PN3 IV therapy Latest Exam 2026
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How many times can you stick the pt? - Answer 2
How often do you have to check the site? - Answer q2h
How old does a pt have to be for an LPN to start an IV? - Answer At least 18
Who all can the LPN take orders from? - Answer Physician, dentist, podiatrist, optometrist or
chiropractor
LPN Prohibitions The following are specific LPN practice prohibitions contained in law and rule -
Answer • Engaging in nursing practice without RN or authorized health care provider
direction.
• Administering IV push medications (IV medications other than Heparin or Saline to flush an
intermittent infusion device).
• Teaching the "practice of nursing."
• Supervising and evaluating "nursing practice."
• Assessing health status for purposes of providing nursing care.
Labeling the IV site - Answer Date
Time
Iniitals
Labeling IV solution Bags - Answer Date, time, initials and must be done on tape
Documentation of an IV insertion should include: - Answer Date/time
•Size of angiocatheter
•Type of solution
•Site
•# of attempts
•Tenderness of site
•Tubing change if applicable
•Type of dressing applied
, •Patient's tolerance to procedure
Labeling tubing - Answer Date
Time
Complications of IV - Answer Thrombis/thrombophlebitis
Severed catheter
Venous spasm
Ecchymosis/Hematoma
Infiltration
Skin infection
Extravasation (local) - Answer the infiltration of a vesicant solution or medication. A vesicant
is defined as an agent that causes or forms blisters. The tissue may necrose and eventually
slough off.
Extravasation (local) Signs/Symptoms - Answer
Extravasation (local) Treatment - Answer Stop infusion
Leave cannula in place
Notify physician and pharmacy to obtain antidote
Follow extravasation policy
Phlebitis - Answer inflammation of the inner most layer of the vein (intima). Phlebitis is a
common complication of IV therapy and is divided into 4 different categories related to the
cause of the phlebitis.
Chemical Phlebitis - Answer Irritating medications/solutions
Mechanical cause of phlebitis - Answer Catheter too large for vein
Catheter not secured properly
Questions 100% Well Answered Rated
A+.
How many times can you stick the pt? - Answer 2
How often do you have to check the site? - Answer q2h
How old does a pt have to be for an LPN to start an IV? - Answer At least 18
Who all can the LPN take orders from? - Answer Physician, dentist, podiatrist, optometrist or
chiropractor
LPN Prohibitions The following are specific LPN practice prohibitions contained in law and rule -
Answer • Engaging in nursing practice without RN or authorized health care provider
direction.
• Administering IV push medications (IV medications other than Heparin or Saline to flush an
intermittent infusion device).
• Teaching the "practice of nursing."
• Supervising and evaluating "nursing practice."
• Assessing health status for purposes of providing nursing care.
Labeling the IV site - Answer Date
Time
Iniitals
Labeling IV solution Bags - Answer Date, time, initials and must be done on tape
Documentation of an IV insertion should include: - Answer Date/time
•Size of angiocatheter
•Type of solution
•Site
•# of attempts
•Tenderness of site
•Tubing change if applicable
•Type of dressing applied
, •Patient's tolerance to procedure
Labeling tubing - Answer Date
Time
Complications of IV - Answer Thrombis/thrombophlebitis
Severed catheter
Venous spasm
Ecchymosis/Hematoma
Infiltration
Skin infection
Extravasation (local) - Answer the infiltration of a vesicant solution or medication. A vesicant
is defined as an agent that causes or forms blisters. The tissue may necrose and eventually
slough off.
Extravasation (local) Signs/Symptoms - Answer
Extravasation (local) Treatment - Answer Stop infusion
Leave cannula in place
Notify physician and pharmacy to obtain antidote
Follow extravasation policy
Phlebitis - Answer inflammation of the inner most layer of the vein (intima). Phlebitis is a
common complication of IV therapy and is divided into 4 different categories related to the
cause of the phlebitis.
Chemical Phlebitis - Answer Irritating medications/solutions
Mechanical cause of phlebitis - Answer Catheter too large for vein
Catheter not secured properly
