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Positions 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.

Class record · NURS · CSON

NURS 9848

Role of the DNP Prepared Nurse Anesthetist · 1 instructor on record · 1 section

What the course score is made of
85BC evaluations1 record · weight ×1.0 · Summer 2025
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”1 record · 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
25thMore work than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
40BC — “Workload”1 record · 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.

This course introduces students to the role of the DNP prepared nurse anesthetist. History of nurse anesthesia provides context for examining contemporary issues facing the discipline. Legal, regulatory, and scope of practice parameters form a basis and facilitate a comprehensive understanding of political, economic, social and professional issues relevant to nurse anesthesia practice. Professional practice models, the business of anesthesia practice management and relevant aspects of healthcare finance are presented. Importance of provider wellness is emphasized and the risk of substance use disorder is discussed. Individual career development options are reviewed with the goal of identifying an individual trajectory.

The only instructor on record

1 section · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Susan EmeryNursing Provisional941 record25th17th

There is no ranking to read here: Susan Emery is the only instructor with evaluation records for NURS 9848, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 1 record, which is thin — read it as provisional.

Also taught by Susan Emery

6 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
NURS 9853Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practice III310 records90
NURS 9870Nurse Anesthesia Care for Patients with Coexisting Diseases58 records84
NURS 9860Pharmacotherapeutics in Nurse Anesthesia Practice15 records92
NURS 9868Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology for Nurse Anesthesia Practice15 records94
NURS 7691Nurse Anesthesia IV34 records86
NURS 7693Nurse Anesthesia V34 records85

Other NURS classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
NURS 1010Professional Development Seminar174 records84
NURS 2231Adult Health Nursing I Clinical Laboratory1372 records79
NURS 2121Nursing Health Assessment Across the Lifespan Clinical Laboratory1946 records88
NURS 9906DNP Project Seminar 21133 records71
NURS 9904DNP Project Seminar 11130 records74
NURS 4260Population Health Nursing Theory524 records68

The line

All 13 items · means across 1 record
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9666th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9564th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9668th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9661st pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8831st pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8934th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
8926th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
8936th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
8938th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
8315th 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.
4025th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8417th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8830th 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

1 section · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Susan EmerySummer 202501948540

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.