Magnet Journey

My name is Rosalyn Phan and I am the Magnet Program Director for Loma Linda University Health. I received my Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP), with an emphasis in nursing leadership/administration and a Bachelor’s of Science in Public Health. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to work alongside the nursing staff at Loma Linda University Health. Magnet recognition signifies that our nurses and hospital staff have created an environment conducive to patient-centered care and quality outcomes.

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Greetings! My is Nic Cruz, and I am the Manager of the Magnet Program here at Loma Linda University Health. I have been with the organization since 2013, started as a float nurse, and joined the Magnet department in 2018 as the Quality analyst. I received my Bachelor of Science, major in Nursing degree from LLU School of Nursing, and my Master of Science in Health Informatics and Healthcare Analytics degree from the University of South Florida. As part of the Magnet team, I am proud to work alongside our amazing nurses, to support them through various professional development and meaningful recognition programs we offer, and to showcase our high-quality outcomes for all the patients we serve.

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My name is Karla Juhas Velasquez and I have been with the Loma Linda organization since 2011, first as a nursing student and then as a RN on Cardio-Thoracic Surgical ICU unit at Loma Linda University Medical Center. Currently I am a Magnet Program Specialist with the Magnet Team. I was supported by great leaders through the years as I committed time to Professional Governance and to the Magnet Champion position, which fostered my personal and professional growth. I am honored to now sit with the Magnet Team where now I can provide inspiration, support and leadership to other nurse with the same commitments for innovation, progression, and ultimately excellent patient care.

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My Name is Ashley Wiese and I received my Bachelor of Nursing degree from West Coast University in 2016 and I joined Loma Linda University Medical Center as Clinical Nurse in the Emergency Department in 2018. In both my time in school and bedside I developed a passion for mentorship, nursing education, community outreach and fostering personal and professional growth. While working at the bedside I had the privilege to work with a team that felt like family and encouraged and promoted each other’s successes. I was an active part in our units Professional Governance as well as the Nurse Residency Mentorship Program and a Department Champion in Stroke & Pediatrics. I have been active in our Local and State chapters of the Emergency Nurses Association. I am privileged to have this opportunity to be a part of the Magnet Team and provide assistance in our nurses’ professional growth, and lead our employees to new innovations, personal accomplishments, and excellence in their work and care of our patients.

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Hello! My name is Bethany McClure and I have been an RN since 2005. I have worked in the blood bank setting, in dialysis, psychiatric care, adult medical-surgical acute care, antepartum, postpartum, and newborn nursery. Engaging in several nursing specialty areas has illustrated for me that our greatness as healthcare professionals is not what we have, but what we give. As nurses, we rise by lifting each other, and I am so thankful to be a Magnet Program Specialist for Loma Linda University Health, where I have the privilege of serving and recognizing extraordinary nurses as they care for our community and beyond.

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