| Course | NURS 623 Nursing Administration I: The Role of the Nurse Administrator (NURS623) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | MSN |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 6 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 6 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published NURS 623 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What NURS 623 covers
The course reads the ANA's Nursing Administration: Scope and Standards of Practice alongside Roussel's Management and Leadership for Nurse Administrators, and it begins the track's 200-hour practicum, whose goals and logs are personal records and are not sampled here. Each forum thread reaches 500 words with two scholarly citations and each of two replies 250 words with one, drawing on the textbooks, the Bible or journals from the past five years.
Each of the three papers runs six to ten pages in current APA with at least five references from the past five years in addition to the textbooks and the Bible, and each is checked through SafeAssign. The Nurse Administrator Role Paper in Week 7 carries the most points in the course.
The practicum course will provide the student an opportunity to explore the role of the nurse administrator within today's health care organizations. Students will examine organizational structure, management theory, professional ethics, and policy, legal and ethical and regulatory issues as a foundation to create a culture of excellence, quality and safety. Students will examine decision making and the role of the nurse administrator within the context of political and power structures, the practice, institutional and physical environments of the organization and external factors. 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 leader preceptor prior to enrollment in this course; nursing administration/leadership practicum hours are initiated in NURS 623 . Students must meet all pre-practicum requirements prior to enrollment in NURS 623 ; refer to Graduate Nursing Handbook for pre-practicum requirements.
NURS 623 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 | Practicum goals and objectives final only; no paper due | No written paper this week | |
| Week 3 | Professional Practice Model Paper, 6 to 10 pages, 5+ recent references | 150 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Discussion Board Forum 1 (practicum log 1 also due) | 75 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Emotional Intelligence Paper, 6 to 10 pages, 5+ recent references | 150 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Discussion Board Forum 2 (practicum log 2 also due) | 75 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Nurse Administrator Role Paper, 6 to 10 pages, 5+ recent references | 200 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Discussion Board Forum 3 (practicum log 3 and evaluations also due) | 75 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where NURS 623 papers lose points
Papers in NURS 623 lose points when they describe a model or concept in general without showing how an administrator would use it in a real organization, when sources fall outside the five-year window, and when the administrator's role is confused with the unit manager's.
Using a NURS 623 sample well
Read each sample for how a leadership concept is tied to evidence and to decisions an administrator would actually make. The prompts and forum topics come from your course shell; these pages show the depth and structure each assignment calls for.
NURS 623 questions, answered
What textbooks does NURS 623 use?
The American Nurses Association's Nursing Administration: Scope and Standards of Practice and Roussel's Management and Leadership for Nurse Administrators.
How long are the NURS 623 papers?
The Professional Practice Model, Emotional Intelligence and Nurse Administrator Role papers each run 6 to 10 pages with at least five references from the past five years beyond the textbooks and the Bible.
What are the NURS 623 forum requirements?
Each thread needs at least 500 words and two scholarly citations, and each of two replies needs at least 250 words and one citation, from the textbooks, the Bible or journals published in the last five years.
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