Kathy Lopez

FUNDAMENTALS · VNVN61 · NURSI61 · ADN0000 · VNPROGRAM · VN61 · VN061 · ADN000 · ADN151 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 24/100
RMP rating: 2.8/5
Take again: 18.52%
Difficulty: 4.1

The decision

Avoid if you have a choice; if you want extreme clinical rigor and thick skin.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough clinical standardsPlays favoritesBelittling tone reportedTest and lecture heavyPrepares strong nurses

Many students describe belittling, favoritism, and harsh interpersonal treatment.
A minority say her toughness builds excellent nursing skills if you can handle pressure.
and success often depends on being prepared and preferred.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

As are rare; students , and frequent B or .

; the single online review is also hard.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Nursing fundamentals, lab values, skills check-offs, and .

; online sample is too small to change that.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Nearly every review marks attendance mandatory with skip-class-you-wont-pass tags.

; online review also says mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

and many students warn others to stay away.

A few in-person defenders exist, but overall recommendation is strongly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

and public call-outs dominate; little margin for mistakes.

Format shift

Harsh grading reports .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

and participation pressure.

Format shift

In-person workload is the main story; one .

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Knowledgeable and passionate for some, but many describe condescension that blocks learning.

Format shift

In-person reviews are deeply split; the lone online review is strongly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests, skills, labs, and .

Format shift

and in-person comments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person clinicals and VN courses are polarizing: some credit life-changing prep, many report abuse, favoritism, and fear.

Main concern

Emotional intimidation, favorites, and high-pressure check-offs.

What students said

“Lopez is verbally and emotionally abusive. She mistreats and belittles students.”
ADN151

“ !!! SHE IS PURE EVIL AND DOES NOT CARE ABOUT STUDENTS.”
VNPROGRAM

“Lopez is super tough! She expects the , but .”
ADN151

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

One online review calls her rude, humiliating, and .

Main concern

Public humiliation and .

What students said

“A terrible nursing instructor who is very rude and speaks without thinking.”
ADN151

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is high-stakes testing and clinical performance with little student-friendly flexibility.

Test heavySkills check-offsLecture-based examsStrict clinical standards

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and skills under pressure; no open-book friendliness is described.

Test heavySkills check-offsKnow lab values

“Her class is not hard but she makes it hard by treating students awful.”
VNPROGRAM

“ and WHY.”
ADN0000

Online

One online review says exams come from sources unrelated to the book and she is a .

Test heavyTough grader

“Also, she takes her exams from another source that isn't related to your book.”
ADN151

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ !!! SHE IS PURE EVIL AND DOES NOT CARE ABOUT STUDENTS.”
Voice snapshots generated from 41 reviews, balancing harsh interpersonal complaints against a minority who credit her clinical standards. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Interpersonal Harm

20/100

“She will belittle you or diagnose you with something and try to force THERAPY on you.”

🎯 Clinical Rigor

70/100

“She prepares you for the rest of nursing school.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

22/100

“I would never, never take this course or even go back to this school because of this profesor the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She relies heavily on PP and reads off of them.
Her lecture just goes on and on.
She is very lecture and participation heavy.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

She's tough, but she's tough for a reason.
There is no room for mistakes w her.

Theme 3

💔 About Character

She plays favorites.
She publicly humiliates students and enjoys it.
She is not mean nor does she have any malice.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

41 reviews spanning many years with repeated themes of toughness, favoritism, and abuse give a reliable though polarized picture.

Inside 41 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512

4 out of 55

3 out of 55

2 out of 56

1 out of 513

Course coverage

VN619 reviews

VNPROGRAM9 reviews

VN0618 reviews

ADN00005 reviews

ADN1514 reviews

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FUNDAMENTALS2 reviews

VNVN612 reviews

ADN0001 review

NURSI611 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

B+ 3 · B 10

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Rather not say 2

Kathy Lopez

Avoid if you have a choice; x x x if you want extreme clinical rigor and thick skin.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

⚠️ Interpersonal Harm

🎯 Clinical Rigor

👎 Recommendation Rate

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💔 About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid if you have a choice; if you want extreme clinical rigor and thick skin.