MHA 710 2 PRACTICE EXAMINATION
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ Nursing Student and Faculty Narratives During COVID-19 Pandemic:
Challenges and Recommendations From a Canadian Perspective (Orazietti
et al., 2023).
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).
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
◍ What are the 3 fundamental rights of workers under OHSA?.
Answer: 1. Right to know: Workers' entitlement to information about
workplace hazards.2. Right to participate: Workers' involvement in health
and safety decisions.3. Right to refuse unsafe work
◍ 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)
◍ What is Section 43 of OHSA for?.
Answer: Outlines conditions for refusing unsafe work.
◍ What is Employer Reprisals? (ONA).
Answer: Consequences faced by workers by employers for asserting rights.
(also known as employer retaliation)
◍ What is the Obey and Grieve Rule? (ONA).
Answer: Policy requiring compliance before filing grievances.
◍ (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
◍ What is Appendix 3 of the ONA right to refuse?.
Answer: CNO Guidelines for refusing assignment and discontinuing nursing
services.
◍ What is Section 10 of the Ontario Regulation 67/93 for?.
Answer: Regulation on fit-testing in healthcare facilities.
◍ (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
◍ What is part of the Second Stage Refusal?.
Answer: Involves MLTSD inspector for unresolved refusals.
◍ What is part of the First Stage of Refusal?.
Answer: 1. worker must tell the supervisor/employer that work is being
refused and why2. must be investigated3. if reasonable grounds found right
to refuse continues
◍ What are Conflict of Values? (ONA).
Answer: Discrepancy between personal beliefs and care duties.
◍ What is the Grievance Procedure?.
Answer: Formal process for addressing workplace disputes.
◍ 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.
◍ What is a Contingency Plan used for?.
Answer: Strategies for managing unexpected safety issues.
◍ (Casey et al., 2021) Findings:.
Answer: 1) being new is overwhelming, even more so during COVID-19, 2)
need to be flexible3) pandemic knowledge and practice disconnect4)
communication barriers worsened with masks5) being a "COVID nurse," 6)
no self-care,7) gratitude: still glad to be a nurse.
◍ What is the Appeal Period after filing a work refusal to the MLTSD?.
Answer: 30 days to appeal MLTSD's non-issuance decision.
◍ (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. Participants expressed lack of preparedness
for practice but remain excited about being a nurse.
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ Nursing Student and Faculty Narratives During COVID-19 Pandemic:
Challenges and Recommendations From a Canadian Perspective (Orazietti
et al., 2023).
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).
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
◍ What are the 3 fundamental rights of workers under OHSA?.
Answer: 1. Right to know: Workers' entitlement to information about
workplace hazards.2. Right to participate: Workers' involvement in health
and safety decisions.3. Right to refuse unsafe work
◍ 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)
◍ What is Section 43 of OHSA for?.
Answer: Outlines conditions for refusing unsafe work.
◍ What is Employer Reprisals? (ONA).
Answer: Consequences faced by workers by employers for asserting rights.
(also known as employer retaliation)
◍ What is the Obey and Grieve Rule? (ONA).
Answer: Policy requiring compliance before filing grievances.
◍ (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
◍ What is Appendix 3 of the ONA right to refuse?.
Answer: CNO Guidelines for refusing assignment and discontinuing nursing
services.
◍ What is Section 10 of the Ontario Regulation 67/93 for?.
Answer: Regulation on fit-testing in healthcare facilities.
◍ (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
◍ What is part of the Second Stage Refusal?.
Answer: Involves MLTSD inspector for unresolved refusals.
◍ What is part of the First Stage of Refusal?.
Answer: 1. worker must tell the supervisor/employer that work is being
refused and why2. must be investigated3. if reasonable grounds found right
to refuse continues
◍ What are Conflict of Values? (ONA).
Answer: Discrepancy between personal beliefs and care duties.
◍ What is the Grievance Procedure?.
Answer: Formal process for addressing workplace disputes.
◍ 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.
◍ What is a Contingency Plan used for?.
Answer: Strategies for managing unexpected safety issues.
◍ (Casey et al., 2021) Findings:.
Answer: 1) being new is overwhelming, even more so during COVID-19, 2)
need to be flexible3) pandemic knowledge and practice disconnect4)
communication barriers worsened with masks5) being a "COVID nurse," 6)
no self-care,7) gratitude: still glad to be a nurse.
◍ What is the Appeal Period after filing a work refusal to the MLTSD?.
Answer: 30 days to appeal MLTSD's non-issuance decision.
◍ (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. Participants expressed lack of preparedness
for practice but remain excited about being a nurse.
