NURS 9814 Bridge to Primary Care Advanced Practice Nursing

This is the first in a series of clinical reasoning and decision-making courses required for all primary care DNP students. Building on the skills acquired in Advanced Health/Physical Assessment across the Lifespan, the course will focus on communication and clinical decision-making for DNP students. Specific consideration will be given to wellness and health promotion across the lifespan, screening procedures, ordering and interpretation of diagnostic tests, health behavior change interventions, as well as problems frequently encountered in primary care. The combination of didactic, clinical, and simulated learning experiences will prepare the student for subsequent specialty clinical course work and experiences.

Course overview

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

Catalog details

Prerequisites
NURS9732 and NURS9731 and NURS9730 or Advanced Health/Physical Assessment Across the Lifespan, Pharmacotherapeutics in Advanced Practice Nursing, Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology across the Lifespan

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Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

3.51 / 5

Based on 231 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Bethany Croke
    Fall 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 3.90/5
  • Catherine Conahan
    Fall 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 3.02/5
  • Leah Gordon
    Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.25/5
  • Maureen Connolly
    Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.71/5
  • Patricia Tabloski
    Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.05/5
  • Patricia Underwood
    Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.70/5
  • Susan Kelly-Weeder
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.33/5

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