NURS 7007 Direct Entry Adult Health Nursing Clinical

In thisclinical course, students will apply and integrate theories and evidence-basedknowledge from nursing and other disciplines to care for adults with acute andchronic conditions. Clinical and laboratory experiences will foster thedevelopment of essential knowledge, skills, and attributes to providehigh-quality, safe, person-centered care that is inclusive and collaborative. Students will utilize critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills tosupport clinical judgment, and will collaborate interprofessionally to meet thediverse needs of adult patients in acute care settings.

Course overview

Department
Nursing
School
CSON
Credits
4
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall

Catalog details

Prerequisites
NURS7001 and NURS7002 and HLTH8000
Corequisites
NURS7008 and NURS7004 and NURS7009 and NURS7010

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating
3.84 / 5 · Very Good
86 responses
Instructor rating
4.53 / 5 · Excellent
86 responses
Terms evaluated
1
Most recent: Fall 2025

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
Fall 2025Beth McNutt-Clarke3.84.64.04.24.74.34.74.84–6 hrs/week43 of 49
Fall 2025Dorean Hurley3.84.44.04.24.74.34.74.84–6 hrs/week43 of 49

Data freshness

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

Instructors