NURS 7532 Foundations of Primary Care Across the Lifespan

This course focuses on the transition to advanced clinical practice. By identifying individualized goals of care, students will demonstrate further development of the therapeutic-patient relationship. Emphasis is on the application of the principles of holistic, person-centered, and evidence-based care including health promotion, primary, secondary, and tertiary care. Routine health maintenance, healthy lifestyle behaviors, disease prevention, and the integration of palliative care for common health conditions are addressed. Didactic and simulated learning experiences will prepare students with the knowledge and skills necessary to progress to specialty courses.

Course overview

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

Catalog details

Prerequisites
NURS7531 and NURS7672 and NURS7430
Corequisites
NURS7420

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating
4.36 / 5 · Very Good
26 responses
Instructor rating
4.64 / 5 · Excellent
26 responses
Terms evaluated
1
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 2026Bethany Croke4.44.64.64.74.84.64.84.64–6 hrs/week26 of 30

Data freshness

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

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