This guide is for NURS 718 Week 3 Case Study 1, start to submission. The first of three major case studies: answer every case question thoroughly in current APA, using the textbook and other sources.
NURS 718 is Informatics, Technology and Trends for Transforming Health Care, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's DNP. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as NURS718; it is the same course.
| Course | NURS 718 Informatics, Technology and Trends for Transforming Health Care |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 3 |
| Points | 100 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; every case question thoroughly addressed |
| Sources | The textbooks and other sources as needed |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA |
What NURS 718 Week 3 Case Study 1 asks for
Case Study 1 is due in Module/Week 3 with Tan and Payton chapter 4. The guide requires you to analyze three major case studies over the course; the case study questions must be thoroughly addressed in current APA format, using the textbooks and other sources as needed. Worth 100 points.
Where it fits in NURS 718
In the published schedule, Case Study 1 is one of 8 graded written assignments in NURS 718. It follows Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 2 and comes before Week 4 Case Study 2.
How NURS 718 Week 3 Case Study 1 is graded
Liberty grades Case Study 1 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. 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 718 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 940 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 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 718 Week 3 method, step by step
Read the case for facts, not impressions
Read the case in Case Study 1 and list the facts that matter: who is involved, what happened, what constraints exist. Separate facts from assumptions before analyzing anything.
Name the central problem
State the main problem in one sentence. Many cases contain several issues; the strongest answers say which one drives the rest.
Apply the course framework
Bring the course material to the case: the framework, theory or principle the week covers, applied explicitly to the facts you listed.
Weigh the options
Compare alternatives before recommending one. Each option needs its advantage and its risk stated in the terms of the case.
Recommend and justify
Make a clear recommendation supported by sources (The textbooks and other sources as needed), with the first steps of implementation.
Answer every question asked
Check the case questions one last time. Each one needs a direct answer, clearly labeled, within Not set in the guide; every case question thoroughly addressed.
A structure for NURS 718 Week 3 Case Study 1
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,100 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 | The case and the informatics problem it raises. | ~130 words |
| Question-by-question answers | Each case question as a heading, answered fully. | ~680 words |
| Recommendations | What the organization in the case should do. | ~180 words |
| Conclusion | The lesson for DNP practice. | ~110 words |
A topic angle that works
Use each case question as an APA level 2 heading and answer it in that section, citing the chapter that the question draws on. Graders check for completeness first; a missing sub-question is the most common way to lose points on a case study.
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.
Why did the system fail to deliver the expected savings? The case describes a hospital that installed a new scheduling system without changing its staffing rules, so the software optimized a process that remained inefficient.1 Tan and Payton describe this as automating the existing process rather than redesigning it, and they note that the benefits of an HMIS depend on process change more than on the technology.2 The savings would have required changing the rules first.3
- Uses the question as the heading.
- Answers with the case's facts.
- Grounds the analysis in the chapter.
Mistakes that cost points on NURS 718 Week 3
- Skipping part of a multi-part question.
- Answering from opinion with no sources.
- Ignoring APA format.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; every case question thoroughly addressed
- Sources: The textbooks and other sources as needed
- Every case question answered under its own heading
- A clear recommendation with its justification
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How are NURS 718 case studies graded?
The guide requires the case study questions to be thoroughly addressed in current APA format, using the textbooks and other sources.
How many points is NURS 718 Week 3 Case Study 1 worth?
100 points in Liberty's published course guide for NURS 718, 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 718 Week 3 the same in every section of NURS 718?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for NURS 718. 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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