Parenteral-Intravenous Therapies Practice Tests

IV therapy is routine, but it’s never casual. These questions help you practice the skills nurses rely on every day: choosing the right catheter size, starting and maintaining lines, preventing infiltration and phlebitis, and catching subtle changes before they become emergencies. You’ll work through scenarios involving peripheral IVs, saline locks, IV push medications, continuous infusions, isotonic vs. hypotonic vs. hypertonic fluids, and patients with fragile veins or complex comorbidities.

The cases reflect what happens in real units: a post-op client whose IV site suddenly looks puffy, a dehydrated patient needing fluid boluses, a child who keeps moving their arm with the catheter in place, or an older adult whose IV needs frequent restarts. You’ll practice deciding when to stop an infusion, when to switch sites, how to manage air in the tubing, and what to do when a pump alarm won’t stop despite troubleshooting.

Expect select-all items on monitoring requirements, safe push rates, vesicant precautions, central line considerations, and what signs require immediate action—like cool skin, burning, redness, leaking, tachycardia, or shortness of breath. Situated under Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies → Parenteral–Intravenous Therapies, this practice set strengthens your ability to use IV therapy not just as a task, but as a continuous, patient-centered assessment tool.