NURS 834 is the DNP health care operations and finance course at Liberty. Its written work is two forums, a staffing and budget exercise, a three-part group practice initiative project (work plan, business case PowerPoint and budget evaluation), a position paper on a congressional bill and a group grant proposal.
Liberty's catalog lists the course as NURS 834 Health Care Operations and Financial Management, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as NURS834.
What NURS 834 covers
The catalog description: 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.
The course examines health care operations and applies them to strengthen the advanced practice nurse's effectiveness in organizational collaboration and leadership. You evaluate and monitor outcomes through data, examine the principles of public and private financing, and use problem-based activities on subsidization, vulnerable populations and global health system shocks. The text is Waxman, Financial and Business Management for the Doctor of Nursing Practice.
Five IHI Open School exercises (250 points) are completed by submitting certificates and have no guide here. The group project and the grant proposal share one practice initiative, so the team's Week 3 topic carries through Week 7.
Textbook named in the published guide: Waxman, Financial and Business Management for the Doctor of Nursing Practice (2018). Check the current edition in your Canvas section.
NURS 834 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 | Discussion Board Forum 1 | 75 | Not set in the guide; a thread and 2 robust replies |
| 2 | Staffing and Budget Exercise | 100 | 6 to 8 pages |
| 3 | Practice Initiative Project Part I | 100 | 6 to 9 pages |
| 4 | Practice Initiative Project Part II | 100 | About 15 slides, plus title and reference slides |
| 5 | Practice Initiative Project Part III | 100 | 5 to 8 pages |
| 6 | Position Paper | 100 | 4 to 6 pages, excluding title and reference pages |
| 7 | Grant Proposal Exercise | 100 | 8 to 12 pages |
| 8 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 75 | Not set in the guide; a thread and 2 robust replies |
Week 1: Discussion Board Forum 1
A thread with at least 2 peer-reviewed references beyond the textbook, and two robust replies with 2 peer-reviewed references each. How to write NURS 834 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 2: Staffing and Budget Exercise
A 6 to 8-page paper answering the three provided questions on improving efficiency and patient safety, with 4 to 8 references beyond the textbooks and the Bible. How to write NURS 834 Week 2 Staffing and Budget Exercise.
Week 3: Practice Initiative Project Part I
With your group, a 6 to 9-page work plan for the practice initiative: covenant of expectations, topic, organization and project work plan template, with 3 to 5 recent peer-reviewed sources. How to write NURS 834 Week 3 Practice Initiative Project Part I.
Week 4: Practice Initiative Project Part II
With your group, a business case PowerPoint of about 15 slides seeking the board's or executives' approval and first-year funding, converted to PDF, with 5 to 8 resources. How to write NURS 834 Week 4 Practice Initiative Project Part II.
Week 5: Practice Initiative Project Part III
With your group, a 5 to 8-page analysis of the business case and a reflective budget evaluation, with 5 to 8 resources including recent peer-reviewed journals, the Bible and the textbook. How to write NURS 834 Week 5 Practice Initiative Project Part III.
Week 6: Position Paper
A 4 to 6-page paper supporting or opposing a House or Senate bill on policy, legal, ethical and Christian worldview grounds as it relates to the DNP role, with at least 3 peer-reviewed references beyond the textbooks and the Bible. How to write NURS 834 Week 6 Position Paper.
Week 7: Grant Proposal Exercise
With your group, an 8 to 12-page grant proposal requesting funding for the practice initiative, with at least 4 peer-reviewed references beyond the textbooks and the Bible. How to write NURS 834 Week 7 Grant Proposal Exercise.
Week 8: Discussion Board Forum 2
The final forum, with the same peer-reviewed source rules and two robust replies. How to write NURS 834 Week 8 Discussion Board Forum 2.
How NURS 834 is graded
The published guide totals 1,010 points. The staffing and budget exercise, each practice initiative project part, the position paper and the grant proposal are 100 each (600). The two forums are 75 each (150), the five IHI exercises 50 each (250), and the checklist 10.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| Practice Initiative Project Parts I to III | 300 |
| Staffing and Budget Exercise | 100 |
| Position Paper | 100 |
| Grant Proposal Exercise | 100 |
| Discussion Board Forums (2) | 150 |
| IHI Exercises (5) | 250 |
| Course Requirements Checklist | 10 |
The published scale puts an A at 940 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 834
Agree on the practice initiative with your group as soon as groups form. It has to be something a board would fund: a nurse-led transitional care clinic, a fall prevention program with sitters, a telehealth follow-up service. The work plan, business case, budget evaluation and grant proposal all describe the same initiative.
The forums carry a heavy source rule: at least 2 peer-reviewed references in each thread in addition to the textbook, and 2 in each reply.
Questions students ask
What is the NURS 834 practice initiative project?
A group project in three parts: a 6 to 9-page work plan with a covenant of expectations, topic, organization and work plan template; a business case PowerPoint of about 15 slides for the board; and a 5 to 8-page analysis of the business case and reflective budget evaluation.
Are the NURS 834 IHI exercises written?
No. You complete assigned IHI Open School modules and submit a certificate of completion.
Working through NURS 834 now?
Tell us the week and the assignment. A tutor who knows the course replies with a plan for the draft.