This guide is for NURS 489 Week 3 Servant Leader Interview, start to submission. Interview a nurse who models servant leadership, present the interview in Adobe Spark, and write a 3 to 4-page APA paper.
NURS 489 is Leadership in Nursing, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's RN to BSN. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as NURS489; it is the same course.
| Course | NURS 489 Leadership in Nursing |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 3 |
| Points | 160 points |
| Length | 10 to 20 slides lasting at least 5 to 10 minutes, plus a 3 to 4-page paper |
| Sources | At least 2 scholarly sources fewer than 7 years old, in the paper and presentation |
| Faith integration | Biblical principles in the paper and presentation |
| Format | Adobe Spark Video or Page link; APA paper with title and reference pages (not counted) |
What NURS 489 Week 3 Servant Leader Interview asks for
You choose 3 to 5 questions from a provided list and interview a nurse who displays servant leadership qualities for 10 to 20 minutes, recording it or taking extensive notes. You then create a 10 to 20-slide Adobe Spark Video or Adobe Spark Page presentation of at least 5 to 10 minutes presenting your questions and the interviewee's answers, and submit the link. Military or international students may interview by email. You also write a 3 to 4-page APA paper listing the questions and answers, with a title page and reference page that do not count toward length. The paper and presentation must cite at least two scholarly sources fewer than seven years old and incorporate biblical principles. Due Module/Week 3, 160 points.
Where it fits in NURS 489
In the published schedule, Servant Leader Interview is one of 8 graded written assignments in NURS 489. It follows Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 2 and comes before Week 4 Discussion Board Forum 3.
How NURS 489 Week 3 Servant Leader Interview is graded
Liberty grades Servant Leader Interview with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 160 points in the published guide. That is about 16% 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 489 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 489 Week 3 method, step by step
Plan the talk before the slides
Write the message of the Servant Leader Interview 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
Give each slide a headline that states its point and keep the text short. The detail belongs in what you say or in the speaker notes.
Put the evidence where it is used
Meet the source requirement (At least 2 scholarly sources fewer than 7 years old, in the paper and presentation) 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 (10 to 20 slides lasting at least 5 to 10 minutes, plus a 3 to 4-page paper), that audio plays, and that the link or file opens for someone else.
A structure for NURS 489 Week 3 Servant Leader Interview
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,000 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 | Who you interviewed and why they model servant leadership. | ~140 words |
| Questions and answers | Each question and the nurse's answer, summarized faithfully. | ~460 words |
| Analysis | How the answers reflect servant leadership, with sources. | ~260 words |
| Biblical principles and conclusion | Scripture that frames the leader's practice; your takeaway. | ~140 words |
A topic angle that works
Choose a nurse others follow without being told to: a charge nurse, educator or manager known for helping. In the analysis, connect their answers to servant leadership characteristics (listening, empathy, stewardship, commitment to the growth of people) and to Mark 10:45.
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.
Asked how she handles a short-staffed shift, the charge nurse said she takes a patient assignment herself before asking anyone to take an extra one.1 That answer reflects the servant leadership characteristic of putting followers' needs first, and recent nursing studies associate this behavior with higher staff trust and engagement.2 It echoes Mark 10:45, where Jesus says he came not to be served but to serve, and it explains why her staff stay.3
- Quotes a specific answer.
- Connects it to a named characteristic and research.
- Integrates Scripture.
Mistakes that cost points on NURS 489 Week 3
- Fewer than three questions.
- A presentation shorter than five minutes.
- Sources older than seven years.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 10 to 20 slides lasting at least 5 to 10 minutes, plus a 3 to 4-page paper
- Sources: At least 2 scholarly sources fewer than 7 years old, in the paper and presentation
- Faith integration: Biblical principles in the paper and presentation
- 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
Can I interview by email for NURS 489?
The guide allows military or international students to conduct an email interview if an in-person interview is not possible.
How many points is NURS 489 Week 3 Servant Leader Interview worth?
160 points in Liberty's published course guide for NURS 489, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 16% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is NURS 489 Week 3 the same in every section of NURS 489?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for NURS 489. 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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