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NURS 4264

Actualizing the Role of Professional Nurse · 6 instructors on record · 22 sections

What the course score is made of

75BC evaluations22 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

17thMore challenging than 17% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

84BC — “Intellectually Challenging”22 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

33rdMore work than 33% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

49BC — “Workload”22 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

Prepares students to transition into the role of the professional nurse. Responsibilities associated with assuming the role of a professional are explored in relation to furthering individual and social good. Contemporary health care policies and economic pressures are examined for their influence on the delivery of quality patient care. Current ethical and legal standards are highlighted and students are encouraged to reflect on how biases and prejudices influence the provision of patient care. Focus is placed on recognizing and addressing injustices in health care access and quality, which is essential to actualizing the role of professional nurse.

The board

6 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 2 of the 6 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
1	Donna CullinanNursing	879 records	33rd	15th
2	Aimee MillikenNursing Provisional fewer records	931 record	25th	36th
3	Richard RossNursing Provisional	921 record	25th	36th
4	Dorean HurleyNursing Provisional	841 record	78th	30th
5	Melissa UvegesNursing Provisional fewer records	781 record	78th	19th
6	Mary SimonelliNursing	809 records	33rd	15th

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 4 of 6 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row.

The line

All 13 items · means across 22 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9030th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9028th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

8925th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

8921st pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8730th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8725th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9136th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8312th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

8936th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8727th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

4933rd pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8417th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

8729th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

22 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Donna Cullinan	Spring 2026	01	84	75	60
Mary Simonelli	Spring 2026	01	78	75	60
Donna Cullinan	Fall 2025	01	85	74	40
Mary Simonelli	Fall 2025	01	82	74	40
Aimee Milliken	Spring 2025	01	93	91	40
Richard Ross	Spring 2025	01	92	91	40
Donna Cullinan	Fall 2024	01	86	71	40
Mary Simonelli	Fall 2024	01	83	71	40
Donna Cullinan	Spring 2024	01	87	69	60
Mary Simonelli	Spring 2024	01	73	69	60
Donna Cullinan	Fall 2023	01	87	76	40
Mary Simonelli	Fall 2023	01	80	76	40
Donna Cullinan	Spring 2023	01	89	72	60
Mary Simonelli	Spring 2023	01	79	72	60
Melissa Uveges	Spring 2023	01	78	72	60
Donna Cullinan	Fall 2022	01	85	71	40
Mary Simonelli	Fall 2022	01	75	71	40
Donna Cullinan	Spring 2022	01	93	74	60
Dorean Hurley	Spring 2022	01	84	74	60
Mary Simonelli	Spring 2022	01	84	74	60
Donna Cullinan	Fall 2021	01	86	77	40
Mary Simonelli	Fall 2021	01	84	77	40

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.