| Course | NURS 618 Nurse Educator II: Teaching Strategies (NURS618) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | MSN |
| 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 618 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What NURS 618 covers
Assigned reading pairs Halstead's Nurse Educator Competencies and Jeffries on simulation with Billings and Halstead's Teaching in Nursing, and it continues the educator practicum, whose goals, logs and evaluations are personal records and are not sampled here. Forum threads reach 500 words with one scholarly journal article and one biblical reference, and each of two replies reaches 250 words with the same.
The Teaching Philosophy Paper runs five to seven pages with five to seven scholarly references and a theoretical framework. The Teaching with Technology Paper runs four to six pages with four to six references. Each teaching plan follows the course worksheet with three to five scholarly sources, and the Teaching Plan Presentation in Week 8 is the course's largest assignment.
This course provides students with a variety of teaching strategies and evaluative approaches designed to promote a productive and effective learning environment. Selected teaching learning theories are examined and applied to the role of nurse educator and nursing education practice. Students establish nurse education practicum goals and objectives and are required to obtain a nurse educator preceptor. Practicum hours involve practical observational and hands-on experiences in both the clinical and classroom environments. 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; practicum hours are initiated in NURS 618 . Students must meet all pre-practicum requirements prior to enrollment in NURS 618 ; refer to Graduate Nursing Handbook for pre-practicum requirements.
NURS 618 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Practicum goals and objectives draft only; no paper due | No written paper this week | |
| Week 2 | Teaching Philosophy Paper, 5 to 7 pages with a theoretical framework and 5 to 7 scholarly references | 100 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Discussion Board Forum 1 (practicum goals final also due) | 50 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Discussion Board Forum 2 (practicum log 1 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Teaching Plan on a general nursing topic, course worksheet, 3 to 5 scholarly sources | 100 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Teaching with Technology Paper, 4 to 6 pages, 4 to 6 scholarly references (practicum log 2 also due) | 100 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Teaching Plan built around service learning, course worksheet, 3 to 5 scholarly sources | 100 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Teaching Plan Presentation (practicum log 3 and evaluations also due) | 200 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where NURS 618 papers lose points
Work in NURS 618 loses points when a philosophy lists beliefs without a theoretical framework, when teaching plans have objectives that the planned activities and evaluation never address, and when technology is praised in general instead of matched to a specific learning outcome.
Using a NURS 618 sample well
Read each sample for how a teaching belief or tool turns into a plan a learner would actually experience. Worksheets, prompts and presentation requirements come from your course shell; these pages show the structure and evidence each assignment needs.
NURS 618 questions, answered
What textbooks does NURS 618 use?
Billings and Halstead's Teaching in Nursing, Halstead's Nurse Educator Competencies, and Jeffries' Clinical Simulations in Nursing Education.
How long is the NURS 618 Teaching Philosophy Paper?
Five to seven pages in current APA, relating the student's philosophy to a theoretical framework, with five to seven scholarly references in addition to the textbooks and the Bible.
What are the two NURS 618 teaching plans?
One teaching plan on a general nursing topic in Week 5 and one built around service learning in Week 7, each completed on the course worksheet with three to five scholarly sources.
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