent that damages tissue
✔✔extravasation - ✔✔leakage of vesicant (blistering agent that damages tissue) IV
fluid, tissue sloughing, more pain and burning
✔✔phlebitis - ✔✔inflammation of the vein
✔✔Manifestations of phlebitis - ✔✔redness/inflammation along length, edema,
hardness, pain, warmth
✔✔nursing interventions for phlebitis - ✔✔discontinue IV, apply warm, moist heat to
area as ordered
✔✔mechanical cause of phlebitis - ✔✔too large of a catheter in a small vein causing
irritation of the vein
