Exam 2 HESI Module Questions and Answers
with solutions 2025/2026
The nurse is providing home care information to a client who has
undergone a skin biopsy. Which information should the nurse include in
the instructions?
1. Soak the site in warm water three times a day
2. Expect redness and drainage at the biopsy site
3. Expect a significant amount of pain at the biopsy site
4. Keep the dressing dry and in place for at least 8 hours - ANSWER 4.
Keep the dressing dry and in place for at least 8 hours
A client with a breast mass who is scheduled for an excisional breast
biopsy asks the nurse about the procedure. What information should the
nurse provide the client?
1. The mass is removed entirely.
2. Fluid is removed from the mass.
3. Tissue is removed from the mass.
4. Tissue is aspirated from the mass through a large-bore needle. -
ANSWER 1. The mass is removed entirely.
,Rationale: In an excisional biopsy, the mass itself is removed for
histologic (cellular) evaluation. An incisional biopsy involves the surgical
removal of tissue from a mass. Aspiration biopsy is the removal of fluid
or tissue from a mass through a large-bore needle.
The nurse is providing preprocedure instructions to a client who is
scheduled for a endoscopic colonoscopy. Which teaching should be
provided to the client?
1. General anesthesia is required for the test to be performed.
2. Hospitalization is required for 24 hours after the procedure.
3. Complete bowel preparation is necessary before the procedure.
4. Liquids and soft foods only are allowed on the morning before the
test. - ANSWER 3. Complete bowel preparation is necessary before the
procedure.
The nurse assists a health care provider in performing a liver biopsy. In
what position should the nurse place the client after the procedure?
1. Prone
2. Left Sims
3. On the left side
4. On the right side - ANSWER 4. On the right side
Rationale: After a liver biopsy, the client is positioned on the right side
for at least 2 hours to splint the puncture site and help prevent bleeding.
, The nurse is assigned to care for a client who has had a Salem Sump
tube, which will be attached to low continuous suction, inserted into the
stomach. Which actions should the nurse plan to take? Select all that
apply.
1. Irrigating the air vent (pigtail) lumen every 4 hours
2. Clamping the airvent lumen to prevent drainage from the lumen
3. Positioning the client with the head of the bed elevated 30 degrees
4. Positioning the air vent lumen so that it is higher than the client's
stomach
5. Instilling 30 mL of air into the air vent and irrigating the main lumen
with normal saline solution if leakage occurs through the air vent -
ANSWER 3. Positioning the client with the head of the bed elevated 30
degrees
4. Positioning the air vent lumen so that it is higher than the client's
stomach
5. Instilling 30 mL of air into the air vent and irrigating the main lumen
with normal saline solution if leakage occurs through the air vent
A nurse preparing to administer a tube feeding checks the nasogastric
tube for placement and residual volume. The nurse determines that the
tube is correctly placed but aspirates 275 mL of contents from the
client's stomach. Which action by the nurse is ap propriate?
1. Administering half of the prescribed feeding
with solutions 2025/2026
The nurse is providing home care information to a client who has
undergone a skin biopsy. Which information should the nurse include in
the instructions?
1. Soak the site in warm water three times a day
2. Expect redness and drainage at the biopsy site
3. Expect a significant amount of pain at the biopsy site
4. Keep the dressing dry and in place for at least 8 hours - ANSWER 4.
Keep the dressing dry and in place for at least 8 hours
A client with a breast mass who is scheduled for an excisional breast
biopsy asks the nurse about the procedure. What information should the
nurse provide the client?
1. The mass is removed entirely.
2. Fluid is removed from the mass.
3. Tissue is removed from the mass.
4. Tissue is aspirated from the mass through a large-bore needle. -
ANSWER 1. The mass is removed entirely.
,Rationale: In an excisional biopsy, the mass itself is removed for
histologic (cellular) evaluation. An incisional biopsy involves the surgical
removal of tissue from a mass. Aspiration biopsy is the removal of fluid
or tissue from a mass through a large-bore needle.
The nurse is providing preprocedure instructions to a client who is
scheduled for a endoscopic colonoscopy. Which teaching should be
provided to the client?
1. General anesthesia is required for the test to be performed.
2. Hospitalization is required for 24 hours after the procedure.
3. Complete bowel preparation is necessary before the procedure.
4. Liquids and soft foods only are allowed on the morning before the
test. - ANSWER 3. Complete bowel preparation is necessary before the
procedure.
The nurse assists a health care provider in performing a liver biopsy. In
what position should the nurse place the client after the procedure?
1. Prone
2. Left Sims
3. On the left side
4. On the right side - ANSWER 4. On the right side
Rationale: After a liver biopsy, the client is positioned on the right side
for at least 2 hours to splint the puncture site and help prevent bleeding.
, The nurse is assigned to care for a client who has had a Salem Sump
tube, which will be attached to low continuous suction, inserted into the
stomach. Which actions should the nurse plan to take? Select all that
apply.
1. Irrigating the air vent (pigtail) lumen every 4 hours
2. Clamping the airvent lumen to prevent drainage from the lumen
3. Positioning the client with the head of the bed elevated 30 degrees
4. Positioning the air vent lumen so that it is higher than the client's
stomach
5. Instilling 30 mL of air into the air vent and irrigating the main lumen
with normal saline solution if leakage occurs through the air vent -
ANSWER 3. Positioning the client with the head of the bed elevated 30
degrees
4. Positioning the air vent lumen so that it is higher than the client's
stomach
5. Instilling 30 mL of air into the air vent and irrigating the main lumen
with normal saline solution if leakage occurs through the air vent
A nurse preparing to administer a tube feeding checks the nasogastric
tube for placement and residual volume. The nurse determines that the
tube is correctly placed but aspirates 275 mL of contents from the
client's stomach. Which action by the nurse is ap propriate?
1. Administering half of the prescribed feeding
