This guide is for NURS 445 Week 8 End-of-Life Group Cultural Presentation, start to submission. A group PowerPoint on how a culture other than Christian culture views death and dying, with at least 5 references.
NURS 445 is Contemporary Issues in Nursing and Healthcare, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's RN to BSN. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as NURS445; it is the same course.
| Course | NURS 445 Contemporary Issues in Nursing and Healthcare |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 8 |
| Points | 175 points |
| Length | A complete group presentation (no slide count set in the guide) |
| Sources | At least 5 references in current APA |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | PowerPoint, group submission |
What NURS 445 Week 8 End-of-Life Group Cultural Presentation asks for
Your group collaboratively organizes a PowerPoint presentation on how a culture other than the Christian culture views death and dying, including end-of-life care, pain, after-death care of the body and mourning, with at least five references in current APA. The group chooses its culture in an earlier week (the culture submission in Week 3). It is due in Module/Week 8 and worth 175 points.
Where it fits in NURS 445
In the published schedule, End-of-Life Group Cultural Presentation is one of 11 graded written assignments in NURS 445. It follows Week 7 End-of-Life Reflective Paper, and it is the last written assignment in the course.
How NURS 445 Week 8 End-of-Life Group Cultural Presentation is graded
Liberty grades End-of-Life Group Cultural Presentation with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 175 points in the published guide. That is about 17% of the course's 1,010 points. The rubric rows are the real instructions. Draft against them, and you will rarely be surprised by the grade.
Course grades in NURS 445 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 445 Week 8 method, step by step
Plan the talk before the slides
Write the message of the End-of-Life Group Cultural Presentation in two sentences, then outline the points that support it. Slides built before the message tend to become a stack of facts.
One idea per slide
Each slide carries one point, stated in its title. Short lines, readable type, no paragraphs on the slide.
Put the evidence where it is used
Meet the source requirement (At least 5 references in current APA) with citations on the slides themselves, plus a final references slide in current APA.
Write speaker notes or a script
Write notes for each slide in full sentences. They keep the recording on time and give the grader the reasoning the slides only point to.
Rehearse to the time limit
Do one timed run before the final recording and trim to fit the limit.
Check the technical requirements
Before submitting, check the slide count and timing (A complete group presentation, no slide count set in the guide), that audio plays, and that the link or file opens for someone else.
A structure for NURS 445 Week 8 End-of-Life Group Cultural Presentation
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,300 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| The culture | Who they are and core beliefs about life and death. | ~180 words |
| End-of-life care | Preferences about care, decision making and disclosure. | ~290 words |
| Pain | Beliefs about pain and its treatment. | ~210 words |
| After-death care | Care of the body and rituals. | ~230 words |
| Mourning | Grief practices and their timing. | ~210 words |
| Nursing implications | How nurses can respect these practices. | ~180 words |
A topic angle that works
Choose a culture with practices nurses will meet, such as Muslim, Hindu, Jewish or Buddhist traditions, and make each slide end in a nursing action. Avoid stereotypes by noting variation within the culture.
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.
After-death care in Islam. Many Muslim families wish the body to be washed by family members of the same sex and buried as soon as possible, ideally within 24 hours.1 Nurses can help by allowing the family to perform or assist with washing when policy permits, turning the body toward Mecca if requested, and expediting paperwork for release.2 Practices vary by family and community, so the nurse should ask rather than assume.3
- Describes a practice with its timing.
- Gives concrete nursing actions.
- Notes variation within the culture.
Mistakes that cost points on NURS 445 Week 8
- A culture chosen without the Week 3 submission.
- Missing one of the required topics (end-of-life care, pain, after-death care, mourning).
- Fewer than five references.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: A complete group presentation (no slide count set in the guide)
- Sources: At least 5 references in current APA
- Slide count and time limit within the guide's numbers
- Audio, notes or video included if the guide asks
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
What culture can the NURS 445 group present?
A culture other than the Christian culture, chosen by the group in an earlier module/week.
How many points is NURS 445 Week 8 End-of-Life Group Cultural Presentation worth?
175 points in Liberty's published course guide for NURS 445, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 17% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is NURS 445 Week 8 the same in every section of NURS 445?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for NURS 445. 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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