AI Rate Professor

Nursing

Kathy Stephens

NURS150 · NURS1538917 · NURSN153 · N488881 · N153 · NURSI153 · NURSISECT · NUR153 · NURS153 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
47/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
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Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you can handle a blunt, demanding nursing instructor and want serious clinical preparation.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing instructorStrong clinical learningIntimidating styleCritical thinking focusUnclear lectures for some
  • Reviews are sharply split between students who find Stephens excellent, honest, funny, and clinically valuable and students who find her harsh or unclear.
  • She pushes critical thinking and practical standards, which can help prepared nursing students but intimidate others.
  • Several negative reviews report humiliation, unclear links between lectures and tests, and fear of sudden failure in clinical work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

A high grade appears hard because students describe strict expectations, clinical pressure, and possible failure for mistakes.

All .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The nursing content and clinical expectations are demanding because she pushes critical thinking and expects common sense under pressure.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Reviews do not clearly state a , but clinical presence and participation appear important.

Only in-person reviews exist, and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Recommendations depend on whether students value blunt clinical rigor or are hurt by harsh communication and .

All recommendation evidence comes from in-person reviews, with strongly mixed opinions.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Students report failed clinical work, strict expectations, and , though some call her fair and honest.

Format shift

and clinical evaluation.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

The workload feels heavy because students must prepare, practice skills, think critically, and meet demanding clinical standards.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Teaching is polarizing, with strong praise for clinical learning and humor and harsh treatment.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and clinical skill evaluation rather than a single assessment type.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe assessments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

can be funny, helpful, and clinically strong but also intimidating and harsh.

Main concern

Students may struggle with , and strict clinical expectations.

What students said

“She pushes us to critically think 24/7.”
NURS1538917
“spends most of class humiliating students by verbally quizzing them”
N153
“My clinical experience with her was amazing!”
NURSI153

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.

Assessment risk varies because reviews mention tests, verbal questioning, and clinical evaluation but .

Tests MentionedLecture-Test MismatchVerbal QuizzingClinical Skill Evaluation

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and clinical skill evaluation, but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, proctoring, or final format.

Tests MentionedLecture-Test MismatchVerbal QuizzingClinical Skill Evaluation
“verbally quizzing them on material she never lectured on”
N153
“Lectures have nothing to do with her test.”
NURS153
“She herself needs to take the .”
NURSI153

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She is absolutely fantastic. Terribly intimidating at first, but by far one of the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, highlighting polarizing teaching style, clinical rigor, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“She teaches in a way you will understand and pick things up right away.”

⚖️ Mixed Experience

55/100

“She is absolutely fantastic. Terribly intimidating at first, but by far one of the .”

📈 Difficulty & Standards

34/100

“she failed a lot of students before because of stupid mistakes”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She pushes us to critically think 24/7.
  • She teaches in a way you will understand and pick things up right away.
  • Lectures have nothing to do with her test.
  • .

Theme 2

🏥 About Clinical Expectations

  • My clinical experience with her was amazing!
  • Didn't teach/show students how to do IVs the way she wants them done, so even if u go 2 skills lab and practice, she'll fail w/o warning.
  • her clinic is not as bad as what everyone tells you.

Theme 3

❤️ About Personality

  • Her lectures are fun because of her quirky personality.
  • She is absolutely fantastic. Terribly intimidating at first
  • spends most of class humiliating students by verbally quizzing them
  • She has a great sense of humor and is very matter of fact in her manner of teaching.

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

There are 15 detailed in-person reviews across several years, with consistent evidence that the experience is polarizing.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 50
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 52

Course coverage

NURS1534 reviews
N1532 reviews
NUR1532 reviews
NURSI1532 reviews
N4888811 review
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NURS1501 review
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NURSISECT1 review
NURSN1531 review

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