This guide is for NURS 715 Week 4 Personal Philosophy of Nursing Paper, start to submission. A paper of no more than 7 pages that states and defends your philosophy of nursing within the nursing metaparadigm and a biblical worldview, with at least 4 peer-reviewed references.
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 | 4 |
| Points | 200 points |
| Length | No more than 7 pages (title and reference pages not counted) |
| Sources | At least 4 peer-reviewed scholarly references |
| Faith integration | The philosophy is framed within a biblical worldview |
| Format | Current APA paper |
What NURS 715 Week 4 Personal Philosophy of Nursing Paper asks for
The paper gives you the opportunity to formulate and defend your philosophy of nursing within the nursing metaparadigm (person, environment, health and nursing) and a biblical worldview. It must be no longer than 7 pages and include at least 4 peer-reviewed scholarly references. It is due in Module/Week 4, when the reading is Shelly and Miller, Called to Care, chapters 1 to 3. Worth 200 points, one of the two largest assignments in the course.
Where it fits in NURS 715
In the published schedule, Personal Philosophy of Nursing Paper is one of 8 graded written assignments in NURS 715. It follows Week 3 Theory Presentation Part II and comes before Week 5 Discussion Board Forum 2.
How NURS 715 Week 4 Personal Philosophy of Nursing Paper is graded
Liberty grades Personal Philosophy of Nursing Paper with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 200 points in the published guide. That is about 20% 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 4 method, step by step
Turn the instructions into an outline
Start from the assignment instructions in Canvas. Every element the Personal Philosophy of Nursing Paper instructions name becomes a heading in your outline, in the order given, and the rubric rows tell you how deep each one has to go.
Narrow the topic until it fits the length
No more than 7 pages, title and reference pages not counted is not much room. Choose a question narrow enough that you can answer it fully inside that length; a broad topic forces summary, and summary scores lower than analysis.
Collect sources before drafting
Build the source list before the draft (At least 4 peer-reviewed scholarly references). A short evidence table (who, when, what they found, which section it serves) prevents the late scramble for citations that weakens most papers.
Write a thesis that the sections prove
Write one sentence that states what the paper argues. Every section after the introduction should advance that sentence; if a paragraph does not, it belongs in another paper.
Draft section by section, analysis first
Write each section to answer its rubric row, then add the analysis: what the evidence means, where sources disagree, and what follows for practice. Description supports the analysis; it cannot replace it.
Format and check against the rubric
Finish with an APA pass and a rubric pass. Match every in-text citation to a reference, check the headings, and read each rubric row against the section that answers it.
A structure for NURS 715 Week 4 Personal Philosophy of Nursing Paper
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,700 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 | Your philosophy stated in one or two sentences. | ~170 words |
| Person | What a human being is, in your view and in Scripture. | ~310 words |
| Environment | The settings and relationships that shape health. | ~270 words |
| Health | What health means, including spiritual health. | ~310 words |
| Nursing | What nursing is for and what the nurse owes the patient. | ~370 words |
| Defense and conclusion | Why this philosophy holds, with sources; how it will guide your DNP practice. | ~270 words |
A topic angle that works
Shelly and Miller define nursing as a calling to care for the whole person. Build your philosophy on one claim that runs through all four concepts (for example, that every person bears the image of God and so has dignity independent of health) rather than four separate essays.
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.
My philosophy begins with the person, because every other claim depends on it. Scripture teaches that every human being is made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27), and Shelly and Miller draw from this that a person is a unity of body, mind and spirit whose worth does not depend on function.1 Nursing literature arrives at a similar point through the concept of personhood in dementia care, where respect for the person persists after cognition declines.2 In practice this means my patient with advanced dementia is owed the same explanation and courtesy as my patient who can argue with me.3
- States a clear claim at the start.
- Uses Scripture and a course text together.
- Moves from principle to a practice consequence.
Mistakes that cost points on NURS 715 Week 4
- Exceeding 7 pages.
- Treating the metaparadigm concepts as a list without a unifying claim.
- Fewer than 4 peer-reviewed references.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: No more than 7 pages (title and reference pages not counted)
- Sources: At least 4 peer-reviewed scholarly references
- Faith integration: The philosophy is framed within a biblical worldview
- Title page and reference page in current APA format
- Headings follow the order of the instructions
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
Does the NURS 715 philosophy paper need Scripture?
Yes. The guide asks you to formulate the philosophy within the nursing metaparadigm and a biblical worldview.
How many points is NURS 715 Week 4 Personal Philosophy of Nursing Paper worth?
200 points in Liberty's published course guide for NURS 715, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 20% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is NURS 715 Week 4 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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