RN Exam Practice
Management of CareQuestion 734 of 2368

The nurse has made two unsuccessful attempts to insert a peripheral IV catheter. What should the nurse do next?

  1. Ask a clinician with a higher skill level to attempt it
  2. Try a third time in the opposite arm
  3. Try once more using a larger-gauge catheter
  4. Delay the infusion until the next shift
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Correct answer: Ask a clinician with a higher skill level to attempt it

Attempts are limited to two per clinician. After two failures, the nurse seeks a more skilled clinician or considers other routes.

Source: Nursing Advanced Skills (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2023), Initiate IV Therapy: Selection of Venous Access Site Selection. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Management of Care"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026