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Difficulty57%
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What Students Say
“The best Professor at WCU I had her for Intro to medsug and I learn so much from her the rest of the classes where easy”
AMS480 - 4.0 rating“Professor Garcia thrives off of seeing her students succeed”
NURS201 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
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100%
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Reviews (88)
Replaced our fave instructor and implemented her own rules. She has her own original students and usually gives different requirements to each class, and ours the hardest. I heared that she gives extra points if she likes you. She lectures ok, but not as detailed as our original instructor.
Professor Garcia is a real Gem. You have to put in the work and she is there for you all the way. There are no free rides in life and in this class, but if you show her that you are really trying and committed to learning and doing well in this class, she will be there for you every step of the way.
Professor Garcia is caring teacher that wants ALL students to pass. She will go the extra mile to make sure her students get adequate information before test day. Garcia makes herself available to students every single day of the week, no matter what time. Garcia is an excellent professor who is over qualified for the job. Would take again!!!
Garcia is an amazing professor! She is very precise with her lectures and gives thorough guidance as to what is expected of us. I know most people are doing well with her and individuals that are posting negative reviews are just bitter about the prior professor leaving and most likely failing the class. Do not buy into it! 100% would take again!!
Professor Garcia is by far one of the most amazing professors I have ever had. She simplifies material that is difficult and most importantly she really cares about her students. Show up to class, put in the work studying, and if you have additional questions she always makes herself available to really help you understand the material!
Professor Garcia is awesome. I never had a professor that really cared about the students. She offers tutoring and goes out her way to help students that are struggling. Take her! you will not regret it! She is great! You will actually learn, she makes the material super easy understand. She focuses on the main concept of the material which isgood
Professor Garcia has made learning fun and enjoyable, I didnt know what to expect my second term of nursing core. She teaches one on one and in groups, if she sees us studying she will talk to us and even do a mini re-lecture. Overall I think shes a great professor and I learned a lot from her.
Professor Garcia is by far one of the best at WCU. She genuinely cares about ALL her students and wants you to succeed. Yes her exams are difficult but if you put in the time in/out of school its definitely doable. Dont take her class if you just want an easy A. Put in the work!
She is honestly one of the best teachers I have ever had. She cares for her students and wants everyone to succeed. She has wonderful lectures and prepares everyone for the exams ! She is the best and it is important to pay attention in her class!
She is sweet and caring but dont talk negative things about her because she cant take it. She lectures good but needs not to take all the comments waaaaay to seriously.
Professor Garcia really cares about her students and she really helps you succeed in her class. Not only does she give an extensive lecture but also does a great review to further prepare you for the exams. On top of all this, she also provides some of her own time outside of class for students to reach out to her for further review and tutoring!
Professor Garcia is one of the best professor's I've ever had! She cares about each and every student and makes sure that we understand the material. Reading the book and coming to class (lectures) is crucial to passing, She makes the class fun, exciting, and enjoyable to learn! If you have the opportunity to take her class, I highly recommend it.
I would take professor Garcia again! She's an amazing professor and really cares about her students. She has helped and taught me so much this term with her flexible office hours and teaching her students in groups. She really wants us to succeed, not only in the course but throughout Nursing school.
She is rude and helps only the people she likes. I do not think anyone would take her again.
This class requires of a lot of time and commitment but Professor Garcia is super flexible and available whenever needed. She definitely cares for her students and will go out of her way to help them. If you're like me and require a more independent learning environment, I highly recommend her as she will make sure your learning needs are met.
She has favorites and it is very obvious. Although I passed her class, I will NEVER EVER take her again. There is a difference between being strict and rude, and she is the latter.
Dark, cruel, & weird humor. If youre into kissing up to instructors this is the right class for you. Follow her instructions for homework, & try to outline the book. I tried really hard to like her but shes a hard person to read. Doesn't take criticism well. Never knew this quote was true until now: Those who CANT do, teach.
Good person and probably means well, but not all there. Pick anyone else.
WORST PROFESSOR EVER. If you can see, all the positive reviews for her were all on the same date? SHE MADE OUR CLASS DO IT! Someone gave her bad a review from our class, and she took it really badly. She even attended the class an hour late because she hates our class. Take her and you'll know how terrible professor she is. You'll learn nothing.
The only teacher that claims to want the best for her students but won't provide ppt slides or record her lectures for the students to refer back to when studying. Someone asked a valid question regarding this and she got offended, immediately stopped recording, and started teaching aimlessly. Her expectations are beyond me. Don't take her
Save yourself the headache and take a different professor. Professor Garcia is extremely unprofessional. She tells us she wants to see us all pass and wants us to work hard but when asked if she would record the lectures and post powerpoints for us to review she got very angry and was extremely rude to a student. Worst experience I've ever had.
Its week two of the term and Im still trying to figure out why this professor has BAD Reviews, both quiz I have done well and she has been nothing but helpful She explains things when your confuse she CALLS you if you have question. SHE is AMAZING I Cant wait to learn more from her. I will give a final review at the end of the term with tips .
One of her previous students mentioned that she calls her favorite students to write a positive review in response to all the negative reviews she is obtaining. She is trying to be strict but it is coming off in a condescending manner.
This teacher focuses too much time worrying about whose participating than on actually teaching the lesson. I get that she wants everyone to be engaged, but it's kind of difficult for every single student to participate when everyone is yelling out answers. Her priorities make absolutely no sense, please don't waste your time taking her.
The worse professor, she is so focused on getting everyone to participate in class. She does not share the slides, she sometimes just lectures and does not share slides so you need to really pay attention. Do not take her.
Professor Garcia is strict, I don't mind rules but she takes it to another level. She tries to enforce professionalism and have everyone participate the whole class but she gets upset and takes it too far when you don't. You must spell everything correctly in the chat box, or else.. Ask questions and she answers rudely and has a smart attitude
Yes she does not give you the slides but if I am being honest I just took notes in class and if I needed more clarification I went to the book. She is always accessible outside of class and really wants her students to succeed. She is hard on you only because she wants the best for her students. I would take her again if I could!
This professor was PERFECT everything about her: How to pass her Class attend tutoring, Register Nurse Videos, Prioritization delegation book and listen to her lecture Attend her Review YOU will learn dont be afraid I have no idea why the bad reviews believe me she is great.
Im usually not one to complain about a professor, but I had the worst experience with Garcia. She will call review sessions late at night, she dosen't post powerpoints and goes through her powerpoints fast so its hard to take notes, she never responded to any emails, and she is would call students out in class. I will never take her again.
The WORST professor at WCU. She is rude, condescending and focuses her time on rate my professor, bb chat box and NOT lecturing. The ONLY professor who DOESN'T give copies power-points. A group of us have written a formal complaint. She clearly has her favorites. She is not professional at all, good luck with this professor & sorry if you have her
So she blocks her PPTs from students, she won't let ppl take photos of important slides (I took her in person), AND she'll get angry when u try to type it. She walked in one day confronting our class: "who was talking bad about me?!" She is completely UNPROFESSIONAL & EMOTIONALLY UNSTABLE. Stay away from someone who will Fail u for personal reasons
Always late and not approachable at all. Did not value our honest opinion and had an insincere attitude. Focused entirely on participation - but if you fumbled to answer her question, she would get very mad and berate you in front of the class. She got sidetracked easily and talk more about personal matters. Very unprofessional.
Luckily Garcia's reviews are very helpful, she cares about student's success but she can be a bit extreme. She doesn't like questions or emails and things bother her very easily. Stay on her good side, participate throughout the whole class with your mic. Really think before you speak because she can turn it into something else. Class is passable
This professor gets angry at anything and everything. Her teaching style changed weekly and she did not provide the same resources to all her sections. She is not accessible outside of class, and complains when students send her emails. This is your sign to switch out of her class to literally anyone else.
Please please avoid yourself from Professor Garcia. She is the worst professor in WCU.
By far THE worst professor at WCU. No compassion or empathy shown to her students, doesn't provide much information during lectures, and is beyond rude. Basically, study on your own terms.
So fed up, can't get anything right with prof Garcia. She doesn't take any feedback after all the complaints and reviews. Not trying to be picky but I highly don't recommend her. Her attitude is off the roof and she makes students feel bad. Not sure why she's like this. Can't email her or ask simple questions! Profs should be student advocates!
Professor Garcia is a tough cookie. She has a bad rep for being the worst professor ever, but she really wants to see her students succeed. Her study guides and lectures reflect what will be on the tests each week. She expects you to study, and study hard. If you don't like studying, then choose a different profession :)
Look this professor is great. Yes there is a lot of reading in her class, but she really wants you to learn. She just wants everyone to be very professional and participate but she wants you to learn. Interacting with her is one of the few ways to pass her class. However do not look for a late night answer because you probably wont get it
Professor Garcia was incredible for Intro! If you're one to not participate and expect the answers for free without putting in the work, then I recommend taking another professor. She gives reviews and study guides not all professors do that, so be grateful! Put in the work and she'll reciprocate. I'd take her again!
Although she provides helpful reviews for her tests, it is so difficult to believe that she wants her students to succeed as she claims. This teacher is completely unresponsive to emails, she is harsh to the point where she comes off incredibly rude and condescending, non-supportive, and she will not help you outside of class.
Where to start? Every class experience was awfully unpleasant. She was detrimental to a lot of our mental health and was rude & condescending for the majority of our time together. She is not personable and she shows a lot of blatant favoritism in class. I dont even have the words to finish this rating, but avoid at all costs!
Just finished this class, Garcia is the WORST. Condescending, lacks empathy, rude, blames problems on fibromyalgia, didnt review my class correctly due to a rumor she heard at a hospital about herself. She is extremely unprofessional and attacks her students ALOT. She is NOT qualified to teach and WCU should be embarrassed to have her.
PROFESSOR GARCIA IS HORRIBLE. By far the worst teacher at WCU. She doesn't teach- she makes the class present and stay past an hr after class is over. She is NEVER ON TIME and gives us our check in code after the fact that class has already started. I had anxiety in her class because she will call you out and make you feel like crap. DO NOT TAKE!!!
Garcia wasnt too bad for me. I was not a favorite of hers since I hardly participated. But she was very straightforward IMO. She always responded to my emails. She made time for reviews outside of class. She could work on somethings herself. But overall, she wasnt the worst Professor out there.
Professor Garcia is great. She has a lot of mixed reviews but I had a great experience with her. She is very caring and its obvious she wants us to learn. She has review sessions that last as long as students are willing to stay and they are very helpful! She also has a review before each quiz and as long as you pay attention youll be good!
Prof. Garcia is not an easy teacher and she gets a really bad rep but each time I interacted with her she was genuine and caring. She wants to help and will as long as you put in the work. Make sure you read the chapters ahead of time and use her powerpoints as a guide. Attend her reviews and participate as much as you can!
Participation matters with Garcia, dont expect her to just give you all the answers. She wants everyone to engage during class. Ive heard bad stories about her from other students but had a good experience with her. I think she has favorites and is different with each section she teaches. You definitely have to read the text book for this class.
Unfortunately, Professor Garcia was not an effective educator. As a person she is sweet, as a professor she is irrational. Her attitude of the day will reflect on her way of teaching. I had to sugar coat every word cause she gets easily offended. If you study and attend review you will pass but she was an extremely difficult professor to work with.
You need to praise her so she can teach you. Just like the other students mentioned, choose your words carefully, she likes "you're the best" "You're so good", and "We love how you teach" verbiage.
So I just took Prof Garcia last term, she was great until she heard the news about one of the students in my class bad-mouthing her work, it sucked b/c she treated/punished everyone cuz of it. After that, she changed, before that she was great, loved to teach, and was caring during class hours. OVERALL she wants YOU to win, attend Bernie sessions
Her tests are straight from the reviews she goes over, so attend those. She can be moody, and due to holidays messing up our schedule she once sprung a test on us the day of, so no one was prepared. Sometimes she demands participation. Not my ideal teacher, but I'd take her again knowing that I can get a good grade without working too hard.
I took Garcia for 100 and again for 120 and in both classes she was great! She is very caring and wants her students to succeed but also wants you to put in the work so don't expect her to just give you the answers. She has reviews before every quiz and if you attend them you will do great on the exams. Study guides are super helpful too.
A lot of people misunderstands Professor Garcia. Professor Garcia class is challenging but I promise if you participate in class, respect her time and utilize her tutoring sessions and reading guides you will pass and learn A LOT. She is all about being transparent and all about respect. She will help but you'll have to do your part.
do not take this lady. she has the worst attitude problem. the class was always worried whether she would be in a good mood or bad mood. if you ask any questions she will call you out and make you feel like you did not study or did not read. she is disrespectful but demands respect. I've never had a prof this bad at WCU. makes the school look bad.
Here's the thing with the professor: she gives tough love, and she will be tough, but she gives that tough love because of she wants to prepare her students to be better. She will not spoon feed, but she will guide the student to success. I dont understand why some students don't like her.
I took Garcia for 100 and 120, definitely has her pros/cons. Reviews before her exams (extremely helpful), when in a good mood, can be really funny, + youll get a lot of information from her class. I dont like that if you do something to upset her or not take advantage of extra review sessions, she will isolate/embarrass you. Cares in her own way.
Professor Garcia was my intro to med surg professor and now she is my Advanced 480 instructor. I PURPOSELY CHOSE HER AGAIN. She really knows her material and has a passion for nursing. She will not let you fail as long as you show that you put in the work. People complaining on here just want an easy professor and don't care to learn the material.
This professor is amazing, She is very clear on what she wants. If you don't put in the time and effort that is on you. She tells students what to review and study and is very straight forward. If you put the time and effort in then you will get an A. If you slack off a little you'll get a B, if you slack off completely you will fail.
Spent more time screaming at us about needing 100% participation than lecturing on topics, accused students of cheating her quizzes when we were allowed scratch paper, and would hold her help over our head if she did not have 100% participation. Would tell kids who did participate to stop answering her, then would get mad that no one talks.
Professor Garcia is awful and switch out of her class if you have her. She yells at her students, gives required material as a "bonus" to make it seem like she is doing the student a favor and she is bipolar (can go from yelling at students call them rude and disrespectful to acting like she cares about the students and truly wants to help). AWFUL!
SWITCH OUT IF YOU HAVE HER!!! She has the absolute worst attitude problem. All of the students were worried she would change the quiz last minute and fail us all. We were allowed to have scratch paper, but don't use it though or she will accuse you of cheating. She talks constantly during her quizzes. By week 3 several were terrified to go to class
This is the second time that I have had Professor Garcia and she is a real gem who care about her students. There is no such thing as a free ride and if you think your going to get one than take someone else. If you want to learn and be a better student afterwards, then welcome aboard because she is a great teacher who cares about her students.
Do not take! She is extremely rude. First day of class someone posted in the chat and she lectured us for 30 minutes about interrupting her and then disable the chat box for 3 weeks. Anytime we would take notes she would yell at us to pay attention because we weren't looking into the camera. her OPTIONAL reviews are mandatory. Treats us like kids
The best Professor at WCU I had her for Intro to medsug and I learn so much from her the rest of the classes where easy. I took her again in advance 480 her class was full of student that had had her before it was a great class since we all new what she expect from us which is participate and attend her reviews you will get and A+.
You will pass as long as you take notes on her lecture and go to her reviews. Just dont slack or be rude to her.
Professor Garcia thrives off of seeing her students succeed. She gives tough love but she truly wants everyone to put in the effort because ultimately we will be the nurses responsible for taking care of our patients. She made me become a better student and made me excited about learning. Took her for intro and intermediate and Im SO glad I did.
Very rude and sarcastic. Does not teach. She wants you to compliment her and make her feel like she is teacher at WCU. Her test was very easy and she gives you answer to her quizzes during her so called test taking strategies workshop. I heard many horrible stories about her and the way she mistreats students. Please do not take.
I dont know why Professor Garcia has so many negative reviews. She is a great professor and always telling students how much she want them to succeed. Listen to her lectures, attend her reviews, and go to pals. She is the best. She truly wants all her students to pass.
Everything she mentioned in lecture or during her office hours correlated with the exams so I'll give her that. Personality wise, she needs psychiatric help bc she moves like a drunk person during class. She says some of the most inappropriate things in class that will make you look at her sideways. Would I take her again? As a last resort.
This professor is a hidden gem. The way she stimulates our brain to think critically is great especially the rationales why we do these things. Sometimes, even though you read the book, you cannot connect the dots. Professor Garcia helped me how to connect those dots, and explains the rationales. I thank her that she pushes us to study hard.
If you want an easy professor but don't learn, go for an easy one. If you want to learn the proper way, get her. Her lectures are amazing, and she demands participation. If you listen to her lectures closely, you will understand the topic and the theory behind it. You gotta prepare and you need to do advanced reading before getting into her class.
I just want to put that this professor is great. She knows her stuffs and with all her experience in her hands can help us in our nursing. She is strict and she demands participation because she wants us to be successful. I don't find her rude at all, she wants us to be responsible to our actions in nursing school.
Professor Garcia is simply great. She made me understands the key concepts behind the theory. You ask her questions, she got the answer. I feel she is very knowledgeable in Med Surge and she wants to impart her knowledge to us. I am talking Advanced Med Surge where critical thinking is needed.
She is a great Professor. She wants what's best for her students. In order to pass the class you have to participate and study ahead. In order to succeed, you have to exert effort as well. Overall, would want to attend her class again. You will learn a lot.
She CARED so much about her students success. She cared about our mental health and our grades equally. She made sure she was always available for extra help if we needed it. I would take her every term if I could. She is stellar at her job.
Best Professor ever
She's FULL of knowledge!! A caring professor wants you to succeed, but she will not spoon feed you. She wants you to work for it and put your all into getting your grade. She lectures and expects all students to participate. Provides stories from bedside that are memorable and will make you laugh. She has a sassy personality and I love her for it!!
Professor Garcia is the best professor ever. She cares so much about her students, it's incredible. I wish she could have kept teaching nursing courses because I wanted her for advance med sure but because she is so amazing she got the NCLEX specialist job. I have no doubt she is going to be an amazing NCLEX specialist. Good luck to you Professor!
Seriously the best teacher I've had at this school to date! She's passionate about her students, pushes them to do better, and is tough when she needs to be. Makes you connect the dots from Fundamentals to Med Surge. She deserves only accolades! Not sure what the negative comments are about?!? I think the nay-sayers are drunk!
Prof Garcia is amazing! She encouraged us to participate in class and don't feel ashamed for being wrong because she would make our responses right by interconnecting concepts. She provides the rationale behind everything she teaches; best prof for anyone who wants to learn. She'll be an NCLEX specialist; such a carrying person. 100% recommend her
This professor is serious at first, but once you get to know her she is passionate about teaching. Some says they hated her, but for me, I love the way she helps students. She knows her subject from the beginning and she sounds that she got plenty of experiences that she can share to her students. I am glad that I got her on my 4 subjects.
My experience with Professor Garcia has been incredible throughout my nursing program journey, considering I was a student of hers for Introduction, Intermediate, and Advanced Med-Surg. I am grateful to have had Professor Garcia as my instructor, as it has reinforced learning in ways that you will look back on and appreciate in the future as an RN.
Professor Garcia is by far one of the best professors at West Coast. She is one who cares and wants us all to succeed as nurses. She will encourage and push you to use all knowledge you have gained over the past year of classes. Putting all the pieces together and tapping into practical application of what we know. Wish I had her sooner.
I took her for Funds online and I personally think shes a good lecturer although she will call people out for not paying attention and makes u stay after everyone leaves the meeting just to talk down on you. Quizzes are okay. Shes caring but will be condescending. JOIN BERNIES WORKSHOPS!!
Professor Garcia is one of those instructors that you don't know how you feel about till mid-term. I really thought I was going to dislike her but she cares so much for her students. She helps in every way she can. You need to pay attention and she goes out of her way to make sure her students know the material. Honestly a great professor.
Best professor I have had so far. Really cares for her students, tells you exactly what is expected in the exams. Can go off topic for sure but shares stories and examples. DO THE TUTORING SESSION. Basically a full review of what the test is. I will try every term to get her.
Amazing instructor, wish she taught more courses! She challenges you while teaching you important material that you will need to know in your future classes. She teaches you how to be successful. At first-feels like a lot but as you move on you are prepared and everything else falls into place. Want to learn, need guidance, she's the right prof.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
100%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Improving
+1.29 avg changeRatings by Course
NURSING120
5.0
(1)NUR120
5.0
(1)NURS480
5.0
(10)NURS201
4.3
(12)AMS480
4.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
NUR120
4.0
N120
3.8
NURS120
3.6
NURS100
3.5
N100
3.4