NURS 716 Applications of Evidence-Based Care Sample Papers, Week by Week

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NURS 716 teaches Liberty's DNP students to move research into practice, from asking a researchable question to proposing a project that a clinical agency could adopt. The samples below follow one perioperative problem through the course: four forums, the clinical question developed with the Iowa Model and Scripture, the literature synthesis table, the AGREE II appraisal of a practice guideline and both parts of a mock evidence-based practice proposal.

CourseNURS 716 Applications of Evidence-Based Care (NURS716)
Credit hours3
ProgramDNP
Length8 Module/Weeks, online
Weeks with written work8 of 8
Samples on this site8 week sample papers
SourcesLiberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published NURS 716 course guide
UpdatedOctober 2026

What NURS 716 covers

The course reads Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt's Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare alongside the DNP Handbook's scholarly project guidelines. Forum threads are judged on depth and breadth, and each student replies to the instructor and at least two classmates, with at least two citations in every reply.

The literature review assignment analyzes ten peer-reviewed articles no older than three to five years in a synthesis table with levels of evidence, the standards assignment appraises an external guideline with the AGREE II instrument, and the two proposal parts follow the handbook's format for a scholarly project.

Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog describes NURS 716 Applications of Evidence-Based Care this way:
The course is designed to support advanced practice nurses in the translation of nursing research to the use of research that will impact nursing practice. This course will serve as a touchstone for exploring the concept of Evidence Based Care (EBC). Evidence-based practice models will be examined and contrasted. Students will have the opportunity to appraise current research in their practice interests which will support students in developing improved practice guidelines, design processes to examine and disseminate findings. The course emphasizes the evaluation of research in the discipline of nursing and its application to professional practice both at the individual, family and population levels. The assimilation of knowledge, comparison to established benchmarks and research outcomes serve as a foundation to plan and develop innovations that influence quality care across practice settings and disciplines.

NURS 716 week by week, with the sample for each

WeekWritten work in the course guidePointsSample
Week 1Discussion Board Forum 1100Read the Week 1 sample
Week 2Assignment 1: Developing a Clinical Question100Read the Week 2 sample
Week 3Assignment 2: Initiating the Literature Review, 10 articles in a synthesis table150Read the Week 3 sample
Week 4Discussion Board Forum 275Read the Week 4 sample
Week 5Assignment 3: Evaluating Professional Practice Standards with AGREE II (Discussion Board Forum 3 also due)100Read the Week 5 sample
Week 6Assignment 4: Evidence-Based Practice Proposal Part 1125Read the Week 6 sample
Week 7Discussion Board Forum 475Read the Week 7 sample
Week 8Assignment 5: Evidence-Based Practice Proposal Part 2150Read the Week 8 sample

Where NURS 716 papers lose points

Work in NURS 716 loses points when the PICO question cannot be searched, when the synthesis table lists articles without leveling or comparing them, when AGREE II domains are scored without justification, and when the proposal's methods do not match its question.

Using a NURS 716 sample well

Read each sample for how one clinical question is carried from a problem trigger to a full project proposal. The course supplies its own scenario and guideline; these pages show the reasoning, structure and level of detail each assignment expects.

NURS 716 questions, answered

What textbook does NURS 716 use?

Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt's Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice, with the DNP Handbook's scholarly project guidelines.

What is the NURS 716 evidence-based practice proposal?

A mock proposal built in two parts in Weeks 6 and 8, continuing the PICO question and literature review from earlier assignments and formatted by the DNP Handbook's scholarly project guidelines.

How many citations do NURS 716 forum replies need?

Each reply, to the instructor and to at least two classmates, must be supported by at least two citations.

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