| Course | NURS 504 Advanced Pharmacology for the Nurse Educator (NURS504) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | MSN |
| 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 504 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What NURS 504 covers
Liberty organizes NURS 504 around a pharmacology text and a pharmacotherapy handbook, and it divides each section into two groups that trade roles every week: one group posts an individual analysis of the week's case in APA format, and the other critiques those analyses. The cases follow the readings, moving through asthma, diabetes, hypertension, acute coronary syndrome, osteoarthritis and ADHD.
Two shorter assignments run alongside the cases. A one-page ethics essay in Week 1 asks students to choose a current ethical issue and explain the proper conduct of a Christian advanced practice nurse with two biblical and ethical principles. In Week 5, students build a PowerPoint presentation that teaches colleagues about a disease state the course does not cover, and weekly topic questions of 150 words keep the readings current.
The course will expand the student's knowledge of pharmacotherapeutics, which includes the cellular response level, for the management of individuals in the acute care and primary care setting. Broad categories of pharmacologic agents are examined. Skills to assess, diagnose, and manage a client's common health problems in a safe, high quality, cost-effective manner are emphasized.
NURS 504 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Ethics Essay Question: a one-page APA response on a current ethical issue with two biblical and ethical principles | 50 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Asthma Case Study: analysis or critique, plus Health/Nursing Topic Question 1 | 125 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Diabetes Case Study: analysis or critique, plus Topic Question 2 | 125 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Hypertension Case Study: analysis or critique, plus Topic Question 3 | 125 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Disease State PowerPoint Presentation on a condition not covered in the course | 200 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Acute Coronary Syndrome Case Study: analysis or critique, plus Topic Question 4 | 125 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Osteoarthritis Case Study: analysis or critique, plus Topic Question 5 | 125 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | ADHD Case Study: analysis or critique, plus Topic Question 6 | 125 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where NURS 504 papers lose points
Case analyses lose points when they list drugs without reasons, ignore the patient's other conditions and medications, skip monitoring and adverse effects, or follow an outdated guideline. Critiques lose points when they praise instead of evaluate. The ethics essay often runs over its one page or names principles without applying them, and the presentation loses points when slides carry paragraphs or the disease chosen is one the course already covers.
Using a NURS 504 sample well
Read each case analysis for its reasoning: how the patient's history, the current guideline and the drug's mechanism lead to one choice over another, and how the plan is monitored. Clinical details in your own case decide the treatment; the samples show the structure and the depth of justification a strong analysis needs.
NURS 504 questions, answered
How do the NURS 504 case studies work?
Students are placed in Group A or Group B. Each week one group posts an individual case analysis in APA format in the discussion forum, and the other group posts critiques of those analyses; the groups alternate roles weekly.
How long is the NURS 504 ethics essay?
The guide asks for a one-page response in APA format that describes a chosen ethical issue, cites two applicable biblical and ethical principles, and explains the proper conduct of the Christian advanced practice nurse.
What disease can I choose for the NURS 504 PowerPoint?
The guide requires a disease state not covered in the course, so avoid asthma, diabetes, hypertension, acute coronary syndrome, osteoarthritis and ADHD. The presentation should teach colleagues about the disease and its drug therapy.
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