NUIP 3430

This course was pretty difficult. I still haven't taken the final, but my current grade is an 97 (A). The class is the same as pharm I but just with a different professor. Kastello is not very flexible about certain things. When we have tests, you cannot leave the room until everyone has finished. You have 4 content exams during the semester which are 15% and the final is 25% of your grade. I would not recommend pulling all-nighters for these. Attendance is graded and there are weekly quizzes. The quizzes have some incorrect answers but Kastello never really fixed them. Also, when we would bring up a question to Kastello as to any misleading information for getting an answer wrong on an exam, she would dismiss any comments about that. However, there is an extra credit opportunity towards the end of the semester and on the first exam. #tCFF23

Dr. Kastello, although very knowledgeable in pharmacology, had a lack of compassion for her students. It truly felt like she did not have a care in the world about our performance, success in her class, and our future as nurses. Additionally, the amount of material that we were expected to know was extremely ridiculous, especially when it came to memorizing information regarding medications that are no longer used in the clinical setting or ones that have been taken off the market by the FDA. In her syllabus, Dr. Kastello stated that she would respond to emails in 24-48 hours. However, I have emailed her countless times this semester and she never responded to a single one.

Jennifer Kastello is incredible. She cares about her students, knows pharmacology, is very approachable and flexible to meet and also stresses the importance of this class for nurses. This class was one of the two hardest in nursing school and her tests really test to make sure you know everything about each drug. I studied a ton for this class, and the weekend quiz/tests were rough- but I really felt like I understood the implications and the way the drugs worked on cellular levels and on the person as a whole. This class was incredible and Professor Kastello made it incredible!