IV CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | IV
CERTIFICATION PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Phlebitis - Correct answer ✔✔ Movement of the catheter, heavy lifting
with the affected arm, or infusion of
medications with a too high or low pH or
high osmolarity causes this:
infection - Correct answer ✔✔ Signs of this complication may include
redness and warmth at and/or above the
insertion site, a small amount of yellow or
tan drainage at the insertion site.
Extravasation - Correct answer ✔✔ Leakage of a vesicant medication that
can cause extensive tissue damage
Infiltration - Correct answer ✔✔ Signs and symptoms include mild to
extensive edema and a coolness to to
touch, and possible little or no blood return
upon catheter aspiration
hematoma - Correct answer ✔✔ This complication can be caused by
nicking, or going through a vein or artery.
It may be mild if venous and caught early,
but can cause severe damage. Pressure
must be held on the site for a long enough
CERTIFICATION PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Phlebitis - Correct answer ✔✔ Movement of the catheter, heavy lifting
with the affected arm, or infusion of
medications with a too high or low pH or
high osmolarity causes this:
infection - Correct answer ✔✔ Signs of this complication may include
redness and warmth at and/or above the
insertion site, a small amount of yellow or
tan drainage at the insertion site.
Extravasation - Correct answer ✔✔ Leakage of a vesicant medication that
can cause extensive tissue damage
Infiltration - Correct answer ✔✔ Signs and symptoms include mild to
extensive edema and a coolness to to
touch, and possible little or no blood return
upon catheter aspiration
hematoma - Correct answer ✔✔ This complication can be caused by
nicking, or going through a vein or artery.
It may be mild if venous and caught early,
but can cause severe damage. Pressure
must be held on the site for a long enough
