| Course | NURS 715 Theoretical Application for Advanced Practice Nursing (NURS715) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | DNP |
| 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 715 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What NURS 715 covers
The course reads Smith and Liehr's Middle Range Theory for Nursing, Chism's The Doctor of Nursing Practice, Zaccagnini and White's The Doctor of Nursing Practice Essentials and Shelly and Miller's Called to Care. Theory Presentation Part I is limited to nine slides with at least five peer-reviewed sources, and Part II to twelve slides in total with two more.
The personal philosophy may run no more than seven pages with at least four peer-reviewed references, and the theory-guided practice paper describes an actual practice experience, applies a nursing theory and a borrowed middle range theory, evaluates both for substantive foundation, structural integrity and functional adequacy, and discusses their implications within the Christian worldview.
This course will analyze the nature of theory and theory development in nursing. Students will examine nursing theory, apply theory to practice, practice change, and scholarship. Application of advanced levels of clinical judgment and accountability in the design, development, and evaluation of evidence-based care will occur.
NURS 715 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Discussion Board Forum 1 | 100 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Theory Presentation Part I, up to 9 slides, 5+ peer-reviewed sources | 100 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Theory Presentation Part II, up to 12 slides, 2 additional peer-reviewed sources | 100 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Personal Philosophy of Nursing Paper, up to 7 pages, 4+ peer-reviewed sources | 200 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 100 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Theory Guided Practice Paper Outline | 100 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Theory Guided Practice Paper | 200 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Professional Statement | 100 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where NURS 715 papers lose points
Work in NURS 715 loses points when a theory is described without being evaluated, when the practice experience is hypothetical rather than real, when metaparadigm concepts are defined without the writer's own position, and when the biblical worldview is added at the end instead of shaping the argument.
Using a NURS 715 sample well
Read each sample for how a theory's concepts are traced into a real patient encounter and then judged by explicit criteria. Your chosen theories, practice experience and forum prompts are your own; these pages show the reasoning and form the course expects.
NURS 715 questions, answered
What textbooks does NURS 715 use?
Smith and Liehr's Middle Range Theory for Nursing, Chism's The Doctor of Nursing Practice, Zaccagnini and White's The Doctor of Nursing Practice Essentials and Shelly and Miller's Called to Care.
What is the NURS 715 Theory Guided Practice Paper?
A paper describing an actual practice experience, applying a nursing theory and a borrowed middle range theory to it, evaluating both and discussing their implications within the Christian worldview.
How long is the NURS 715 personal philosophy of nursing?
No more than seven pages, with at least four peer-reviewed scholarly references, set within the nursing metaparadigm and a biblical worldview.
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