| Course | NURS 617 Nurse Educator I: Advanced Clinical Applications (NURS617) |
|---|---|
| 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 617 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What NURS 617 covers
The course reads Billings and Halstead's Teaching in Nursing alongside Jeffries' Clinical Simulation in Nursing Education and The NLN Jeffries Simulation Theory, and it begins the track's 200-hour teaching practicum, 50 hours of which fall in this course. Practicum goals, clinical logs and preceptor evaluations are part of the grade but are personal records, so no samples are offered for them.
Each written assignment is a three-to-five page response to a prompt with three peer-reviewed references from the past five years. Each reflection paper runs at least five pages with four to six recent peer-reviewed references and level headings. Forum threads reach 500 words with two recent sources and biblical principles, and each of two replies reaches 250 words with one recent source.
This course provides the student advanced health assessment skills within a selected population. Biopsychosocial, cultural, spiritual, physical, ethical concepts, and systems theory will be integrated into managing advanced health care needs of the client. Students will apply the nursing process and focus on improving patient outcomes. The theoretical framework for simulation design for nursing education, the nursing process, collaborative learning and guided reflection will be explored to create student-centered educational experiences for attainment of clinical skills and critical thinking. An educational site affiliation agreement with a student selected approved facility is secured and a practicum contract is developed and established with an approved nurse educator preceptor prior to enrollment in this course; advanced clinical application practicum hours are initiated in NURS 617 . Students must meet all pre-practicum requirements prior to enrollment in NURS 617 ; refer to Graduate Nursing Handbook for pre-practicum requirements.
NURS 617 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Written Assignment 1, 3 to 5 pages, 3 recent peer-reviewed sources (practicum goals draft also due) | 75 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Reflection Paper 1, 5+ pages, 4 to 6 recent peer-reviewed sources (practicum goals final also due) | 100 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Written Assignment 2 (75) and Discussion Board Forum 1 (50) | 125 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Discussion Board Forum 2 (practicum log 1 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Written Assignment 3 | 75 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Written Assignment 4 (practicum log 2 also due) | 75 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Simulation Development Plan with outcomes, scenario design and evaluation | 150 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Reflection Paper 2 (practicum log 3 and evaluations also due) | 100 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where NURS 617 papers lose points
Work in NURS 617 loses points when simulation is described in general terms without objectives, cues and an evaluation plan, when sources fall outside the five-year window the guide sets, and when reflections describe the educator role without connecting it to the student's own practicum experience.
Using a NURS 617 sample well
Read each sample for how a teaching concept becomes a concrete plan for learners. Prompts, templates and practicum requirements come from your course shell; use these pages to see the structure and level of detail each assignment calls for.
NURS 617 questions, answered
What textbooks does NURS 617 use?
Billings and Halstead's Teaching in Nursing, Jeffries' Clinical Simulation in Nursing Education, and The NLN Jeffries Simulation Theory.
What is the NURS 617 Simulation Development Plan?
A 150-point Week 7 assignment in which students select a scenario for prelicensure students or practicing nurses and complete the course template with learning outcomes, the scenario design and an evaluation plan.
How many practicum hours are in NURS 617?
The nurse educator track requires 200 practicum hours, and 50 of them are completed in NURS 617, documented in Typhon logs alongside goals and preceptor evaluations.
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