AI Rate Professor

Nursing

Tom Oertel

NURSE203 · NSG203 · NURSING110 · NURS2004 · NURSING · NSG320 · NURS230 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
90/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you want to become a strong nurse and can handle strict expectations.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerDemanding but fairNursing excellenceCharismatic lecturerTough love mentorClinical standards high
  • Highly respected nursing instructor who demands real professional standards.
  • Hard at first, but students grow to love him once they buy in.
  • He works hard to help students who put in the effort.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Students say you must work hard and do it his way to succeed; grades are earned, not given.

Evidence comes only from in-person nursing reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Nursing concepts and clinical standards are described as demanding with high difficulty ratings.

Evidence comes only from in-person nursing reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

, but clinical nursing structure implies strong presence expectations.

Evidence comes only from in-person nursing reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

91/100

Most students call him the best nursing professor and credit him with building strong nurses.

Evidence comes only from in-person nursing reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Strict expectations, but students who do the work get support and respect outcomes as fair.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Repeated comments stress hard work, clinical rigor, and doing things his way.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students praise knowledge, clarity, passion, humor, and dedication to nursing excellence.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Clinical performance, concepts, and course standards .

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person nursing clinical teaching is demanding, passionate, and highly respected once students adapt.

Main concern

Strict style and heavy expectations can feel harsh at the start.

What students said

“He will make you work hard, but if you do the work he will bend over backwards to help you.”
NURS230
“You probably hate him in the beginning but by the end of your clinical you will love him!”
NURS2004
“Tom has an uncanny ability to simplify some of the most complicated concepts”
NURSING

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.

Reviews emphasize clinical rigor and concept learning more than a .

Clinical standardsConcept mastery

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; focus is on hard clinical and concept standards.

Clinical standardsConcept mastery
“He is demanding but for good cause, hello peoples lives are in your hand!”
NURSE203
“you will learn the concepts and be way ahead of your colleages when you start working in the real world.”
NURSING110

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“One of the most amazing and charasmatic professors I have ever had. Very dedicated to producing fine nursing students.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting tough love, nursing excellence, and growth. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“This is the and National University has to offer.”

💪 Hard But

91/100

“You'll hate him at first...that's a given...but listen to the man!!”

⚖️ Fair Tough Love

52/100

“He is strict but he just wants his student to succeed.”

🧠 Concept Clarity

90/100

“Tom has an uncanny ability to simplify some of the most complicated concepts”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • amazing and charasmatic
  • very knowledgable
  • simplify some of the most complicated concepts

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • make you work hard
  • demanding but for good cause
  • strict but he just wants his student to succeed
  • jump through the hoops

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • bend over backwards to help you
  • kind, approachable, and helpful
  • deep respect for the man

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Nine detailed reviews spanning many years show strong consistency on demand and excellence.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

NURSING2 reviews
NURSING1102 reviews
NSG2031 review
NSG3201 review
NURS20041 review
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NURS2301 review
NURSE2031 review

Reported outcomes

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