| Course | NURS 834 Health Care Operations and Financial Management (NURS834) |
|---|---|
| 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 834 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What NURS 834 covers
The course reads Waxman's Financial and Business Management for the Doctor of Nursing Practice and adds five IHI Open School modules submitted as certificates. Each forum thread needs two peer-reviewed references besides the textbook, and each of two replies needs two more.
The staffing and budget exercise runs six to eight pages; the practice initiative project moves from a six-to-nine page group work plan to a business case of about fifteen slides and a five-to-eight page budget evaluation; the position paper runs four to six pages on a House or Senate bill; and the grant proposal runs eight to twelve pages.
This course will examine the constructs of health care operations and students will apply these for the purposes of strengthening the advanced nurses' practice effectiveness in organizational collaboration and leadership. Students will demonstrate conceptual ability and skills to evaluate and monitor outcomes through data extrapolation. Students will examine the principles of public and private financing as they apply. Problem-based activities will assist the student in developing a working knowledge of subsidization, vulnerable populations, and the impact of global health system shocks.
NURS 834 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Discussion Board Forum 1 | 75 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Staffing and Budget Exercise, 6 to 8 pages | 100 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Practice Initiative Project Part I: work plan, 6 to 9 pages | 100 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Practice Initiative Project Part II: business case presentation, about 15 slides | 100 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Practice Initiative Project Part III: business case and budget evaluation, 5 to 8 pages | 100 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Position Paper on a House or Senate bill, 4 to 6 pages | 100 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Grant Proposal Exercise, 8 to 12 pages | 100 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 75 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where NURS 834 papers lose points
Work in NURS 834 loses points when a budget has no assumptions behind its numbers, when a business case asks for money without showing the return, when a position paper supports a bill without weighing legal and ethical objections, and when group papers read as separately written sections.
Using a NURS 834 sample well
Read each sample for how a clinical idea is translated into money, staff, time and approval. Your own initiative, hospital and bill will differ; the samples show the structure, sources and financial reasoning each assignment expects.
NURS 834 questions, answered
What textbook does NURS 834 use?
Waxman's Financial and Business Management for the Doctor of Nursing Practice, read across all eight weeks alongside five IHI Open School modules.
What is the NURS 834 Practice Initiative Project?
A three-part group project: a six-to-nine page work plan in Module/Week 3, a business case of about fifteen slides in Module/Week 4 and a five-to-eight page budget evaluation in Module/Week 5.
What does the NURS 834 position paper require?
A four-to-six page APA paper taking a position on a House or Senate bill from policy, legal, ethical and Christian worldview perspectives, with at least three peer-reviewed references.
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