AI Rate Professor

Nursing

Renee Ketchum

NUR4 · ADN41 · NURSING · ADN43 · NURNUR · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
10/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
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Difficulty
5.0

The decision

unless you specifically want an intensely strict instructor and can handle a high-pressure environment.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExtremely hardIntimidating styleHarsh clinical pressureBoard-focusedPolarizing nursing instructor
  • Most students describe her as extremely difficult and emotionally harsh.
  • Negative reviews focus on intimidation, fear of failure, and power imbalance.
  • One student strongly defends her rigor as useful for serious nursing preparation.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Even students who respect her say the course is extremely hard, and negative reviews describe serious fear around failure.

All evidence comes from in-person nursing reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

10/100

The course experience is described as extremely demanding, high-stakes, and unforgiving.

Only in-person reviews discuss course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

35/100

Reviews do not clearly prove an , but the tone suggests low flexibility in the program environment.

, and none clearly state attendance rules.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students strongly discourage taking her because they describe intimidation, harshness, and fear-based teaching.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

8/100

Reviews repeatedly describe severe standards, fear of being failed, and difficulty rated at the maximum level.

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Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

The workload is not described in detail, but the class experience is consistently framed as extremely demanding and high pressure.

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Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Most comments describe her teaching style as intimidating or harmful, despite one strong positive review about rigor.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews evaluate teaching.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews do not clearly identify specific assessments, but they emphasize program standards, board readiness, and failure risk.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews describe a very strict nursing instructor whose rigor may prepare serious students but often feels intimidating and punitive.

Main concern

Students describe intimidation, embarrassment, and fear of being failed or removed from the program.

What students said

“Her style is old school military that has little room nowadays.”
NURSING
“uses intimadation & embarrassment to "scare" students.”
NUR4
“Most would complain because she is so hard, but you will walk out of the class with what you need to know.”
ADN43

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

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Reviews do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, open-book rules, or specific test structure, but they suggest high-stakes evaluation pressure.

No Clear Exam PolicyHigh-Stakes Nursing StandardsBoard Passing Pressure

Assessment risk

Varies

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

policy, though they mention board-passing pressure and fear of failure.

No Clear Exam PolicyBoard Passing Pressure
“Cares only about school rep. And the percent of board passing.”
ADN41
“she might fail or even mess with your boards.”
NUR4

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Most would complain because she is so hard, but you will walk out of the class with what you need to know.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting key themes in rigor, teaching style, and student treatment. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“Her style is old school military that has little room nowadays.”

⚠️ Difficulty Level

12/100

“Most would complain because she is so hard, but you will walk out of the class with what you need to know.”

👍 Recommendation Risk

18/100

“uses intimadation & embarrassment to "scare" students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her style is old school military that has little room nowadays.
  • What an example of an awful human being on a power trip.
  • Mrs. Ketchum is a phenomenal instructor.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Standards

  • Most would complain because she is so hard, but you will walk out of the class with what you need to know.
  • Will try to kick student out of program before risking a first time fail of the boards.
  • she might fail or even mess with your boards.

Theme 3

❤️ About Student Treatment

  • Has no heart.
  • uses intimadation & embarrassment to "scare" students.
  • There is a way to teach that inspires greatness from your students.

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is medium because there are only 7 reviews, but the difficulty ratings and negative tone are highly consistent.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 53

Course coverage

NUR42 reviews
NURSING2 reviews
ADN411 review
ADN431 review
NURNUR1 review

Reported outcomes

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D range

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