ATI Parenteral (IV) Medications
Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What should a nurse do if an IV site shows redness and swelling?
✔✔ Stop the infusion and assess for phlebitis or infiltration.
How should a nurse confirm the correct IV medication is being administered?
✔✔ Compare the medication label with the MAR three times.
What is the purpose of flushing an IV line with saline before medication administration?
✔✔ To ensure patency and prevent medication incompatibility.
Why is it important to administer IV medications at the correct rate?
✔✔ To avoid adverse reactions or toxicity.
What is the best method to prevent air embolism during IV medication administration?
✔✔ Prime the IV tubing completely to remove air.
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,What should a nurse do immediately after administering an IV push medication?
✔✔ Flush the IV line with normal saline.
What is the purpose of using an IV infusion pump for medication delivery?
✔✔ To control and maintain a precise rate of infusion.
What is a key sign of infiltration at an IV site?
✔✔ Coolness, swelling, and discomfort at the insertion site.
Why should a nurse assess for compatibility before mixing two IV medications?
✔✔ To avoid drug interactions and precipitation.
What does it mean when an IV medication is "incompatible" with another drug?
✔✔ The drugs can react and form harmful or inactive compounds.
What is the appropriate nursing action if a patient complains of burning during IV medication
administration?
✔✔ Slow the rate of infusion and assess the IV site.
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, What is the correct position for the arm when inserting a peripheral IV catheter?
✔✔ Below the level of the heart to distend the vein.
What should the nurse do if resistance is felt when flushing an IV line?
✔✔ Stop flushing and assess for occlusion or infiltration.
How can a nurse prevent infection when administering IV medications?
✔✔ Use aseptic technique and clean all ports before access.
What should the nurse check before giving potassium chloride IV?
✔✔ Confirm dilution and infusion rate per protocol.
Why is it unsafe to give potassium chloride as an IV push?
✔✔ It can cause fatal cardiac arrhythmias.
What is the safest method to administer a vesicant IV medication?
✔✔ Through a central line to prevent tissue damage.
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Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What should a nurse do if an IV site shows redness and swelling?
✔✔ Stop the infusion and assess for phlebitis or infiltration.
How should a nurse confirm the correct IV medication is being administered?
✔✔ Compare the medication label with the MAR three times.
What is the purpose of flushing an IV line with saline before medication administration?
✔✔ To ensure patency and prevent medication incompatibility.
Why is it important to administer IV medications at the correct rate?
✔✔ To avoid adverse reactions or toxicity.
What is the best method to prevent air embolism during IV medication administration?
✔✔ Prime the IV tubing completely to remove air.
1
,What should a nurse do immediately after administering an IV push medication?
✔✔ Flush the IV line with normal saline.
What is the purpose of using an IV infusion pump for medication delivery?
✔✔ To control and maintain a precise rate of infusion.
What is a key sign of infiltration at an IV site?
✔✔ Coolness, swelling, and discomfort at the insertion site.
Why should a nurse assess for compatibility before mixing two IV medications?
✔✔ To avoid drug interactions and precipitation.
What does it mean when an IV medication is "incompatible" with another drug?
✔✔ The drugs can react and form harmful or inactive compounds.
What is the appropriate nursing action if a patient complains of burning during IV medication
administration?
✔✔ Slow the rate of infusion and assess the IV site.
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, What is the correct position for the arm when inserting a peripheral IV catheter?
✔✔ Below the level of the heart to distend the vein.
What should the nurse do if resistance is felt when flushing an IV line?
✔✔ Stop flushing and assess for occlusion or infiltration.
How can a nurse prevent infection when administering IV medications?
✔✔ Use aseptic technique and clean all ports before access.
What should the nurse check before giving potassium chloride IV?
✔✔ Confirm dilution and infusion rate per protocol.
Why is it unsafe to give potassium chloride as an IV push?
✔✔ It can cause fatal cardiac arrhythmias.
What is the safest method to administer a vesicant IV medication?
✔✔ Through a central line to prevent tissue damage.
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