This guide is for NURS 834 Week 6 Position Paper, start to submission. A 4 to 6-page paper supporting or opposing a House or Senate bill on policy, legal, ethical and Christian worldview grounds as it relates to the DNP role, with at least 3 peer-reviewed references beyond the textbooks and the Bible.
NURS 834 is Health Care Operations and Financial Management, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's DNP. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as NURS834; it is the same course.
| Course | NURS 834 Health Care Operations and Financial Management |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 6 |
| Points | 100 points |
| Length | 4 to 6 pages, excluding title and reference pages |
| Sources | At least 3 peer-reviewed references in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible |
| Faith integration | The Christian worldview is one of the grounds for your position |
| Format | Current APA paper |
What NURS 834 Week 6 Position Paper asks for
You select a House of Representatives or Senate bill and discuss your support for or opposition to it based on policy, legal and ethical considerations and the Christian worldview as it pertains to the role of the DNP. The paper is 4 to 6 pages in current APA, excluding title and reference pages, with at least 3 peer-reviewed references in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible. It is due in Module/Week 6 with Waxman chapters 10 and 14. Worth 100 points.
Where it fits in NURS 834
In the published schedule, Position Paper is one of 8 graded written assignments in NURS 834. It follows Week 5 Practice Initiative Project Part III and comes before Week 7 Grant Proposal Exercise.
How NURS 834 Week 6 Position Paper is graded
Liberty grades Position Paper 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 834 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 834 Week 6 method, step by step
Turn the instructions into an outline
Paste the Position Paper instructions and rubric into a document and turn every required element into a heading. In NURS 834 the rubric is the grading contract, so the outline should mirror it before you write a sentence.
Narrow the topic until it fits the length
Size the topic to the length (4 to 6 pages, excluding title and reference pages). A focused question about one population, policy or problem gives you room to analyze; a broad survey leaves room only to describe.
Collect sources before drafting
Find the sources first: At least 3 peer-reviewed references in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible. Use the Jerry Falwell Library databases, filter to peer-reviewed, and keep a table of author, year, design and finding so the paper is built from evidence instead of padded with it later.
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
Apply current APA (title page, running format, headings, in-text citations matched to the reference list) and then read the paper once against the rubric, row by row, before you submit.
A structure for NURS 834 Week 6 Position Paper
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction and position | The bill and your position in one sentence. | ~160 words |
| The bill | Number, sponsor, provisions and status. | ~210 words |
| Policy considerations | Effects on care, cost and access. | ~260 words |
| Legal and ethical considerations | Rights, duties and principles at stake. | ~260 words |
| Christian worldview and the DNP role | Faith and professional responsibility. | ~260 words |
| Conclusion | Your recommendation. | ~160 words |
A topic angle that works
State the bill number and its current status from Congress.gov, then argue each of the four grounds the guide names under its own heading. A position paper that names its position in the first paragraph and defends it is what the guide asks for.
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.
I support the bill, which would remove federal barriers that keep nurse practitioners from certifying home health services and ordering certain services under Medicare.1 The policy case rests on access: rural patients wait for a physician signature to begin care their nurse practitioner has already ordered. The ethical case rests on justice, and the Christian worldview adds the call to care for the vulnerable, including the homebound elderly (James 1:27).2
- States the position at once.
- Names the bill's effect.
- Previews the grounds.
Mistakes that cost points on NURS 834 Week 6
- No clear position.
- Out-of-date bill status.
- Leaving out one of the four grounds.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 4 to 6 pages, excluding title and reference pages
- Sources: At least 3 peer-reviewed references in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible
- Faith integration: The Christian worldview is one of the grounds for your position
- 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
What grounds does the NURS 834 position paper use?
Policy, legal and ethical considerations and the Christian worldview, as they pertain to the role of the DNP.
How many points is NURS 834 Week 6 Position Paper worth?
100 points in Liberty's published course guide for NURS 834, 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 834 Week 6 the same in every section of NURS 834?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for NURS 834. 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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