| Course | NURS 721 Leadership, Policy and Ethics (NURS721) |
|---|---|
| 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 721 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What NURS 721 covers
The course reads Clawson's Level Three Leadership: Getting Below the Surface for the first five modules and Goudreau and Smolenski's Health Policy and Advanced Practice Nursing for the last three. Forum threads are judged on the depth and breadth of the discussion, with replies to at least two classmates in each of the four forums.
The emotional intelligence paper runs eight to ten pages with six to eight references beyond the textbooks and the Bible, and the synthesis paper runs twelve to fifteen pages with ten to twelve. Groups choose a contemporary health or professional policy in Module/Week 6 and present it in Module/Week 7 in thirty slides or a fifteen-to-twenty-minute recording, with twelve to fifteen peer-reviewed references.
This course will provide a study of principles and knowledge of organizational leadership and advanced communication abilities that support an improved quality of care delivery as well as improved outcomes. Consultative and leadership approaches that facilitate collaboration are explored. The advanced practice role of nursing as it pertains to policy development, championing change, and inspiring clinical innovation are examined. National and global policy issues are highlighted, with specific attention placed on the ethical aspects of health policy development.
NURS 721 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Discussion Board Forum 1 | 50 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 50 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Emotional Intelligence Paper, 8 to 10 pages, 6 to 8 references | 200 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Discussion Board Forum 3 | 50 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Leadership and Change Theory Synthesis Paper, 12 to 15 pages, 10 to 12 references | 300 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Group Electronic Presentation Project Topic | 50 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Group Electronic Presentation Project, 30 slides, 12 to 15 references | 250 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Discussion Board Forum 4 | 50 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where NURS 721 papers lose points
Work in NURS 721 loses points when emotional intelligence is described without honest self-examination, when leadership and change theories are summarized one after another rather than synthesized, when a policy presentation argues only one side, and when ethical claims are asserted without reasoning.
Using a NURS 721 sample well
Read each sample for how theory is put to work on a real leadership or policy problem. Your own workplace, reflection and group set the specifics; these pages show the depth, structure and sourcing the assignments expect.
NURS 721 questions, answered
What textbooks does NURS 721 use?
Clawson's Level Three Leadership: Getting Below the Surface and Goudreau and Smolenski's Health Policy and Advanced Practice Nursing.
How long is the NURS 721 synthesis paper?
Twelve to fifteen pages in current APA with ten to twelve references beyond the course textbooks and the Bible, worth 300 points in Module/Week 5.
What does the NURS 721 group presentation require?
A presentation on a contemporary health or professional policy and its effect on nursing practice, in thirty slides or fifteen to twenty minutes of video, with twelve to fifteen peer-reviewed references.
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