NURS 4516 Midterm (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
Nursing .Student .and .Faculty .Narratives .During .COVID-19 .Pandemic: .Challenges
.and .Recommendations .From .a .Canadian .Perspective .(Orazietti .et .al., .2023) .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Objective: .To .examine .the .lived .experiences .of .nursing
.students .and .faculty .during .the .third .wave .of .the .COVID-19 .pandemic
Results .of .(Orazietti .et .al., .2023) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Results .of .Thematic
.Analysis .for .students: .
(i) .fear .and .anxiety .of .COVID-19 .during .clinical .practice
(ii) .impact .on .students' .learning .environments
(iii) .intrinsic .and .extrinsic .factors .that .enabled .students .to .persevere
(iv) .how .to .deal .with .future .pandemics.
Results .of .Thematic .Analysis .for .Faculty: .
(i) .the .importance .of .preparatory .work
(ii) .psychological .and .physical .manifestations .of .supporting .students
(iii) .the .resilience .of .students .and .faculty
Conclusion .of .(Orazietti .et .al., .2023) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Future .disease
.outbreaks .and .other .large-scale .health .events .will .require .nurse .educators .to
.understand .and .plan .strategies .for .both .themselves .and .students .practicing .in
.high-risk .clinical .settings. .Nursing .schools .should .rethink .all .fourth-year
.students' .experiences, .perceptions, .and .feelings .to .minimize .their .susceptibility
.to .physical .and .psychological .distress.
The ."nurse .as .hero" .discourse .in .the .COVID-19 .pandemic: .A .poststructural
.discourse .analysis .(Mohammed .et .al., .2021) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-To .critically
.examine .the .effects .of .the .hero .discourse .on .nurses .who .are .contending .with
.the .ongoing .COVID-19 .crisis .and .to .consider .the .political, .social, .cultural, .and
.professional .impact .of .this .discourse .on .nursing .work
(Nurses .praised .for .working .in .dangerous .conditions .with .a .lack .of .sufficient
.resources)
(Mohammed .et .al., .2021) .Results .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Main .elements .found: .
1. .Nurses .as .a ."necessary .sacrifice"
2. .Nurses .as ."model .citizens"
3. .Heroism .itself .as .the .reward .for .nurses
, (Mohammed .et .al., .2021) .Conclusion .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--hero .discourse .was
.found .to .be .a .tactic .to .normalize .nurses .being .exposed .to .risks, .the
.enforcement .of .model .citizenship, .and .the .preservation .of .existing .power
.relationships .that .limit .the .ability .of .front-line .nurses .to .determine .the
.conditions .of .their .work.
-study .has .implications .for .approaching .the .collective .political .response .of
.nursing .in .the .ongoing .COVID-19 .crisis .and .formalizing .the .ongoing .emotional,
.psychological, .ethical, .and .practice .supports .of .nurses .as .the .pandemic
.continues
The .lived .experiences .of .graduate .nurses .transitioning .to .professional .practice
.during .a .pandemic .(Casey .et .al., .2021) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Objective: .The
.purpose .of .this .study .is .to .describe .the .lived .experiences .of .graduate .nurses
.transitioning .to .practice .during .a .pandemic.
(Casey .et .al., .2021) .Findings: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1) .being .new .is
.overwhelming, .even .more .so .during .COVID-19, .2) .need .to .be .flexible
3) .pandemic .knowledge .and .practice .disconnect
4) .communication .barriers .worsened .with .masks
5) .being .a ."COVID .nurse," .
6) .no .self-care,
7) .gratitude: .still .glad .to .be .a .nurse.
(Casey .et .al., .2021) .Conclusion .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Findings .emphasize .the
.important .focus .on .graduate .nurse .support .and .educational .foundation .for .role
.transition .into .professional .practice, .especially .during .a .pandemic. .
Participants .expressed .lack .of .preparedness .for .practice .but .remain .excited
.about .being .a .nurse.
The .Lived .Experiences .of .Nurses .Working .During .the .COVID-19 .Pandemic
.(Robinson .& .Stinson, .2021) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .aim .of .this .study .was .to
.understand .the .experiences .of .registered .nurses .working .with .hospitalized
.COVID-19 .patients.
(Robinson .& .Stinson, .2021) .Findings: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Three .major
.themes .were .evident. .They .were ."the .human .connection," ."the .nursing
.burden," .and ."coping."
-This .study .depicted .nurses .who .are .caring, .empathetic, .and .resilient. .They .had
.many .recommendations .for .fellow .nurses, .the .public, .and .health .care
.organizations
The .unintended .consequences .of .COVID-19 .vaccine .policy: .why .mandates,
.passports .and .restrictions .may .cause .more .harm .than .good .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER--suggests .that .mandatory .COVID-19 .vaccine .policies .have .had
.damaging .effects .on .public .trust, .vaccine .confidence, .political .polarization,
.human .rights, .inequities .and .social .wellbeing.
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
Nursing .Student .and .Faculty .Narratives .During .COVID-19 .Pandemic: .Challenges
.and .Recommendations .From .a .Canadian .Perspective .(Orazietti .et .al., .2023) .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Objective: .To .examine .the .lived .experiences .of .nursing
.students .and .faculty .during .the .third .wave .of .the .COVID-19 .pandemic
Results .of .(Orazietti .et .al., .2023) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Results .of .Thematic
.Analysis .for .students: .
(i) .fear .and .anxiety .of .COVID-19 .during .clinical .practice
(ii) .impact .on .students' .learning .environments
(iii) .intrinsic .and .extrinsic .factors .that .enabled .students .to .persevere
(iv) .how .to .deal .with .future .pandemics.
Results .of .Thematic .Analysis .for .Faculty: .
(i) .the .importance .of .preparatory .work
(ii) .psychological .and .physical .manifestations .of .supporting .students
(iii) .the .resilience .of .students .and .faculty
Conclusion .of .(Orazietti .et .al., .2023) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Future .disease
.outbreaks .and .other .large-scale .health .events .will .require .nurse .educators .to
.understand .and .plan .strategies .for .both .themselves .and .students .practicing .in
.high-risk .clinical .settings. .Nursing .schools .should .rethink .all .fourth-year
.students' .experiences, .perceptions, .and .feelings .to .minimize .their .susceptibility
.to .physical .and .psychological .distress.
The ."nurse .as .hero" .discourse .in .the .COVID-19 .pandemic: .A .poststructural
.discourse .analysis .(Mohammed .et .al., .2021) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-To .critically
.examine .the .effects .of .the .hero .discourse .on .nurses .who .are .contending .with
.the .ongoing .COVID-19 .crisis .and .to .consider .the .political, .social, .cultural, .and
.professional .impact .of .this .discourse .on .nursing .work
(Nurses .praised .for .working .in .dangerous .conditions .with .a .lack .of .sufficient
.resources)
(Mohammed .et .al., .2021) .Results .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Main .elements .found: .
1. .Nurses .as .a ."necessary .sacrifice"
2. .Nurses .as ."model .citizens"
3. .Heroism .itself .as .the .reward .for .nurses
, (Mohammed .et .al., .2021) .Conclusion .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--hero .discourse .was
.found .to .be .a .tactic .to .normalize .nurses .being .exposed .to .risks, .the
.enforcement .of .model .citizenship, .and .the .preservation .of .existing .power
.relationships .that .limit .the .ability .of .front-line .nurses .to .determine .the
.conditions .of .their .work.
-study .has .implications .for .approaching .the .collective .political .response .of
.nursing .in .the .ongoing .COVID-19 .crisis .and .formalizing .the .ongoing .emotional,
.psychological, .ethical, .and .practice .supports .of .nurses .as .the .pandemic
.continues
The .lived .experiences .of .graduate .nurses .transitioning .to .professional .practice
.during .a .pandemic .(Casey .et .al., .2021) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Objective: .The
.purpose .of .this .study .is .to .describe .the .lived .experiences .of .graduate .nurses
.transitioning .to .practice .during .a .pandemic.
(Casey .et .al., .2021) .Findings: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1) .being .new .is
.overwhelming, .even .more .so .during .COVID-19, .2) .need .to .be .flexible
3) .pandemic .knowledge .and .practice .disconnect
4) .communication .barriers .worsened .with .masks
5) .being .a ."COVID .nurse," .
6) .no .self-care,
7) .gratitude: .still .glad .to .be .a .nurse.
(Casey .et .al., .2021) .Conclusion .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Findings .emphasize .the
.important .focus .on .graduate .nurse .support .and .educational .foundation .for .role
.transition .into .professional .practice, .especially .during .a .pandemic. .
Participants .expressed .lack .of .preparedness .for .practice .but .remain .excited
.about .being .a .nurse.
The .Lived .Experiences .of .Nurses .Working .During .the .COVID-19 .Pandemic
.(Robinson .& .Stinson, .2021) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .aim .of .this .study .was .to
.understand .the .experiences .of .registered .nurses .working .with .hospitalized
.COVID-19 .patients.
(Robinson .& .Stinson, .2021) .Findings: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Three .major
.themes .were .evident. .They .were ."the .human .connection," ."the .nursing
.burden," .and ."coping."
-This .study .depicted .nurses .who .are .caring, .empathetic, .and .resilient. .They .had
.many .recommendations .for .fellow .nurses, .the .public, .and .health .care
.organizations
The .unintended .consequences .of .COVID-19 .vaccine .policy: .why .mandates,
.passports .and .restrictions .may .cause .more .harm .than .good .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER--suggests .that .mandatory .COVID-19 .vaccine .policies .have .had
.damaging .effects .on .public .trust, .vaccine .confidence, .political .polarization,
.human .rights, .inequities .and .social .wellbeing.
