NURS 2205 Clinical Pharmacology

Name: Clinical Pharmacology
Rating: 4.14 (827 reviews)

This course focuses on the study of clinical pharmacology across the lifespan and scientific principles underlying its use in professional nursing. Major drug classifications and respective prototypes serve as a foundation for lifelong learning and higher-level understanding of pharmacotherapeutics. Using case studies, discussions focus on the importance of collaboration, patient education, and alternative and complementary therapies, while being mindful of patient social factors. Emphasis is placed on delivering high quality and safe patient care related to medication administration.

Course overview

Department: Nursing
School: CSON
Credits: 3
Level: Undergraduate
Offered: Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites: NURS2080 or MCNU2080 and NURS2121 and NURS2122
Corequisites: NURS2230 and NURS2231

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Requirements fulfilled

Nursing B.S.: Sophomore Year, Semester II (Typical Plan of Study for Class of 2019 and Forward)

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating: 4.14 / 5 · Very Good
827 responses
Instructor rating: 4.40 / 5 · Very Good
827 responses
Terms evaluated: 5
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
Term	Instructor	Course overall	Instructor overall	Well organized	Clear learning objectives	Intellectually challenging	Helpful assignments	Applicable beyond course	Attendance necessary	Weekly effort	Responses
Spring 2026	Carol Connolly	4.2	4.3	4.6	4.6	4.8	4.5	4.7	4.5	4–6 hrs/week	107 of 115
Spring 2026	Lisa Wood Magee	4.2	4.4	4.6	4.6	4.8	4.5	4.7	4.5	4–6 hrs/week	107 of 115
Spring 2025	Carol Connolly	4.4	4.6	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.6	4.8	4.3	4–6 hrs/week	108 of 124
Spring 2025	Lisa Wood Magee	4.4	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.6	4.8	4.3	4–6 hrs/week	108 of 124
Spring 2024	Catherine Conahan	4.2	4.4	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.5	4.6	4.0	4–6 hrs/week	87 of 95
Spring 2024	Lisa Wood	4.2	4.5	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.5	4.6	4.0	4–6 hrs/week	87 of 95
Spring 2023	Catherine Conahan	3.7	3.8	4.3	4.3	4.8	4.1	4.6	4.0	4–6 hrs/week	83 of 96
Spring 2023	Lisa Wood	3.7	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.8	4.1	4.6	4.0	4–6 hrs/week	83 of 96
Spring 2022	Jacqueline Sly	3.9	4.3	4.4	4.6	4.9	4.3	4.7	4.5	4–6 hrs/week	57 of 99

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Carol Connolly
Spring 2027, Spring 2026, Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.44/5
Lisa Wood
Spring 2027, Spring 2024, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.46/5
Catherine Conahan
Spring 2024, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.12/5
Jacqueline Sly
Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.25/5
Lisa Wood Magee
Spring 2026, Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.59/5

Sections

Section 02
Spring 2027 · Carol Connolly, Lisa Wood · Fulton Hall 511 (Auditorium) F 09:00AM-11:50AM · Offered