NURS 8718 Health Information Technology for Nursing Professionals

Information, communication, and analytical technologies and informatics processes are used to providecare, gather data, inform decision-making, and support nursing professionals as they expand knowledge forpractice. This course will explore how informatics processes and healthcare technologies are used tomanage and improve the delivery of safe, high-quality, and efficient healthcare services in accordance withbest practices and professional and regulatory standards.

Course overview

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

Course evaluations

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

Course rating
3.06 / 5 · Good
246 responses
Instructor rating
3.65 / 5 · Very Good
246 responses
Terms evaluated
6
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 2026Raymond Gasser2.93.54.14.13.73.63.73.44–6 hrs/week70 of 78
Spring 2025Raymond Gasser2.93.03.83.83.93.73.73.54–6 hrs/week54 of 71
Fall 2024Raymond Gasser3.03.73.94.24.03.73.83.87–9 hrs/week19 of 25
Spring 2024Raymond Gasser3.44.24.14.34.14.04.03.84–6 hrs/week65 of 69
Fall 2023Raymond Gasser—————————14 of 20
Spring 2023Raymond Gasser3.04.23.73.94.03.43.53.64–6 hrs/week24 of 27

Data freshness

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

Instructors

  • Raymond Gasser
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023 · Official rating 3.65/5