Opinion on Loma Linda?

It is a huge facility, also has a University affiliated with it. And they have every specialty.


Excellent place.

Its a teaching hospital very BIG on policy and procedures as well following seventh day adventist. I worked there but it was not for me they are not very flexible and most of the nurses have been there well over 20 years. They are also one of the lowest paying hosoital. But if you want to learn go there.

actually I heard they do have good nursing program but it is a requiremnet to take religious courses. Its just not a plaesant place to work especially in the OR and especially for a circulating nurse very stressful. I am a surgical tech and I saw alot of this and alot of complaints but good school for nursing from what i here. but again the lowest paying in calif I believe new nurses start of at between 20.00 and 25.00 thats low. Registery nurses can make up to 48.oo. I believe riverside is at 30.00 20 40.00.

vee

I live near there. Many people view Loma Linda focuses too much on bookwork and not enough on actual clinical aspects. For example, they get more practice on care plans and nursing notes. However, they fumble through NG tube insertions and catheters. Several people have told me this. But I remember nursing school only gave me one chance at a catheter! So, this could be the same, everywhere.
I know they are very expensive

I haven't worked there, but I work with residents from there at my hospital. I don't know how good their nurses are (from the school I mean), but I had an awesome experience with my peds rotation there. They are a Level 1 Trauma Center, and are very well-known for the Children's Hospital. They have a pediatric ICU, and probably state-of-the-art everything. The residents are usually pretty good too. They also have a dental school, and the VA hospital down the street is pretty good too.

Hi-

I was thinking about going to Loma Linda for nursing, but was turned off by the nclex pass rates. It looks like all of the community colleges in the area have much better pass rates than Loma Linda. So, it looks like I'm going the community college way, and then get my BSN when I start working as an RN.

I don't know much about the nursing program, but I used to work at Loma Linda University for years.

Not much help to your original question!

Liz

I'm living in LL.
What position am I looking for if I'll take CGFNS Certificate?