NURS 767 is the transition to the nurse educator role course in Liberty's PhD in Nursing, taken with a teaching practicum. Its written work is six short forums, five written assignments of about 5 pages each, and a 7 to 10-page research paper on the faculty role in the clinical setting.
Liberty's catalog lists the course as NURS 767 Transition to the Nurse Educator Role, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as NURS767.
What NURS 767 covers
The catalog description: In this course, students will engage in the development of classroom, laboratory, and clinical teaching assignments in nursing. Students will integrate philosophical foundations, educational theory, and nursing knowledge to promote active learning.
In this course you develop classroom, laboratory and clinical teaching assignments in nursing and integrate philosophical foundations, educational theory and nursing knowledge to promote active learning. The text is Oermann, DeGagne and Phillips, Teaching in Nursing and Role of the Educator.
The course also carries practicum work that gets no guide here: practicum goals and objectives (50 points), three practicum logs in Typhon (125) and a preceptor evaluation (50). The written work is the other 775 points.
Textbook named in the published guide: Oermann, DeGagne, & Phillips, Teaching in Nursing and Role of the Educator (2018). Check the current edition in your Canvas section.
NURS 767 assignments, week by week
Every graded written assignment in the published guide has its own how-to guide below. Quizzes, exams, checklists and class introductions are left out because there is nothing to write.
| Week | Assignment | Points | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Written Assignment 1 | 75 | Approximately 5 pages, not including title and reference pages |
| 2 | Discussion Board Forum 1 | 50 | Not set in the guide; graded on depth and breadth |
| 2 | Written Assignment 2 | 75 | Approximately 5 pages, not including title and reference pages |
| 3 | Written Assignment 3 | 75 | Approximately 5 pages, not including title and reference pages |
| 4 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 50 | Not set in the guide; graded on depth and breadth |
| 4 | Written Assignment 4 | 75 | Approximately 5 pages, not including title and reference pages |
| 5 | Discussion Board Forum 3 | 50 | Not set in the guide; graded on depth and breadth |
| 5 | Clinical Faculty Role Development Paper | 100 | 7 to 10 pages, excluding title and reference pages |
| 6 | Discussion Board Forum 4 | 50 | Not set in the guide; graded on depth and breadth |
| 7 | Discussion Board Forum 5 | 50 | Not set in the guide; graded on depth and breadth |
| 7 | Written Assignment 5 | 75 | Approximately 5 pages, not including title and reference pages |
| 8 | Discussion Board Forum 6 | 50 | Not set in the guide; graded on depth and breadth |
Week 1: Written Assignment 1
An approximately 5-page paper answering the questions posed for Week 1, with enough resources to answer them. How to write NURS 767 Week 1 Written Assignment 1.
Week 2: Discussion Board Forum 1
A thread on the provided prompt and two robust replies, with any sources cited in APA. How to write NURS 767 Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 2: Written Assignment 2
The second approximately 5-page paper, answering the posed questions with sufficient resources. How to write NURS 767 Week 2 Written Assignment 2.
Week 3: Written Assignment 3
The third approximately 5-page paper, answering the posed questions with sufficient resources. How to write NURS 767 Week 3 Written Assignment 3.
Week 4: Discussion Board Forum 2
The second forum, with two robust replies. How to write NURS 767 Week 4 Discussion Board Forum 2.
Week 4: Written Assignment 4
The fourth approximately 5-page paper, answering the posed questions with sufficient resources. How to write NURS 767 Week 4 Written Assignment 4.
Week 5: Discussion Board Forum 3
The third forum, with two robust replies. How to write NURS 767 Week 5 Discussion Board Forum 3.
Week 5: Clinical Faculty Role Development Paper
A 7 to 10-page research-based paper on the faculty's role in the clinical setting, with at least 5 references beyond the textbooks and the Bible. How to write NURS 767 Week 5 Clinical Faculty Role Development Paper.
Week 6: Discussion Board Forum 4
The fourth forum, with two robust replies. How to write NURS 767 Week 6 Discussion Board Forum 4.
Week 7: Discussion Board Forum 5
The fifth forum, with two robust replies. How to write NURS 767 Week 7 Discussion Board Forum 5.
Week 7: Written Assignment 5
The last approximately 5-page written assignment, answering the posed questions with sufficient resources. How to write NURS 767 Week 7 Written Assignment 5.
Week 8: Discussion Board Forum 6
The final forum, with two robust replies, in the last week. How to write NURS 767 Week 8 Discussion Board Forum 6.
How NURS 767 is graded
The published guide totals 1,010 points. The five written assignments are 75 each (375), the six forums 50 each (300), and the clinical faculty role development paper 100. Practicum goals and objectives (50), three logs (125) and the preceptor evaluation (50) make up the practicum share, and the checklist is 10.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| Written Assignments (5) | 375 |
| Discussion Board Forums (6) | 300 |
| Clinical Faculty Role Development Paper | 100 |
| Practicum Goals and Objectives | 50 |
| Practicum Logs (3) | 125 |
| Preceptor Evaluation | 50 |
| Course Requirements Checklist | 10 |
The published scale puts an A at 960 to 1010 points.
Week timing in the published guide: Each course module/week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday.
How to approach NURS 767
Use your practicum as the source for everything. The written assignments and forums ask questions about teaching, and answers drawn from the classroom, lab or clinical group you are teaching in are stronger than general ones.
Keep a weekly teaching journal from Week 1; the role development paper in Week 5 and the later forums are easier with notes on what you actually did.
Questions students ask
How long are NURS 767 written assignments?
Approximately 5 pages each, not counting title and reference pages, in current APA, with enough resources to answer the questions posed.
Do NURS 767 practicum logs get a guide?
No. Practicum goals and objectives, the three practicum logs and the preceptor evaluation are practicum records; this site covers the forums, the written assignments and the role development paper.
Working through NURS 767 now?
Tell us the week and the assignment. A tutor who knows the course replies with a plan for the draft.