This guide is for NURS 715 Week 2 Theory Presentation Part I, start to submission. A PowerPoint of no more than 9 slides introducing and analyzing a middle range nursing theory, with at least 5 peer-reviewed sources.
NURS 715 is Theoretical Application for Advanced Practice Nursing, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's DNP. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as NURS715; it is the same course.
| Course | NURS 715 Theoretical Application for Advanced Practice Nursing |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 2 |
| Points | 100 points |
| Length | No more than 9 slides |
| Sources | At least 5 peer-reviewed scholarly resources |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Microsoft PowerPoint; current APA citations and reference slide |
What NURS 715 Week 2 Theory Presentation Part I asks for
You select a middle range nursing theory to evaluate and analyze in a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation developed in two parts. Part I is limited to 9 slides and must contain at least 5 peer-reviewed scholarly resources. It is due in Module/Week 2, when the reading is Smith and Liehr chapters 3 to 9 and 11 to 15, the theory chapters themselves. Worth 100 points.
Where it fits in NURS 715
In the published schedule, Theory Presentation Part I is one of 8 graded written assignments in NURS 715. It follows Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1 and comes before Week 3 Theory Presentation Part II.
How NURS 715 Week 2 Theory Presentation Part I is graded
Liberty grades Theory Presentation Part I with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 100 points in the published guide. That is about 10% 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 715 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 940 to 1000 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 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. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The NURS 715 Week 2 method, step by step
Plan the talk before the slides
Write the message of the Theory Presentation Part I 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 5 peer-reviewed scholarly resources) 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
Confirm the format the guide asks for (No more than 9 slides): slide count, length, audio and visual, and the file or link type Canvas accepts.
A structure for NURS 715 Week 2 Theory Presentation Part I
Word targets are planning numbers for about 900 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Title and theory choice | The theory, its theorist and why you chose it. | ~90 words |
| Origins and purpose | Where the theory came from and the problem it explains. | ~200 words |
| Concepts and definitions | The major concepts as the theorist defines them. | ~230 words |
| Relationships and model | How the concepts connect, ideally as a diagram. | ~220 words |
| Use in research and practice | Studies that have applied it. | ~160 words |
A topic angle that works
Choose a theory with a published model and a body of research, such as Mishel's uncertainty in illness theory or Kolcaba's comfort theory. Part II will ask you to evaluate it, so pick one whose research use you can actually find in five sources.
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.
Mishel's theory has three major themes: antecedents of uncertainty, the appraisal of uncertainty, and coping with uncertainty.1 The antecedents include the stimuli frame, meaning how predictable and familiar the symptoms are, and the structure providers, which are the nurse, the physician and the education the patient receives.2 This matters for practice because structure providers are the part nurses control; studies of newly diagnosed cancer patients show that structured education lowers uncertainty scores within weeks.3
- Names the theory's structure precisely.
- Defines concepts in the theorist's terms.
- Connects a concept to nursing action and evidence.
Mistakes that cost points on NURS 715 Week 2
- More than 9 slides.
- Fewer than 5 peer-reviewed sources.
- Describing a grand theory instead of a middle range theory.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: No more than 9 slides
- Sources: At least 5 peer-reviewed scholarly resources
- 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
How many slides is NURS 715 Theory Presentation Part I?
No more than 9 slides, with at least 5 peer-reviewed scholarly resources.
How many points is NURS 715 Week 2 Theory Presentation Part I worth?
100 points in Liberty's published course guide for NURS 715, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 10% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is NURS 715 Week 2 the same in every section of NURS 715?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for NURS 715. 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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