NURS 9815 Advanced Practice Nursing Role
This course prepares students to transition into an advanced practice nursing role. Historical and contemporary influences leading to the development of this professional role are explored, along with anticipated future dimensions. The impact of the advanced practice nurse on patient, family, and population outcomes will be examined. The course incorporates discussions of relationship-based care, role implementation across practice settings, and advanced practice nursing competencies. It also provides a synthesis of legal, regulatory and scope of practice considerations. The course facilitates a comprehensive understanding of political, economic, social and professional issues relevant to advanced practice nursing.
Course overview
- Department
- Nursing
- School
- CSON
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring, Every Summer
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.89 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.18 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 9
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Patricia Tabloski | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 16 of 25 |
| Summer 2025 | Patricia Tabloski | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 13 of 19 |
| Fall 2024 | Karen Pounds | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 39 of 40 |
| Summer 2024 | Patricia Tabloski | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 22 of 34 |
| Spring 2024 | Cherlie Magny-Normilus | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 7 of 9 |
| Summer 2023 | Patricia Tabloski | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 of 63 |
| Fall 2022 | Catherine Conahan | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 13 of 15 |
| Summer 2022 | Susan Kelly-Weeder | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | — | 17 of 52 |
| Spring 2022 | Patricia Tabloski | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 1.8 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 5 of 8 |