IV Therapy Mastery - Complete Set
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Station 1: Initiating IV Access and Medication Administration through a Saline Lock -
CORRECT ANSWER - ...
1. Perform - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Perform hand hygiene
2. Identify - CORRECT ANSWER - 2. Identify client. Compare name of client on ID
bracelet and MAR. Ask client to state their name. Identify any known allergies (Tape, Latex, and
Medications).
3. Explain - CORRECT ANSWER - 3. Explain procedure to patient (Needle used, catheter
is the only remaining item left in the skin, reason for IV access needed, and that it will hurt, but
try to hold as still as possible).
4. Gather - CORRECT ANSWER - 4. Gather appropriate equipment. Prime short
extension tubing. Remove syringe. Loosen cap on end of primed tubing for ease of attachment to
catheter hub when IV is inserted into patient.
5. Prepare - CORRECT ANSWER - 5. Prepare tape
6. Apply - CORRECT ANSWER - 6. Apply proper protective equipment (gloves, gown,
goggles, & mask) if appropriate
7. Apply - CORRECT ANSWER - 7. Apply tourniquet 10-15 cm (4-6 inches) above
proposed insertion site. Palpate vein by pressing downward. Note resilient, soft, bouncy feeling
while releasing pressure.
, 8. Cleanse - CORRECT ANSWER - 8. Cleanse site with alcohol or ChloraPrep using a
circular motion. STATE: That you would wait for alcohol /ChloraPrep to dry.
9. Proper - CORRECT ANSWER - 9. *Proper insertion of IV catheter into vein (bevel up,
aseptic technique of equipment and site maintained)*
10. Thread - CORRECT ANSWER - 10. Thread catheter without moving needle, release
tourniquet.
11. Occlude - CORRECT ANSWER - 11. Occlude site with middle finger of nondominant
hand 3 cm (1 ¼ inches) above insertion site and remove needle. Push button to retract needle.
12. Stabilize - CORRECT ANSWER - 12. *Stabilize catheter with first and second finger
of nondominant hand without contamination of site or open edge of catheter (hub). Aseptically
connect catheter and IV tubing together.*
13. STATE - CORRECT ANSWER - 13. STATE: How you would cleanse the excess
blood off without contaminating the site
14. Secure - CORRECT ANSWER - 14. Use the Cheveron, H, or U technique to secure
catheter without contamination of the site.
15. Apply - CORRECT ANSWER - 15. Apply sterile dressing without contamination of
the insertion site or dressing. Write date, time, and initials on dressing.
16. Create and secure - CORRECT ANSWER - 16. Create and secure tension loop with
tubing
17. Discard - CORRECT ANSWER - 17. Discard needle in sharps box
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Station 1: Initiating IV Access and Medication Administration through a Saline Lock -
CORRECT ANSWER - ...
1. Perform - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Perform hand hygiene
2. Identify - CORRECT ANSWER - 2. Identify client. Compare name of client on ID
bracelet and MAR. Ask client to state their name. Identify any known allergies (Tape, Latex, and
Medications).
3. Explain - CORRECT ANSWER - 3. Explain procedure to patient (Needle used, catheter
is the only remaining item left in the skin, reason for IV access needed, and that it will hurt, but
try to hold as still as possible).
4. Gather - CORRECT ANSWER - 4. Gather appropriate equipment. Prime short
extension tubing. Remove syringe. Loosen cap on end of primed tubing for ease of attachment to
catheter hub when IV is inserted into patient.
5. Prepare - CORRECT ANSWER - 5. Prepare tape
6. Apply - CORRECT ANSWER - 6. Apply proper protective equipment (gloves, gown,
goggles, & mask) if appropriate
7. Apply - CORRECT ANSWER - 7. Apply tourniquet 10-15 cm (4-6 inches) above
proposed insertion site. Palpate vein by pressing downward. Note resilient, soft, bouncy feeling
while releasing pressure.
, 8. Cleanse - CORRECT ANSWER - 8. Cleanse site with alcohol or ChloraPrep using a
circular motion. STATE: That you would wait for alcohol /ChloraPrep to dry.
9. Proper - CORRECT ANSWER - 9. *Proper insertion of IV catheter into vein (bevel up,
aseptic technique of equipment and site maintained)*
10. Thread - CORRECT ANSWER - 10. Thread catheter without moving needle, release
tourniquet.
11. Occlude - CORRECT ANSWER - 11. Occlude site with middle finger of nondominant
hand 3 cm (1 ¼ inches) above insertion site and remove needle. Push button to retract needle.
12. Stabilize - CORRECT ANSWER - 12. *Stabilize catheter with first and second finger
of nondominant hand without contamination of site or open edge of catheter (hub). Aseptically
connect catheter and IV tubing together.*
13. STATE - CORRECT ANSWER - 13. STATE: How you would cleanse the excess
blood off without contaminating the site
14. Secure - CORRECT ANSWER - 14. Use the Cheveron, H, or U technique to secure
catheter without contamination of the site.
15. Apply - CORRECT ANSWER - 15. Apply sterile dressing without contamination of
the insertion site or dressing. Write date, time, and initials on dressing.
16. Create and secure - CORRECT ANSWER - 16. Create and secure tension loop with
tubing
17. Discard - CORRECT ANSWER - 17. Discard needle in sharps box
