AI Rate Professor

Nursing

Nicole Porter

HS19 · HS036 · HS043 · HS36 · ADN6 · ADN1 · NS43 · HS43 · 43 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
13.64%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Avoid if you can; if you want brutal nursing rigor and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderDisorganizedLockdown BrowserSelf Teach NursingHigh Anxiety
  • and as dominant themes
  • Online and and late grading
  • A minority of nursing students praise her clinical rigor as career-preparing despite the stress

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Even hard workers often land Bs, and many say tests and .

Online and in-person both report harsh scoring; nursing .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

Medical terminology and ADN content are made much , and brutal exams.

Difficulty is high in both formats, with in-person nursing and online HS both flagged as extreme.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and skipping is framed as a path to failure.

Both online and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

16/100

Only a ; most warn others to switch professors or campuses.

Online avoidance is near total; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

16/100

, refused regrades, and late grade bombs.

Format shift

and in-person ADN courses.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

, and constant test prep create an all-consuming load.

Format shift

Online stresses group projects and quizzes; in-person stresses care plans and NCLEX exams.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Many call lectures unhelpful or disorganized, though some clinical students say she prepares strong nurses.

Format shift

Online teaching reviews are mostly poor; in-person clinical praise softens but does not reverse the overall tone.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Quizzes, NCLEX-style exams, and .

Format shift

Online uses Lockdown Browser quizzes; and care plans.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person ADN and nursing courses split between students who say she builds real nurses and many , and overly harsh.

Main concern

, and high student anxiety.

What students said

“As if nursing school isn't hard and stressful enough, you get a professor like her that makes it even worse.”
ADN1
“You will learn so much from Professor Porter, her way of teaching will get you prepared for nursing on the floor independently with confidence.”
ADN6
“ . If .”
HS043

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online HS courses are widely panned for , and Lockdown Browser proctoring.

Main concern

, and unhelpful email responses.

What students said

“Overall be prepared to teach yourself everything, rely on no real support, and hope your group members can figure it out with you.”
HS36
“Professor uses Lockdown Browser to “ and exams.”
HS36
“I think thisis by far the !”
HS19

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

online, timed, and much harder than lectures.

Lockdown BrowserNo BacktrackingNCLEX Style QuestionsTest HeavyTimed Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and frequently described as class-failing hard.

NCLEX Style ExamsTimed 50-Question TestsTextbook Not SlidesNo Study Guides
“You only have 40-45 minutes to complete a 50-question exam, and the browser is locked.”
HS043
“her lectures don't prep you for her tests. I read every chapter twice and studied for hours for every test.”
ADN1
“ .”
HS43

Online

Online quizzes and , and very hard timed items.

Lockdown BrowserRecorded QuizzesNo BacktrackingBook Open Still Hard
“Professor uses Lockdown Browser to “ and exams.”
HS36
“Also so once you answer that's it you can't go to previous question.”
HS36
“The . I used my book for EVERY TEST AND EVERY QUESTION!”
HS36

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Hardest class I've taken! and if your a nursing major.”

Voice snapshots generated from 44 , and rare clinical praise. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Risk

16/100

“ . If .”

📝

16/100

“ ”

🧠

22/100

“The . I used my book for EVERY TEST AND EVERY QUESTION!”

💪 Clinical Upside

70/100

“You will be a stronger nurse after your clinical rotation with her!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She's alright. Her lectures are bad, I think she record her screen and voice records them because they don't match to what she's saying.
  • I feel like she goes above and beyond to make sure you have what you need to be successful.
  • Unapproachable, increases anxiety in students, quite unorganized, .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This was way too hard for a medical terminology class.
  • Only B I've ever had in college.
  • If you can survive Porter, you can survive anything!

Theme 3

🔒

  • Professor uses Lockdown Browser to “ and exams.
  • You only have 40-45 minutes to complete a 50-question exam, and the browser is locked.
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

44

Recent reviews read by the AI

43

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-four detailed reviews across online and of harsh difficulty and low recommendation.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 55
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 526

Course coverage

ADN115 reviews
HS368 reviews
HS0366 reviews
ADN64 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 4 · A- 1

B range

22

B+ 2 · B 20

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

12

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 6