AI Rate Professor

Nursing

Karyn Skiathitis

NURS51 · N51 · NURSING · N52 · N41 · NURS50 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you want a strict clinical drill sergeant and can handle a volatile personality; lecture is more manageable than clinicals.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerMoody clinical instructorRude attitudeStudy guides helpTough but prepares nursesLecture clearer than clinical
  • Lecture and theory often clearer with study guides and , while clinicals draw the harshest personality complaints.
  • Many students call her knowledgeable and tough in a way that builds nursing skills, but also rude, moody, and unfair on participation.
  • Attendance and participation matter; several reviews say you walk on eggshells and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

and study guides, but personality, participation hits, and clinical drill make an easy A unreliable.

All evidence is from in-person nursing courses; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Nursing content is demanding, clinicals are high-pressure, and average difficulty sits around the mid-high range.

All , and clinical comments.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and note participation can cost grades.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Students split between tough-but-valuable nurse training and .

Recommendation mix is entirely in-person; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

Some say tests are telegraphed, but participation deductions, write-ups, and .

Format shift

and theory reviews.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Lots of , and high clinical expectations add real load.

Format shift

Workload tags and comments are all in-person.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Knowledgeable and , but rudeness, moodiness, and clinical yelling drag the experience down.

Format shift

Teaching praise and .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of powerpoint-based tests, , and clinical performance.

Format shift

Assessment details only appear in in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

theory can be decent with study guides, but clinical personality and .

Main concern

Moody clinical style, personal friction, and participation/write-up risk.

What students said

“Takes things very personally so stay on her good side.”
NURS51
“Great for lecture and .”
N52
“ . I'm a straight A student and she tortured each and every one of us all semester.”
NURS51

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams often track lectures and study guides with occasional pop quizzes; clinical assessment is separate and tougher.

Powerpoint-based testsStudy guidesExam hintsPop quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and hints; clinical drilling is the .

Powerpoint testsStudy guidesExam hintsPop quizzes
“ . Gives you hints on what will be on the exam.”
N51
“She provides a study guide.”
N51
“ . She provides study guides, which really helpful.”
N51

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“She's a wonderful instructor with a really rude personality that gets in the way of it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 in-person reviews spanning 2012-2019, highlighting clinical personality versus lecture usefulness. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“Great instructor. She is tough but she will make you a better nurse.”

😤 Clinical Personality

30/100

“She will yell at you and she will make you feel stupid.”

📚

62/100

“She gives out hints on what will be on the !)”

🚫

25/100

“ . I'm a straight A student and she tortured each and every one of us all semester.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures are easy to understand and she has creative ways of teaching
  • She teaches clearly and not boring
  • Great for lecture and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Tells us exactly , so
  • Lots of homework
  • Takes away full grades based on participation

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Takes things very personally so stay on her good side
  • You're walking on egg shells with her all the time
  • She has no patients, yells, and will write you up for the most random things

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen in-person reviews spanning 2012-2019 with consistent personality and clinical themes support a solid read despite older dates.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 56
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

N519 reviews
NURS513 reviews
N411 review
N521 review
NURS501 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values