| Course | NURS 440 Post-licensure Strategies for Community Health Care (NURS440) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 4-5 |
| Program | BSN |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 7 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 7 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published NURS 440 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What NURS 440 covers
The textbook is Maurer and Smith's Community/Public Health Nursing Practice, read in large chapter sets with presentations. Two eight-hour community clinical shifts and a clinical log are required, and every course assignment counts toward the clinical component.
Forum threads are at least 300 words with two citations and one biblical reference, and each of two replies is at least 200 words with a citation and a biblical reference. The community assessment builds to 11 to 15 pages across three parts, the health education synopsis runs at least 500 words with four sources and the patient education assessment at least 500 words.
This course focuses on the application of the nursing process to a population or community group. Emphasis is placed on community assessment process and the development of nursing strategies to assist multi-problem families, considering health on a continuum, throughout the lifespan. Family systems theory, theories of adaptation and educational needs of various populations will be addressed. The clinical focus is on the development of a broader perspective of the nurse's role in a variety of clinical and environmental settings. In addition, the nurse's role on the community health team and an understanding of health care needs of different cultural groups will be studied.
NURS 440 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, Class Introductions and Community Clinical Location Submission also due) | 50 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Community Assessment Part 1: Windshield Survey (Cultural Assessment Group Project Part 1 and Health Education Program Part 1 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Epidemiology Case Study (Cultural Assessment Group Project Part 2 also due) | 75 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Community Assessment Part 2: Objective Data, Environmental Health and Interviews (Cultural Assessment Group Project Part 3 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Family Assessment | No written paper this week | |
| Week 6 | Health Education Program Part 2: Presentation (Community Assessment Part 3 also due) | 100 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Disaster Response PowerPoint (Discussion Board Forum 2 also due) | 75 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Patient Education Assessment (Community Clinical Experience and Log also due) | 60 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where NURS 440 papers lose points
Work in NURS 440 loses points when community data are general rather than local, when a windshield survey records impressions without observations, when a health education plan skips the PRECEDE phases or the audience survey, when epidemiology calculations are shown without interpretation and when posts omit the required biblical reference.
Using a NURS 440 sample well
The samples use one real city and its published health estimates, so the windshield survey, the objective data and the health education program connect. Use your own community and its data; follow how each finding leads to the next assignment.
NURS 440 questions, answered
What textbook does NURS 440 use?
Maurer and Smith's Community/Public Health Nursing Practice: Health for Families and Populations, read in chapter sets across all eight modules.
Does NURS 440 have clinical hours?
Yes. Students complete two eight-hour shifts at an approved community site or with a community preceptor and submit a clinical log; completing all course assignments is also required to pass the clinical component.
What is the PRECEDE model in NURS 440?
A planning framework used in the Health Education Program to assess a community's needs and the predisposing, enabling and reinforcing factors behind a health behavior before designing and evaluating an education session.
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