This guide is for NURS 220 Week 7 Self-Plan of Care Paper, start to submission. A 400 to 500-word APA paper on your value in God's eyes and specific ways you will care for yourself.
NURS 220 is Advanced Nursing Communication, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's RN to BSN. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as NURS220; it is the same course.
| Course | NURS 220 Advanced Nursing Communication |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 7 |
| Points | 40 points |
| Length | 400 to 500 words (title page, abstract and reference page not counted) |
| Sources | The course textbook, with biblical integration; no outside citations required |
| Faith integration | Biblical integration reflected and cited |
| Format | Current APA with title page, abstract and reference page |
What NURS 220 Week 7 Self-Plan of Care Paper asks for
You write a 400 to 500-word paper in current APA communicating your value in God's eyes and specific ways you will care for yourself. Principles from the textbook and biblical integration must be reflected and cited; no outside citations are required. A title page, abstract and reference page are required but not counted. It is due in Module/Week 7 and worth 40 points.
Where it fits in NURS 220
In the published schedule, Self-Plan of Care Paper is one of 11 graded written assignments in NURS 220. It follows Week 7 Group PowerPoint Presentation and comes before Week 8 Discussion Board Forum 4. The same week also has Group PowerPoint Presentation, so plan the week's writing together.
How NURS 220 Week 7 Self-Plan of Care Paper is graded
Liberty grades Self-Plan of Care Paper with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 40 points in the published guide. That is about 4% of the course's 1,010 points. Read the rubric first. Each row is a criterion, and the wording of the highest column is the closest thing you have to a model answer.
Course grades in NURS 220 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 900 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week (except Module/Week 1) begins on Tuesday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Monday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The NURS 220 Week 7 method, step by step
Pick one event and stay with it
Choose a single event or experience that fits the Self-Plan of Care Paper prompt and that you can describe honestly. One well-examined event beats three summarized ones.
Describe it briefly and accurately
Tell what happened in a few sentences. Remove names and identifying details; the reader needs the situation, not the people.
Analyze it with course concepts
Use the concepts from Advanced Nursing Communication to explain why it happened. This is the part graders weigh most: the reflection must show the course changed how you see the event.
Bring in the evidence the guide asks for
Meet the source rule (The course textbook, with biblical integration; no outside citations required). Sources turn a personal account into professional analysis by showing how others have studied the same problem.
Say what you would do differently
Close the loop: what you learned, what you would change, and how it will shape your practice. Be concrete; a plan beats a promise.
Write in first person, formatted in APA
Use first person where you describe your own experience and keep the APA format for everything else. Check the length (400 to 500 words, title page, abstract and reference page not counted).
A structure for NURS 220 Week 7 Self-Plan of Care Paper
Word targets are planning numbers for about 450 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | Name the event and the lesson the paper will draw from it. | ~50 words |
| The event | What happened and your role, without identifying details. | ~90 words |
| Analysis | Why it happened, explained with course concepts and sources. | ~170 words |
| Faith perspective | Where the guide asks, a biblical principle applied to the event. | ~40 words |
| What changes | What you learned and the concrete change you will make. | ~70 words |
| Conclusion | Tie the lesson back to the course. | ~20 words |
A topic angle that works
Pair one biblical truth about your worth with specific self-care practices and one communication principle from the textbook, such as speaking up for your own needs in a crucial conversation about workload.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
Psalm 139:14 says I am fearfully and wonderfully made, which means caring for my body and mind is stewardship, not selfishness.1 My plan is specific: seven hours of sleep before every shift, a twenty-minute walk on days off, and one evening a week with no screens.2 Patterson et al. remind me to speak up early, so I will tell my manager when back-to-back shifts are affecting my safety rather than waiting until I am exhausted.3
- Grounds self-worth in Scripture.
- Lists concrete self-care actions.
- Applies a textbook principle to protecting oneself.
Mistakes that cost points on NURS 220 Week 7
- Vague self-care ("rest more").
- Missing the textbook principle.
- Over 500 words.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 400 to 500 words (title page, abstract and reference page not counted)
- Sources: The course textbook, with biblical integration; no outside citations required
- Faith integration: Biblical integration reflected and cited
- No names or identifying details of patients, clients or coworkers
- At least one course concept named and applied
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
Does the NURS 220 self-plan of care need outside sources?
No. The guide says principles from the textbook and biblical integration must be cited, but no outside citations are required.
How many points is NURS 220 Week 7 Self-Plan of Care Paper worth?
40 points in Liberty's published course guide for NURS 220, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 4% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is NURS 220 Week 7 the same in every section of NURS 220?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for NURS 220. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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