Is this an easy A?
HardWork
34/100, and high difficulty ratings mean an A takes careful compliance, not luck.
All evidence is in-person; there are no online reviews.
PSYCHNURS · NURS404 · PSYCH1234 · NURSING405 · N405 · NRSNGPSYCH · NURSING · PSYCHNURSING · NURS405 · NURNUR · 20 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
x x x x x, and high difficulty ratings mean an A takes careful compliance, not luck.
All evidence is in-person; there are no online reviews.
Is the course easy?
Psych nursing content plus stressful clinicals make the course feel demanding for most students.
All difficulty comments come from in-person clinical and lecture settings.
Is attendance flexible?
x x x x and skip-class warnings appear with participation requirements.
x x x x x x x x.
Is this professor recommended?
Would-take-again is about 25 percent and recent reviews are strongly negative despite older praise.
Recommendation x x x x x x x x x.
Course guide
Grading
Strict
30/100
x x x x x x x and little tolerance for mistakes.
Format shift
x x x x x x x and lecture based.
Workload
Moderate
48/100
Reading and clinical preparation matter, but comments focus x x x x x x.
Format shift
Workload notes are limited and all in-person.
Teaching experience
Average
52/100
Many call her knowledgeable and motherly; others describe short temper, ego, and degrading comments.
Format shift
Polarized teaching feedback is entirely from in-person nursing cohorts.
Assessment method
Balanced
55/100
Mix of tests, interactive worksheets, clinical performance, and x x x x x x.
Format shift
Assessment x x x x x x.
Luni fit check
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Course format
Classroom format
Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
In-person nursing and psych clinical reviews split between respected strict mentor and short-tempered, punitive instructor.
Main concern
Strict clinical standards and interpersonal friction can make the course feel unsafe for some students.
What students said
“She is extremely strict. Considering the x x x x x x x x the students safe, so do as you're told!!!!”
“She is unreasonably malicious. She constantly makes comments that are off-base.”
“If you just do what she asks then you shouldn't have any problems.”
Remote format
Low confidence
No stored summary is available for this format.
Main concern
No main concern is stored for this format.
Exam style
Tests track assigned reading and clinical expectations; reviews x x x x x x x x x.
Assessment risk
Standard
50/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
x x x x as manageable if you read and follow instructions exactly; clinical evaluation is strict.
“x x x x x. I had her for clinical as well and at the beginning I was scared, but if you follow her instructions you'll be fine.”
“Make x x x x x and you'll do fine on the tests.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“She is very strict, very demanding, but you'll do fine if you do EXACTLY what she tells you.”
“Dr. Giles is an excellent psychiatric nurse, with that said she is extremely strict.”
“Very short temper professor. She has a high ego and finds any means feel offended by a simple statement or question from a student.”
“Unfortunately, if you are in the program at Los Angeles Pierce College you have no choice but x x x.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
20
Recent reviews read by the AI
20
Lifetime ratings
62/100
Evidence confidence
20 reviews over many years show a x x x, but sparse grade detail and extreme polarity lower confidence.
Inside 20 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
6 reported outcomes
A+ 1 · A 1
B+ 2
No reported values
No reported values
No reported values
Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1