NURS 9852 Advanced Practice Principles for the Nurse Anesthetist II

This course focuses on individualization of anesthesia care for patients across the lifespan. Anesthesia considerations for the pediatric and geriatric patient are explored. The anesthetic needs of the parturient including issues of prematurity and obstetric complications are presented. The course also explores the complexity of anesthetic management for the patient undergoing cardiac surgery, organ transplantation and trauma surgery along with the management of acute and chronic pain.

Course overview

Department
Nursing
School
CSON
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall

Catalog details

Prerequisites
NURS9850

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating
4.68 / 5 · Excellent
66 responses
Instructor rating
4.53 / 5 · Excellent
66 responses
Terms evaluated
4
Most recent: Fall 2025

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
Fall 2025Megan Clancy4.94.74.94.94.94.94.94.710+ hrs/week15 of 23
Fall 2025Sarah Hayden4.94.54.94.94.94.94.94.710+ hrs/week15 of 23
Fall 2024Caitlin Vitale4.24.24.34.34.84.54.84.710+ hrs/week15 of 17
Fall 2023Caitlin Vitale4.94.64.84.94.94.94.94.610+ hrs/week14 of 19
Fall 2022Caitlin Vitale4.64.64.95.05.04.95.04.710+ hrs/week7 of 17

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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