NURS 9825 Family Primary Care Advanced Practice Nursing I

The first of three in the Family Primary Care Advanced Practice Nursing series, this course focuses on health promotion and management of common alterations in individual and family health across the lifespan. Special attention is given to understanding the health effects of disparities associated with gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Emphasis is on utilizing theoretical, evidence-based, cost-effective, high quality, and safe approaches to health promotion for individuals and families across the lifespan. Assessment, diagnosis, and management of common primary care problems are addressed within the context of biopsychosocial, developmental, socioeconomic, and cultural factors. Strategies to promote family health are explored.

Course overview

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

Catalog details

Prerequisites
NURS9814 and NURS9730 and NURS9731 and NURS9732

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating
4.52 / 5 · Excellent
120 responses
Instructor rating
4.63 / 5 · Excellent
120 responses
Terms evaluated
7
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 2026Donna L Cullinan4.84.84.94.94.94.64.84.84–6 hrs/week7 of 13
Spring 2026Patricia Underwood4.84.94.94.94.94.74.84.84–6 hrs/week14 of 26
Spring 2025Alison Marshall4.64.74.54.64.74.54.74.710+ hrs/week10 of 15
Spring 2025Bethany Croke4.64.34.54.64.74.54.74.710+ hrs/week10 of 15
Spring 2025Donna L Cullinan4.64.24.54.64.74.54.74.710+ hrs/week10 of 15
Spring 2025Patricia Underwood4.44.74.74.84.84.64.73.9—10 of 15
Spring 2024Alison Marshall4.35.04.64.64.74.44.74.9—7 of 9
Spring 2024Bethany Croke4.34.34.64.64.74.44.74.9—7 of 9
Spring 2024Patricia Underwood4.34.44.64.64.74.44.74.9—7 of 9
Fall 2023Alison Marshall—————————3 of 6
Fall 2023Bethany Croke—————————3 of 6
Spring 2023Alison Marshall4.54.64.64.84.74.94.95.07–9 hrs/week8 of 9
Spring 2023Patricia Underwood4.55.04.64.84.74.94.95.07–9 hrs/week8 of 9
Fall 2022Alison Marshall5.05.04.84.84.84.84.84.610+ hrs/week5 of 8
Fall 2022Patricia Underwood5.05.04.84.84.84.84.84.610+ hrs/week5 of 8
Spring 2022Patricia Underwood4.24.74.74.64.74.54.74.710+ hrs/week6 of 10

Data freshness

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

Instructors

  • Alison Marshall
    Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.78/5
  • Bethany Croke
    Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.17/5
  • Donna L Cullinan
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.41/5
  • Patricia Underwood
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.78/5