AI Rate Professor

Nursing

Shelly Ferrari

OB · ADN252 · NRS252 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
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Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you want a demanding nursing instructor who treats you like an adult and helps you truly learn.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough but fairRespectful mentorFun and engagingReal-person vibeNursing standout
  • Students praise her as one of the yet highly respectful.
  • You learn a lot and can earn top grades when you engage.
  • Personality can feel spazzy and tests are uneven, but still better than most in the program.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Reported A+ grades and manageable tests reward engagement, but she is described as tough and .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content difficulty is mixed across reviews, with some calling the class tough while others rate difficulty lower.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do .

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Multiple students urge others to get her and rank her among the .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

62/100

Students report strong grades and respect, but she is still described as tough rather than free-A easy.

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Workload is not described as crushing, yet the class is tough and you are expected to learn a lot.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students highlight deep knowledge, respect, fun classes, and strong support, with only mild personality quirks.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Comments focus more on tests and .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person nursing students call her one of the best: tough, respectful, fun, and knowledge-rich, with occasional spazzy moments and imperfect tests.

Main concern

Occasional spazzy energy and .

What students said

“Ms. Ferrari is one of the . She is tough but you learn so much.”
NRS252
“She is the . She is so nice and has a lot of knowledge!”
NRS252
“She's easy to talk to but can be spazzy sometimes. , but not the most straight forward.”
ADN252

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.

Tests are generally doable but not always straightforward and can feel scattered.

In-person testsUneven test qualityNot overly hard

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, yet some students say they are not the most straightforward and can miss pages or questions.

In-person testsNot most straightforwardMissing pages or questions
“ , but not the most straight forward.”
ADN252
“ and missing pages/questions.”
ADN252

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Ms. Ferrari is one of the . She is tough but you learn so much.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person reviews spanning 2012-2014, highlighting teaching respect and test quirks. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“She is the . She is so nice and has a lot of knowledge!”

👍 Strong Recommendation

88/100

“Make sure you get this teacher!!!”

⚖️ Real and Respectful

80/100

“ . You can talk to her without feeling below her.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She make the class fun and exciting.
  • Awesome and clarify to students.
  • She treats her students with respect

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • She is tough but you learn so much.
  • , but not the most straight forward.
  • Still a lot better than many other instructors in the program.

Theme 3

❤️ About Personality

  • She's easy to talk to but can be spazzy sometimes.
  • She is a real person.
  • and shes cute.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Five detailed in-person reviews from 2012-2014 show a consistent respect-and-tough-love theme, but the sample is small and dated.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

ADN2522 reviews
NRS2522 reviews
OB1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 2

B range

0

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C range

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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