NURS 9823 Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Advanced Practice Nursing III

The final of three in the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Advanced Practice Nursing series, this course focuses on theoretical, evidence-based, ethical, and cost-effective clinical approaches to the management of complex medical, developmental, psychological, and social issues in individuals across the adult-gerontology age spectrum. Advanced clinical decision-making and increasing autonomy in practice are emphasized. Opportunities to demonstrate initiative and leadership in designing, implementing, and evaluating health management and health promotion initiatives are integrated throughout the course.

Course overview

Department
Nursing
School
CSON
Credits
6
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Spring, Every Summer

Catalog details

Prerequisites
NURS9814 and NURS9730 and NURS9819 and NURS9731 and NURS9821 and NURS9732

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating
4.30 / 5 · Very Good
80 responses
Instructor rating
4.50 / 5 · Excellent
80 responses
Terms evaluated
4
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 2026Carol Connolly4.54.94.54.64.64.74.84.810+ hrs/week15 of 15
Spring 2026Kellie Lapierre4.44.54.54.64.64.64.74.87–9 hrs/week30 of 30
Spring 2025Carol Connolly4.24.04.64.64.64.64.64.610+ hrs/week5 of 10
Spring 2025Donna L Cullinan4.24.04.64.64.64.64.64.610+ hrs/week5 of 10
Spring 2025Kellie Lapierre4.24.64.54.64.54.54.64.610+ hrs/week10 of 20
Spring 2024Kellie Lapierre4.85.05.05.05.05.05.05.010+ hrs/week4 of 8
Spring 2024Stacey Barone4.85.05.05.05.05.05.05.010+ hrs/week4 of 8
Spring 2023Kellie Lapierre3.33.63.74.34.44.14.64.310+ hrs/week7 of 10

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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