A nurse notices the IV insertion site is red, warm, and slightly swollen. The patient reports tenderness. What does this indicate?

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AInfiltration
BPhlebitis
CExtravasation
DNormal healing

✓ Correct answer: B. Phlebitis Phlebitis (inflammation of the vein) presents with redness, warmth, swelling, and pain along the IV site. The nurse should discontinue the IV, remove the catheter, apply a warm compress, and restart in a different vein. Infiltration involves non-irritant fluid entering tissue (no warmth); extravasation involves vesicant fluid.

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