NURS 8717 Foundations of Evidence-Based Advanced Nursing Practice
This course provides a broad overview of evidence-based advanced practice nursing. Philosophical, conceptual, and theoretical perspectives as well as research methods are examined. The graduate nursing student will explore the application of nursing knowledge and knowledge from related disciplines to inform, evaluate, and translate evidence for practice.
Course overview
- Department
- Nursing
- School
- CSON
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring, Every Summer
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.53 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.05 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 10
| 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 | Jinhee Sung | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 44 of 49 |
| Spring 2026 | Susan Gennaro | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 44 of 49 |
| Fall 2025 | Corrine Jurgens | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 31 of 40 |
| Fall 2025 | Jinhee Sung | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 31 of 40 |
| Spring 2025 | Eunji Cho | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 41 of 58 |
| Spring 2025 | Jinhee Sung | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 41 of 58 |
| Fall 2024 | Sherri St Pierre | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 34 of 36 |
| Spring 2024 | Eunji Cho | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 54 of 61 |
| Spring 2024 | Sherri St Pierre | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 54 of 61 |
| Fall 2023 | Sherri St Pierre | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 of 32 |
| Spring 2023 | Sherri St Pierre | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 21 of 28 |
| Fall 2022 | Patricia Reid Ponte | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 22 of 26 |
| Fall 2022 | Sherri St Pierre | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 31 of 51 |
| Spring 2022 | Sherri St Pierre | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 7–9 hrs/week | 10 of 18 |
| Fall 2021 | Kathleen Gould | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 18 of 27 |
| Fall 2021 | Patricia Reid Ponte | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 21 of 27 |
| Fall 2021 | Sherri St Pierre | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 18 of 27 |