NURS 9843 Women's Health/Gender-Related Advanced Practice Nursing I

The first of three in the Women's Health/Gender-Related Advanced Practice Nursing series, this course focuses on health promotion, prevention, and management of common alterations in sexual and reproductive health, while accounting for individual differences. Health disparities associated with gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status are examined and remediation strategies explored. Theoretical, evidence-based, and cost-effective clinical approaches to common women's health and gender-specific primary care problems are emphasized.

Course overview

Department
Nursing
School
CSON
Credits
0
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
4.72 / 5 · Excellent
43 responses
Instructor rating
4.88 / 5 · Excellent
43 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 2026Erin George4.05.04.54.54.54.54.54.5—2 of 4
Spring 2026Melissa Capotosto4.05.04.54.54.54.04.04.04–6 hrs/week2 of 4
Spring 2025Katharine Hutchinson4.84.74.84.94.84.84.84.84–6 hrs/week11 of 16
Spring 2025Melissa Capotosto4.84.84.84.84.84.84.84.81–3 hrs/week5 of 8
Spring 2024Jacalyn Finerty5.04.75.05.04.75.05.05.010+ hrs/week3 of 4
Spring 2024Meghan Duffany5.0—5.05.04.75.05.05.010+ hrs/week3 of 4
Fall 2023Jacalyn Finerty—————————6 of 7
Fall 2023Meghan Duffany—————————6 of 7
Fall 2022Erin Murphy-Swenson4.85.04.85.04.84.44.84.810+ hrs/week5 of 9

Data freshness

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

Instructors