NR 462 LAB WORKSHEET 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | NR
462 LAB STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE REVIEW 2026/2027
What is the term used to remove air from the tubing before administering IV fluids to a patient? - ANS
✔✔Priming
The fluid level of the drip chamber should be 3/4 to completely full before beginning the IV infusion. -
ANS ✔✔False
What is the name of the device which controls the IV flow rate for a gravity infusion? - ANS ✔✔Roller
clamp
Which are the preferred sites for IV insertion? - ANS ✔✔- Dorsal side of the hand
- Ventral surface of the arm
Identify the primary veins for peripheral IV site insertion. - ANS ✔✔- Basilic
- Cephalic
- Median
In the infusing medications by piggyback infusion via gravity video, the nursing student regulates the
flow of the intravenous piggy back (IVPB) using the roller clamp on the primary IV tubing? - ANS ✔✔True
Identify techniques for increasing venous distention in preparation for IV needle insertion. - ANS ✔✔-
Use a tourniquet 3-4 inches above to the insertion site
- Hanging the arm dependent
- Inflate a blood pressure cuff at just below the patients average diastolic reading
Identify reasons the nurse would avoid an area of the hand or arm for IV site selection. SELECT ALL THAT
APPLY! - ANS ✔✔- An arm that has a fistula.
- Limb affected by a stroke
- Extremity has a previously infiltrated IV site and your new insertion site is below the infiltrated area
- The extremity you plan to use is on the same side as the patient's mastectomy.
- The arm has damaged skin or an open wound.
The appropriate placement for a tourniquet is 3-4 inches above the IV insertion site. - ANS ✔✔True
Identify the correct information to be placed on the IV site dressing. - ANS ✔✔- Date
- Gauge of IV catheter
- Time of insertion
The nurse is calculating intake and output for a patient. The nurse discovers the patient did not received
an adequate infusion of IV fluids. Which could be an explanation for an inaccurate infusion of IV fluids? -
ANS ✔✔The IV infusion pump is set at a different volume than prescribed.
462 LAB STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE REVIEW 2026/2027
What is the term used to remove air from the tubing before administering IV fluids to a patient? - ANS
✔✔Priming
The fluid level of the drip chamber should be 3/4 to completely full before beginning the IV infusion. -
ANS ✔✔False
What is the name of the device which controls the IV flow rate for a gravity infusion? - ANS ✔✔Roller
clamp
Which are the preferred sites for IV insertion? - ANS ✔✔- Dorsal side of the hand
- Ventral surface of the arm
Identify the primary veins for peripheral IV site insertion. - ANS ✔✔- Basilic
- Cephalic
- Median
In the infusing medications by piggyback infusion via gravity video, the nursing student regulates the
flow of the intravenous piggy back (IVPB) using the roller clamp on the primary IV tubing? - ANS ✔✔True
Identify techniques for increasing venous distention in preparation for IV needle insertion. - ANS ✔✔-
Use a tourniquet 3-4 inches above to the insertion site
- Hanging the arm dependent
- Inflate a blood pressure cuff at just below the patients average diastolic reading
Identify reasons the nurse would avoid an area of the hand or arm for IV site selection. SELECT ALL THAT
APPLY! - ANS ✔✔- An arm that has a fistula.
- Limb affected by a stroke
- Extremity has a previously infiltrated IV site and your new insertion site is below the infiltrated area
- The extremity you plan to use is on the same side as the patient's mastectomy.
- The arm has damaged skin or an open wound.
The appropriate placement for a tourniquet is 3-4 inches above the IV insertion site. - ANS ✔✔True
Identify the correct information to be placed on the IV site dressing. - ANS ✔✔- Date
- Gauge of IV catheter
- Time of insertion
The nurse is calculating intake and output for a patient. The nurse discovers the patient did not received
an adequate infusion of IV fluids. Which could be an explanation for an inaccurate infusion of IV fluids? -
ANS ✔✔The IV infusion pump is set at a different volume than prescribed.
