PHILLIPS’S MANUAL OF IV THERAPEUTICS
FINAL PAPER 2026 PRACTICE TEST COMPLETE
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Needle used for glass ampule.
Answer: a filter needle
◉ High risk drugs.
Answer: should be double checked for accuracy with another nurse
◉ IV push.
Answer: single dose given directly into a venous access device
◉ Bolus infusion.
Answer: rapidly infused specific volume run as fast as possible
◉ Continuous infusion.
Answer: continuous steady volume infused without stopping
◉ Intermittent infusions.
,Answer: specific volume at a specific time, repeated at timed
intervals
◉ Piggyback infusions.
Answer: secondary bag infuses while primary is stopped
◉ Volume controlled infusion is given with the use of what?.
Answer: a buretrol
◉ Primary solution.
Answer: the initial infusion
◉ Secondary solution.
Answer: the smaller infusion bag
◉ Secondary bag position.
Answer: must be hung higher than the primary to allow fluid in the
secondary bag to infuse
◉ Infusion bag clamps.
Answer: both of these need to remain open when bags are attached
to a pump
, ◉ Secondary bag completion.
Answer: the pump automatically reverts back to infuse the primary
infusatn upon completion of this
◉ Compatibility of medications.
Answer: they must be chemically, physically, and therapeutically
compatible with each other
◉ Incompatibility.
Answer: an undesired chemical or physical interaction or reaction
between 2 or more medications or infusates when they are mixed
◉ Compatible drugs.
Answer: Drugs with similar pH
◉ Incompatible drugs.
Answer: Drugs with significantly differing pH's
◉ Medication incompatibility causes.
Answer: acidity or alkalinity of the mixture, exposure to light prior
to or during admin, temp extremities, length of time in solution prior
FINAL PAPER 2026 PRACTICE TEST COMPLETE
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Needle used for glass ampule.
Answer: a filter needle
◉ High risk drugs.
Answer: should be double checked for accuracy with another nurse
◉ IV push.
Answer: single dose given directly into a venous access device
◉ Bolus infusion.
Answer: rapidly infused specific volume run as fast as possible
◉ Continuous infusion.
Answer: continuous steady volume infused without stopping
◉ Intermittent infusions.
,Answer: specific volume at a specific time, repeated at timed
intervals
◉ Piggyback infusions.
Answer: secondary bag infuses while primary is stopped
◉ Volume controlled infusion is given with the use of what?.
Answer: a buretrol
◉ Primary solution.
Answer: the initial infusion
◉ Secondary solution.
Answer: the smaller infusion bag
◉ Secondary bag position.
Answer: must be hung higher than the primary to allow fluid in the
secondary bag to infuse
◉ Infusion bag clamps.
Answer: both of these need to remain open when bags are attached
to a pump
, ◉ Secondary bag completion.
Answer: the pump automatically reverts back to infuse the primary
infusatn upon completion of this
◉ Compatibility of medications.
Answer: they must be chemically, physically, and therapeutically
compatible with each other
◉ Incompatibility.
Answer: an undesired chemical or physical interaction or reaction
between 2 or more medications or infusates when they are mixed
◉ Compatible drugs.
Answer: Drugs with similar pH
◉ Incompatible drugs.
Answer: Drugs with significantly differing pH's
◉ Medication incompatibility causes.
Answer: acidity or alkalinity of the mixture, exposure to light prior
to or during admin, temp extremities, length of time in solution prior
