| Course | NURS 225 Pre-licensure Research in Nursing (NURS225) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | BSN |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 8 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 8 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published NURS 225 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What NURS 225 covers
The textbook is Boswell and Cannon's Introduction to Nursing Research, read chapter by chapter with a presentation and assigned websites each module/week; the research critiques follow the questions in its Table 14-1. Modules/weeks after the first run Tuesday to Monday, and the last ends on Friday.
Forum threads are at least 350 words with a textbook citation and a peer-reviewed source from the last five years, and each of two replies is at least 250 words with a textbook citation and biblical integration. Each part of the group project adds five recent peer-reviewed sources with 150-word annotations, and the worldview paper and critiques run 750 to 1,000 words.
This course provides an overview of the nursing process including methodology, design and interpretation of findings. It focuses on acquiring the beginning knowledge and skills essential for critical evaluation of research reports as well as guidance in the production of a poster presentation which incorporates evidence based knowledge related to a specific clinical problem.
NURS 225 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Discussion Board Forum 1 (Course Requirements Checklist and Class Introductions also due) | 100 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Evidence-Based Practice Project Part 1 | 100 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 100 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Worldview Self-Reflection Paper | 100 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Evidence-Based Practice Project Part 2 | 125 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Discussion Board Forum 3 | 100 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Research Critique Part 1 (Evidence-Based Practice Project Part 3 also due) | 125 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Research Critique Part 2 | 125 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where NURS 225 papers lose points
Work in NURS 225 loses points when a PICO question leaves out a part, when annotations summarize a study without judging its quality or relevance, when sources are more than five years old, when a critique describes the article instead of evaluating it against the textbook's criteria and when replies skip the required biblical integration.
Using a NURS 225 sample well
The group project samples follow one question through all its parts, so the trigger, the PICO, the annotated evidence and the decision about practice change build on one another. Use your own group's topic; follow how each annotation states what the study found, how strong it is and how the group will use it.
NURS 225 questions, answered
What textbook does NURS 225 use?
Boswell and Cannon's Introduction to Nursing Research: Incorporating Evidence-Based Practice, with the Iowa Model of evidence-based practice added in Module/Week 2.
What is the NURS 225 evidence-based practice project?
A three-part group wiki project: a PICO question, triggers, team strengths and an annotated bibliography; then the Iowa Model decision; then a funding and dissemination proposal, each part adding five sources.
How old can sources be in NURS 225?
Peer-reviewed sources must have been published within the last five years for the forums, the project, the worldview paper and the critiques; the textbook is the exception.
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