NURS 9829 Family Primary Care Advanced Practice Nursing III

The final of three in the Family Primary Care Advanced Practice Nursing series, this course focuses on theoretical, evidence-based, ethical, cost-effective, high quality, and safe clinical approaches to the management of complex medical, developmental, psychological, and social issues in individuals and families across the lifespan. Attention will be placed on the care of individuals and families with complex and special health care needs. 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 NURS9825 and NURS9730 and NURS9731 and NURS9827 and NURS9732

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating
4.11 / 5 · Very Good
116 responses
Instructor rating
4.62 / 5 · Excellent
116 responses
Terms evaluated
5
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 2026Bethany Croke4.34.34.44.74.64.54.74.47–9 hrs/week20 of 28
Spring 2025Alison Marshall4.14.94.54.64.64.34.64.810+ hrs/week8 of 9
Spring 2025Bethany Croke4.24.54.64.64.64.24.84.610+ hrs/week16 of 18
Spring 2025Donna L Cullinan4.14.64.54.64.64.34.64.810+ hrs/week8 of 9
Spring 2024Alison Marshall3.64.74.54.64.34.54.64.44–6 hrs/week11 of 16
Spring 2024Bethany Croke3.64.44.54.64.34.54.64.44–6 hrs/week11 of 16
Spring 2024Patricia Underwood3.64.54.54.64.34.54.64.44–6 hrs/week11 of 16
Spring 2023Alison Marshall4.44.84.84.84.74.64.84.8—12 of 17
Spring 2023Patricia Underwood4.45.04.84.84.74.64.84.8—12 of 17
Spring 2022Patricia Underwood4.45.03.74.64.94.94.74.97–9 hrs/week7 of 9

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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