Table 1 The extracted themes and classes focus on the reasons that are caused nursing students to feel discrimination

Inappropriate role of nursing professors (or instructors)

Discriminatory behavior by nursing professors (or educators)

Lack of sufficient self-confidence in nursing professors and its transfer to the student

The educator role in motivating or eliminating motivation

Strict rules

Inequality in supervising and implementation of rules among students of different disciplines

Differences in compliance with laws and regulations

Nurses are being strictly monitored

Lack of nursing professional independence

Lack of nursing authority

Lack of supportive organizations for nurses

Lack of proper social status of nursing in society

The high authority and power of physicians over other disciplines