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“Very disorganized, lectures way to fast”
35B - 1.0 rating“She is the type of teacher that likes to see you struggle”
RN35B - 2.0 ratingClass Info
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94%
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Reviews (84)
Not very helpful.
Her study guides are on point with the test.
Great teacher for pharm. She uses props to help you understand the actions of the medicines.
I had the instructor for clinicals and lecture for OB. Fot clinicals she is strict you need to know your lab values you will get tested on the spot. She's not very educational during clinicals she expects you to know what to do. Lecture on the other hand, she's very educational read, take notes, do her study guides and you will do good in her class
I had her for multiple classes, fairly easy to approach, genuinely cared about her students, answered all their questions in a timely manner, there were quizzes in her lecture classes but she provided study guides a week ahead so you could study and come prepared for class, she has high expectations so it keeps you thinking, wonderful teacher
Very disorganized, lectures way to fast. She tends to get off topic very quickly. Check your grades during, and at the end of the semester, she tends to post wrong grades. Can be rude if you catch her in one of her "moods". Not very clear and what she wants you to do, then will get upset when questioned.
I hated this class!!! However, going into the following semester I have a deeper appreciation for Mrs. Soto. The class is hard. You need to study. This class sets you up for all other classes. Save all of your notes because you WILL use them again. She will allow you to argue a question if you can find it in the book. Quizzes are VERY important!!!
Had this instructor for both OB clinical and pharm. In pharm she is amazing!! Gives study guides for all exams so do them even if they may be lenghty itll pay off! clinical wasnt so great, she will quiz you in front of patients and staff and embarrass you if you dont know so study labs before hand.
Pre-read her powerpoints so you have an idea what to expect in class. She goes out of her way to explain the reasons behind why things work and the information will help support you in your other classes. Use her studyguides. They are a gift and you don't get many of those in nursing school.
Great teacher! Great lectures! Very knowledgeable! You can pass this class, just put in the time. Focus on her power points and study guides. Best teacher I have had at Fresno City College.
Pharmacology is hard in general, Soto makes it even harder. Study for the Quizes, read the power points before lectures, and you will pass the class. I got C in her class.
Soto was an okay teacher. Pros: She's very organized, gives out study guides for quizzes and tests, and has powerpoints. Cons: Can get moody and mean if you ask her the wrong question, tests are hard, is sometimes very last-minute in notifying us of any test time updates, lots of little extra assignments that she doesn't remind you about
Unclear on assignments and where to find them. Forgets to tell you about some of them until a day or two before due. Canvas link headings are confusing. Sometimes Quiz 2 is Test 3 but you are referred to Exam 2. Check notifications DAILY. Material isn't too hard, but the class is needlessly difficult due to instructor. Thank god for study guides.
Mrs. Soto lecture were educational. I enjoyed her class, but had better. Get ready to ready, easy ready,and look over her study guides. One thing I hate was it took her LONG to get back with grading exams and quizzes.
There's a quiz everyday so I guess attendance was mandatory. Read the book. She reads off her power point word for word but she gives study guides also so it isn't so bad. Learn your lab values she'll be expecting you to know it in pharm B.
She gives A LOT of assignments. Pharm 35A was fine. However, once you get to 2nd sem for PHARM 35B just be prepared for a bunch of work to do. Also, if you have her for OB beware of all the work she assigns also. She's fast on responding to emails, however sometimes she will not reply back who knows why. She is kinda all over the place. Goodluck.
Had Mrs. Soto for Pharm A and I felt that I learned nothing from her. Read the book and complete the study guides. There may not be questions from the study guide, but it helps you focus. She is all over the place and can be rude and moody. I passed, but I had previous pharmacology experience. Tough class! Best of luck!
She is the type of teacher that likes to see you struggle. Be prepared to work for this class. She changes her syllabus ALL THE TIME with no update that it is changed. You are expected to look for the updates and complete the assignments on time, no excuses. She does not want you to pass. So do it to spite her. GOOD. LUCK.
She is a nightmare! So unorganized, non responsive to emails, gives a million assignments worth nothing, gives remediation even if you did well on a test, tries to make nursing school miserable pretty much. Good luck :)
She makes you work for this class. Petty with points. Lots of long assignments that amount to a point or two. Quizzes every class so be ready to study, but it keeps you on top of your game since that same material is on the tests. Give it your all so you don't have to repeat the semester(s). And if you have her for OB, same concepts apply. GOODLUCK
She knows her material but good luck to you if you have a question. Read her syllabus and look at it EVERYDAY or you will miss assignments. Take pictures of your completed assignments and proof that you turned them in, she at times will put the wrong grade and say you didn't do it. She will not respond back to you if she is wrong. GOOD LUCK.
Shes a horrible instructor! Her teaching style sucks. She reads off the darn PowerPoint & has a monotone voice that makes her class super boring. Horrible attitude & rude. Very irritating. Youre better off reading the book and teaching urself the material cuz shes no help. She does give study guides tho which kinda help
Mrs. Soto is just so unorganized.. I think she is an amazing teacher when it comes to OB because you can tell it's her passion. She has quiz and test study guides for pharm that usually help. I think the subject itself isn't very exciting so the lectures went by very slow. Always recheck your due dates because she changes them last minute.
She seems a little unorganized. Reads fast off of powerpoints. Study hard on the study guides she posts for what will be on the weekly quizzes and tests. Triple check to see when assignments are due. Book chapters are short so reading them can be beneficial. Show up to class and just sit through it. good luck! first semester goes by so quick!
TypeA instruct unaware of typeB organizational skills Problempersonality/management over credentials/competence Tick-tacky everything(go here to get there do this and then that,hurdles after hurdles)Creates discrepancies; questions are seen as challenges to authority/student incompetence Frustrated on class confusion, incognizant of her own style
Worst OB instructor ever. Her PowerPoints are unorganized, make no sense, and overall do not address her expectations of what information you need to know. Her study guides dont make sense as well. Good luck if you have her for OB. Her Pharmacology class is a complete different story from her OB class.
Haha where do I even begin? Had her for 3 classes so far in the program, finally done with her. So unorganized. So done with her little tricks and mazes to do a 1 point assignment that will drop your grade 5%. Tests/quizzes are hard to relate to study guides, make your own to genuinely understand. Theres no way of getting around her in the program
She's super helpful and is actually pretty organized. There are occasional last minute changes to schedules and assignments so always be on your A-game and keep up with her emails and announcements. Be prepared for weekly quizzes. She gives study guides for all quizzes and tests which was very helpful.
So unorganized it creates a harmful learning environment. Most professors keep a syllabus / assignment schedule and present it on the first day of the class making minor changes whenever necessary. Not here, every week there was always another surprise assignment or reading. Good luck, you'll pass if you like the element of surprise.
Good luck. The material is easy, its her lack of organization and structure that make this class hard. Basically have to review canvas calendar, the syllabus and assignment schedules everyday for changes.
Where to begin! It's a love/hate relationship. I love the way Soto teaches. She tells you exactly what she wants you to know which makes it so much easier to study. Be ready to have weekly quizzes and surprise assignments! Keep up with studying and you will do fine! Study guides were lifesavers for the quizzes.
She is not organized and will give assignments without notice. The only thing I found helpful were the study guides. Focus on those and you will pass your exams and quizzes.
Prof. Soto, is an amazing teacher. Pharm is a hard subject, its not the professor. There's lots to know, and she is willing to teach, condense info down to study guides and invest her time to teach what relevant(common questions) to NCLEX, so we can pass. Learn generic names, and key points of meds like a certain side effects, contraindications,use
I really liked Soto, she expects so much every week but PHARM is a very tough subject that you will see in every exam moving forward! She was one of the few instructors that actually lectured and answers questions. Take notes attend class and study and study and study! She is a little unorganized, but she is great! I scored very well on pharm HESI!
The weight she places on each exam and HESI leaves no room for one exam fail. Lots of assignments worth 1-2 points. Course load is reminiscent of a larger credit class. Who does that remind you of in Semester 1? Perhaps the way of the nurses who have been in academia longer than the floor?
Some of her lectures are great and some of them are convoluted and hard to follow. For example: You say dog, she says, "Canis lupus familiaris". Then she gives you a lot of fluff information about canus lupus familiaris will not be on the exam, let alone the nclex. I wish she would use simple words and not expand sometimes.
Great lectures but Mrs. Soto's lectures do not align with the exams/quizzes, nor do her study guides. Mrs. Soto's exams are very difficult. She wants you struggle and stress out.
I will be happy when the semester is over.
Her exams are unreasonable. She mutes the scores because everyone fails.
Every single one of your students worked incredibly hard to get into nursing school. You work hard to leave us feeling unintelligent and insecure in a class that 95% of your students will not choose as a speciality upon graduation. The exam score averages speak more of you as a professor than your students ability to understand the information.
Quiz every week using procterio Doesn’t allow you to view exam after taking it nor can you see your grade. Disorganized to the max. Docs are everywhere, the information she expects us to retain in a short amount of time is ridiculous. She makes the class 10x harder than it should be because of how disorganized it is.
About 99% of the work you receive during second semester is assigned by her. The work doesn’t stop. Takes forever to get on top of grading assignments/ exams but always assigns the most. Not a great lecture teacher for ob and pharm and not a great clinical teacher. Study guides are hardly helpful for exams and will make you feel down at clinicals
pros: she regrades/rounds exams, which is great because the tests are extremely difficult. study guides are helpful but too much information cons: alot of reading and google will be your bestfriend.
My best advice is to stay organized and stay ahead. Check canvas constantly to make sure you didn't miss any due dates. She has weekly quizzes that are short but study guides are 3-5 pages long. The study guides add up to be on the exam, they were the only thing I found helpful. She expects you to know everything.
I've never studied this much in my life
Soto is uninterested in educating her students. She is utterly unconcerned about her students' accomplishments. She disrespects the fcc fundamental values. Best of luck in this course; you're on your own.
To address those concerned about when she will release quiz study guides she said "read the chapter you do not need to use the study guide" and that's all the structure we have. If she stops with guides and lecture we are on our own. I guess the only RN instructor requirement is knowing how to assign reading/quizzes, teaching/passion part optional!
Her solution to complaints is to pull materials because they are a “courtesy.” She retaliates “An instructor is not required to provide a study guide- please do not attend any offered courses after class if you are complaining- it is not necessary to listen to the video lecture or listen to me via zoom lecture.” Her syllabus says otherwise.
Soto expects students to be accountable for information she isn’t covering as evidenced by the exam scores. Students are asking for more guidance from her to meet these unreasonable expectations the next exam. Instead of considering it’s her, she retaliates against the students for asking. It makes no sense.
I am so stressed out with all this information I’ve never felt so stupid in my life
Although Soto is hard, she is very understanding and helps others that need it. If you went to her office hours, take the time to go over every exam and learn what you did wrong, you know she is willing to listen and help. I was thankful for her patience and understanding despite it being a hard class. She's amazing if you get to know her.
1st pharm is tough. Im in my 3rd semester and I can say w/o a doubt that in all my courses thus far, I learned the most from Mrs. Soto in 35B. There is a lot of hw and quizzes and it can be easy to fall behind. Soto is very knowledgable and is the only instructor that has taken out questions that are widely missed and allows students to remediate.
Soto has high expectations. She causes you to to work hard. She reviews the tests and will credit back points if the class did not do well on certain questions. She will remediate the material that the students did not learn. This is a fair process. She grooms you for your future job and the Hesi. She is a good teacher!
There was a quiz almost every week because pharm is difficult and there was so much material to cover. I love that she went through each of the exams, find the common failed questions, regraded them, and gave us remediation. We had much higher HESI scores and pharm's knowledge because of her. Wait until you go to 3rd semester, you'll appreciate her
While she does give study guides they are so long and most of the information on the study guide is not on the exam/quiz. I spent days studying for an quiz and there was nothing from the study guide. I would have better spent my time rereading the chapter. She skipped a lecture because she got mad at students due to them reminding her of the time.
Soto is an amazing professor. Utilize her study guides as some teachers don't give any out at all. Yes, her study guides are lengthy and complex but so is the NCLEX! No hand outs in 3rd semester, so good luck if you're complaining now! Thanks to her for taking her own time outside of class time to review HESI information with us!
She's great!
Overall just frustrating. Her study guides are miles long and disorganized & will have 6 different topics but the exam will be 80% of one topic. She lectures decent, but overall she doesn't have good structure. My best advice is to try and do well on your 1st exam and you should be in an ok place the rest of the semester. Do all your hw! good luck
This class is a difficult one overall. Lectures were very long. All the 1-2 point assignments felt unnecessary used mostly for busy work. Quizzes every week worth anywhere from 5-13 points. The test study-guides were helpful but quiz-let practice questions were better. There is a HESI exit exam so try your absolute best on first three exams.
Great lectures. Very nice human being overall. Too many assignments. Exam 2 was ridiculous. Exam 3 made up Proctario for everything, even a 3 point quiz. Tip: You have NO room for error, you have to murder every exam or you will be relying on the hesi to decide your fate. Buckle up. Start studying in the summer and break.
Overall, Mrs. Soto is a very nice woman. You can tell she wants you to learn. She makes sure to review before quizzes and stuff, however there are some cons. She can be somewhat unorganized with canvas, and it makes it difficult to know what she wants. She is picky at clinical and can be quite intimidating. I am managing high B's in her class rn.
Quizzes have 3-5 page study guide Tests, 30-60page study guides So much information The lectures feel like a tornado Her canvas is a hot mess, be very, very organized in checking all of the different areas that could possibly have assignments Can't wait to be done with this class I'm currently sitting with a low B coming into hesi
She wants you to learn and you will eventually. Soto is clearly passionate about OB so there will be some cross over from lecture. Respect the exams/quizzes and prepare for a butt whopping. Good luck! 10/10 would take again
Hardest class this semester not because of the professor but because of how much we need to cover in class! Be extra prepared by watching the lecture videos and reading the book chapters ahead of time. Quizzes mostly every week, 3 exam, and 1 Hesi. Her canvas can be disorganize but she provides great and helpful study guides! Study hard, good luck!
Fun and exciting class, both lecture and clinical. Assignments are with a purpose. Take advantage of learning a lot during lectures so you can apply it in a clinical setting since the professor will also check on your knowledge during clinical, especially if you are on the Postpartum floor. This a great class with 3 exams, some quizzes, and 1 Hesi!
3 exams and 1 HESI final. Get ready for a pop quiz every week. If you skip one week, get ready for two the following week. Try to do good on quizzes, too, since it is 11% of your grade. Lots of material is covered in one lecture. She tends to talk fast, so try to keep up. Please stay on top of all EAQs. Study guides for exams are unorganized!
Professor Soto is a great professor! I had her for pharm, OB, and OB clinical. She is really smart and you can ask her anything and she'll be able to give you an in depth answer. I was struggling a little in pharm and I went to office hours and she gave me lots of good advice. She really cares about her students, don't let these reviews scare you!
A lot to learn. A lot of information thrown at you. But you'll know your stuff. Will have you meet with her if you score lower than a 78% and she will make you feel dumb and talk down. Basically good luck passing, I am barely with 6 weeks to go.
This course is extremely difficult, rightfully so as it is a heavy topic. However, as long as you complete the coursework and make an effort to do well on the first exams, you will be in a good position to pass the class. The class is based on weekly quizzes, exams that constitute a large portion of the grade, and small homework assignments.
I had Mrs. Soto for various classes, and she was honestly an amazing professor. Yes her class was not easy but she was always willing to help me, her office was always open for any questions or concerns that I had. She was one of the few professors that I actually learned from.
Mrs. Soto is an Amazing instructor. Seriously one of my favorites. All of these bad reviews are from students that didn't want to put in the work. Pharmacology is a hard class, so there is a lot of work. Just read the chapters and come to class you'll do fine. She also does quizzes every week so be sure to study for them before your class meeting.
I had a hard time liking her. Good lectures, you will know your stuff. Exams are hard. But you will know what's on it. She acted like she didn't want you to pass. Study for quizzes every week, that can make or break your grade. She will talk down to you and make you feel dumb in her office hours. Don't let her, pharmacology is hard. Good luck.
Literally the worst professor I've had so far. She is extremely unhelpful when you ask her to clarify something and responds to you in a demeaning way. Has a million assignments which are constantly popping up out of the blue. Quizzes every week, exams are INSANE. This class is hard and she definitely makes it even harder for you to learn.
The worst instructor I've ever had. I have A's in all my other classes but this class: Pharm 37B is a C. Soto's class is as unorganized as it gets. You will be tested on material that is not in the current Unit or even in the current semester! And when you try to ask her why, she dismisses you. I can't believe this is a 1 unit class.
One of the worst professors in the program honestly. I tried to like her, just couldn't. She will talk down to students and make them feel bad. She makes you feel like she wants you to fail. Honestly taught myself everything on my own. You will know your stuff, but this class is awful. I'm glad to be done with it.
My biggest suggestion for all you incoming students is to stay attentive in class and type down everything that she mentions in LECTURE because she usually hits the main point as to what she would like you to know and study for. Her test and study guide are unorganized and hard to locate on canvas so that gets frustrating to navigate. CTRL + F LOL
I have soto for 37C and she's probably the only teacher I have had so far, she lectures and does it amazing!Her tests are challenging,and she will test you on material from 1st and second semester sometimes but it's things you should know like antibiotics,antidotes and medications that are not recommended during pregnancy! Study and you will be ok!
Had Soto for 37B. She is an amazing professor and you will know your medications. Study your study guides and you will be fine. I used lots of YouTube videos and not once did I open the book. Write down everything she mentions in class!
She gives a lot of work to do but I feel like it helps you remember things. When I took her class I felt like I was learning but w/other professors I dont know what Im doing. She is funny, nice but distracted. She does alot but is always trying to be there to help students. I feel like she gives us the resources its up to us to use them.
Horrible instructor. favors other students. Not grading equally.
She wants you to learn and pass with a good grade but is just very messy so it can get frustrating. Take the time to learn how she works and use only material (slides and study guides) she gives you, you will get a good grade. All exams are comprehensive so don't forget information until you're completely done with all 3 semesters of pharm.
She's tough, but you learn. She can be frustrating because homework is hidden in random places and very scattered, but I learned and retained more than I have with my new Pharm teacher. Listen to her lectures do the homework you will pass. Tests are cumulative other semesters learning will show up in the next semester.
Unfair grader.
I had her class 37A-C, and also OB(RN45). She amazing at teaching u Pharm&OB. However, most stressful class ever. The wkly quiz you have to study will build up to the exams. Do them! Create your studyguides soon as u can. She prepared me for the HESI! The confidence I have when doing med pass is great! Nurses in clinical are amazed how much i know.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
94%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
-0.01 avg changeRatings by Course
RN37C
5.0
(1)OB
3.8
(5)RN37B
3.5
(2)PHARM35A
3.0
(10)RN35A
3.0
(2)Difficulty by Course
RN101
5.0
RN37C
5.0
35B
4.5
OB
4.4
RN35B
4.4