NURS 105 Medical Terminology Sample Papers, Week by Week

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NURS 105 teaches the language of health care from the word parts up: prefixes, suffixes, roots and combining forms, the terms built from them for each body system and the abbreviations nurses read every day. The samples below cover the written work, from a first forum on why medical language matters to patient safety through two flashcard sets and the closing professional development plan.

CourseNURS 105 Medical Terminology (NURS105)
Credit hours1
ProgramBSN
Length8 Module/Weeks, online
Weeks with written work5 of 8
Samples on this site4 week sample papers
SourcesLiberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published NURS 105 course guide
UpdatedOctober 2026

What NURS 105 covers

The textbook is Jones and Cavanagh's Acquiring Medical Language, read chapter by chapter with one to three short presentations each module/week. Eight open-book quizzes of 45 questions, a 25-question spelling test and two 100-question exams carry most of the points.

Forum threads are at least 150 words and each of two replies at least 100 words. Each flashcard set holds 25 cards drawn from the readings and is posted to the discussion board, and the professional development plan is a two-page APA essay that may be written in the first person.

Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog describes NURS 105 Medical Terminology this way:
This course provides basic understanding of medical terms and abbreviations. Includes study of prefixes, suffixes, word stems, and technical terms with emphasis on proper spelling, pronunciation, and applications. Elementary aspects of the nursing process with special emphasis on assessment are incorporated.

NURS 105 week by week, with the sample for each

WeekWritten work in the course guidePointsSample
Week 1Discussion Board Forum 1 (Course Requirements Checklist, Class Introductions and Quiz 1 also due)20Read the Week 1 sample
Week 2Medical Abbreviations Chart (Quiz 2 also due)25Ask for this week free
Week 3Terminology Flashcards 1 (Discussion Board Forum 2 and Quiz 3 also due)50Read the Week 3 sample
Week 4Quiz 4 and Midterm ExamNo written paper this week
Week 5Spelling Test and Quiz 5No written paper this week
Week 6Professional Development Plan (Quiz 6 also due)50Read the Week 6 sample
Week 7Terminology Flashcards 2 (Quiz 7 also due)50Read the Week 7 sample
Week 8Quiz 8 and Final ExamNo written paper this week

Where NURS 105 papers lose points

Work in NURS 105 loses points when terms are defined without their word parts, when flashcards copy the glossary without an example or pronunciation, when abbreviations on the do-not-use lists appear as if they were acceptable and when the development plan offers general study advice instead of a plan for the terms the student finds hardest.

Using a NURS 105 sample well

The samples show the habits the course rewards: breaking every term into its parts, checking abbreviations against error-prone lists and planning practice in short, spaced sessions. Build your own cards from your own chapters; use the samples for the method.

NURS 105 questions, answered

What textbook does NURS 105 use?

Jones and Cavanagh's Acquiring Medical Language, read across all eight modules with short recorded presentations each module/week.

What is the NURS 105 professional development plan?

A two-page APA essay in Module/Week 6 answering how you will keep learning medical terminology, what exercises you will use and what you found hardest and how you will improve it.

Are NURS 105 quizzes open book?

Yes. The eight quizzes, the spelling test and both exams are open-book and open-notes, with time limits; quizzes and the spelling test allow unlimited attempts with the highest score kept.

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