Deborah Hileman-Ford

NURS53L · N53 · NURSN53 · NURS204 · NURSING201 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 63/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 2.3

The decision

Historically a strong clinical teacher, but verify current engagement because the newest review is strongly negative.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyClear clinical lecturesNCLEX-focused mentorCan seem cold at firstIndependent clinical styleContent can feel rushed

, and NCLEX preparation.
Workload and difficulty generally feel manageable.
A recent review says she was absent early, rushed content, and seemed disengaged.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

72/100

Low difficulty ratings and manageable paperwork suggest solid grades are reachable without extreme grind.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

and moderate challenge rather than crushing theory.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

The detailed recent review marks attendance mandatory, with little contrary evidence.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Older students highly recommend her, but the and overall percent is 0.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

No flood of ; students pass when they engage and use her help.

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Workload

Light

72/100

Paperwork is called not overly demanding and average difficulty sits low for nursing clinical work.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Clear, talented clinical teaching dominates older reviews, tempered by one recent disengagement complaint.

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Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Clinical independence, theory lectures, and standard nursing paperwork share the load.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Mostly older in-person nursing students loved her clarity and clinical coaching, while one 2020 student felt abandoned and rushed.

Main concern

Recent absence and rushed RN-bridge content may undercut the older glowing reputation.

What students said

“ and neat. If you don't understand EKG come visit her cubicle.”
N53

“Her theory lectures were entertaining, her paperwork wasn't overly demanding”
NURS53L

“she rushed the content of the class while she attended NTI in San Diego for the first two weeks”
NURSING201

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews focus on clinical coaching and .

Clinical evaluationTheory lecturesNCLEX-oriented prep

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments stress clinical performance and lecture .

Clinical evaluationTheory lectures

“I passed my NCLEX coz she taught well.”
N53

“she made an effort to make the most of campus lab.”
NURS53L

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you want to learn and be prepared for the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 7 mostly older in-person reviews, balanced against one recent negative experience. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“Very good instructor and very professional! She is defintely one of the .”

📘 Clinical Support

80/100

“If you don't understand EKG come visit her cubicle. She can be strict but I passed my NCLEX coz she taught well.”

⚠️ Recent Engagement Risk

20/100

“she rushed the content of the class while she attended NTI in San Diego for the first two weeks (she was absent)”

Theme 1

👩‍⚕️ About Clinical Mentoring

allowed the students to work more independently with the nurses.
She has passion in teaching and talented.
One of the !

Theme 2

📉 About Recent Concerns

generally unconcerned with teaching anything
don't be an LPN/LVN trying to get into !

Theme 3

📚 About Workload Ease

her paperwork wasn't overly demanding
she's so cool. she is a professional nurse!

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only seven reviews, mostly old and thin, with one recent negative outlier, so confidence stays limited.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55

4 out of 50

3 out of 51

2 out of 50

1 out of 51

Course coverage

N532 reviews

NURSING2012 reviews

NURS2041 review

NURS53L1 review

NURSN531 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

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B range

B 1

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D range

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F

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