DOS MIDTERM EXAM 2026
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉Results of (Orazietti et al., 2023). 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). 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). 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. 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. 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).
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:. 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. Answer: Findings emphasize the
important focus on graduate nurse support and educational
foundation for role transition into professional practice, especially
during a pandemic.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉Results of (Orazietti et al., 2023). 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). 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). 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. 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. 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).
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:. 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. Answer: Findings emphasize the
important focus on graduate nurse support and educational
foundation for role transition into professional practice, especially
during a pandemic.
