NURS 4263 Nursing Synthesis Clinical Laboratory

This course provides senior nursing students with an opportunity to synthesize, expand, and refine nursing concepts and clinical reasoning competencies. Through an intensive clinical experience completed in institutional and/or community settings, students focus on the healthcare needs of specific client populations, study in depth the interventions used to restore and/or optimize health, and utilize evidence-based research in practice. Emphasis will be placed on current quality and safety guidelines and standards of care for the specialty area in which the student is practicing.

Course overview

Department
Nursing
School
CSON
Credits
3
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Spring

Requirements fulfilled

Requirement eligibility can vary by school, cohort, and section. Confirm the selected section in EagleApps or with an advisor.

Course evaluations

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

Course rating
4.50 / 5 · Excellent
412 responses
Instructor rating
4.11 / 5 · Very Good
412 responses
Terms evaluated
13
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
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Beth McNutt-Clarke4.54.34.74.74.84.64.84.81–3 hrs/week36 of 42
Fall 2025Beth McNutt-Clarke4.34.24.44.64.54.34.74.810+ hrs/week40 of 43
Summer 2025Beth McNutt-Clarke4.24.54.54.54.33.84.23.81–3 hrs/week6 of 7
Spring 2025Beth McNutt-Clarke4.33.84.44.64.64.34.84.81–3 hrs/week36 of 43
Fall 2024Beth McNutt-Clarke4.54.34.54.74.64.54.84.91–3 hrs/week38 of 43
Spring 2024Beth McNutt-Clarke4.33.94.54.54.54.54.64.61–3 hrs/week46 of 50
Fall 2023Beth McNutt-Clarke—————————33 of 43
Summer 2023Beth McNutt-Clarke—————————2 of 2
Spring 2023Beth McNutt-Clarke5.0—5.05.05.05.05.05.04–6 hrs/week53 of 59
Fall 2022Beth McNutt-Clarke—————————42 of 49
Summer 2022Beth McNutt-Clarke4.75.04.35.05.04.75.05.04–6 hrs/week3 of 7
Spring 2022Beth McNutt-Clarke—————————36 of 49
Spring 2022Kathleen Mansfield—————————36 of 49
Spring 2022Luanne Nugent—————————36 of 49
Spring 2022Richard Ross—————————36 of 49
Spring 2022Stacey Barone—————————36 of 49
Spring 2022Stewart Bond—————————36 of 49
Fall 2021Beth McNutt-Clarke—————————41 of 50

Data freshness

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

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Wonkyung Jung, Beth McNutt-Clarke · BY ARRANGEMENT · Offered
  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Donna L Cullinan, Beth McNutt-Clarke · By Arrangement · Offered
  • Section 01
    Summer 2026 · Nanci Haze, Beth McNutt-Clarke · By Arrangement · Offered