NURS 9831 Pediatric Primary Care Advanced Practice Nursing I

The first of three in the Pediatric Primary Care Advanced Practice Nursing series, this course focuses on promoting optimal physical, mental, and social health of pediatric populations through evidence-based, ethical, and reflective practice, leadership, and advocacy. Emphasis is placed on utilizing child/family-centered theoretical, evidence-based, cost-effective clinical approaches to the promotion of health, growth and development, and common pediatric primary care problems. Assessment, diagnosis, and management of common pediatric primary health concerns are addressed within the context of biopsychosocial, developmental, cognitive, socioeconomic, and cultural factors.

Course overview

Department
Nursing
School
CSON
Credits
0
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Spring, Every Summer

Catalog details

Prerequisites
NURS9730 and NURS9731 and NURS9732

Catalog text is imported from the reviewed Boston College course snapshot. Confirm eligibility in EagleApps.

Course evaluations

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

Course rating
4.29 / 5 · Very Good
92 responses
Instructor rating
4.27 / 5 · Very Good
92 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 2026Katherine Mitchell4.34.44.54.64.84.74.64.57–9 hrs/week10 of 12
Spring 2026Sherri St Pierre4.34.04.44.54.64.74.74.77–9 hrs/week10 of 12
Spring 2025Laura White3.73.84.14.34.64.34.44.410+ hrs/week9 of 9
Spring 2025Sherri St Pierre3.94.14.14.44.74.04.44.810+ hrs/week9 of 9
Spring 2024Donna L Cullinan4.5—4.54.54.74.85.05.07–9 hrs/week4 of 5
Spring 2024Laura White4.54.54.54.54.74.85.05.07–9 hrs/week4 of 5
Spring 2024Sherri St Pierre4.53.84.54.54.74.85.05.07–9 hrs/week4 of 5
Fall 2023Donna L Cullinan—————————5 of 9
Fall 2023Laura White—————————5 of 9
Fall 2023Sherri St Pierre—————————5 of 9
Spring 2023Laura White4.85.04.85.04.84.85.05.0—5 of 6
Fall 2022Laura White5.05.04.85.04.85.05.05.0—5 of 5
Fall 2022Sherri St Pierre5.05.04.85.04.85.05.05.0—5 of 5
Fall 2021Laura White4.74.84.74.75.05.05.05.04–6 hrs/week6 of 7
Fall 2021Sherri St Pierre4.73.54.74.75.05.05.05.04–6 hrs/week6 of 7

Data freshness

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

Instructors

  • Donna L Cullinan
    Spring 2024, Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.25/5
  • Katherine Mitchell
    Spring 2026 · Official rating 4.40/5
  • Laura White
    Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.49/5
  • Sherri St Pierre
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.06/5