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I answered the other posting, but let me add that Tulane has a travel nurse agency, All about nursing, that pays really well, including living expenses

I have to assume you mean that you are going to work in New Orleans since you mentioned Tulane and Oschner. Tulane is a large teaching hospital. The pay is good, one of the highest but the nurse to patient ratio is high. Right now they are offeri...

I have posted several times about how important it is for those considering this program to study Pharm BEFORE the class starts, especially if (like me) they have never had an reason to need to know about Pharmaceuticals. Learn as much as you can; no...

Hi, Call OLOL Community College and see what GPA they require. I am in one of their accelerated programs for which you need a BS first. GPA was not the most important criteria for entrance, the essay and interview were. University Nursing progr...

Welcome, I am also graduating in May. Advice: Check with the hospitals here, I know Tulane Medical Center will give you a $5000.00 signon bonus and $3000.00 relocation pay. I believe most hospitals here have some type of bonus pay. There are so ...

Hey, I know that guy!! la bonne ton roule!!:cheers:

You know you are a Louisiana nurse when... your patient presents at the ER with a crab claw shut tightly through the nail and face of his thumb. Discharge instructions? remember some crabs are double jointed

I am from an area about 75 miles from NO but keep an apartment in NO for work days. New Orleans is not the safest place to live but there are areas that are better than others. In the uptown area around the universities it is fairly safe, then the...

I have some information. If anyone else could fill in...Baton Rouge is a very nice place being the state capital and home to LSU. There is some crime but on the whole for a city its size it is not bad. Mostly thug on thug type. There are a few schoo...

Hey Theron, WIA is a work training program; a US gov't program. They were supposed to pay half of the tuition for Fall but did not get the paperwork done in time so Tulane picked up the entire bill for Fall. We filled out paperwork at the WIA offic...

That is a WEB address I meant to say :innerconf

News on East Jeff... One of the teachers from Tulane & now West Jeff told me today that E. Jeff may start up as soon as this summer and that they need applicants. Send me a private message and I will give you the email address of the person you...

I am finishing in May at the OLOL Tulane program and yes, we have heard that EJ will have this program in the Fall. That is all I know right now. You can call the OLOL program at Tulane or email Dr. XXX at (send me a personal request and I will send ...

Boy, do I hope this one hasn't already been said. My tip of the day would be to, no matter what, when moving a patient in bed, or making adjustments to them or their bed....always check that the IV lines or foley catheter tubing or any other lines a...

There are certain procedures you will be told you will be doing during a particular clinical, whether for your patient or not,so prepare before hand. I put together "Kits" for drawing blood, etc and put all in a bio bag and stash it in the supply r...

Which location are you applying for? Tulane, Baton Rouge, West Jeff or East Jeff? If you search for Olol College there is so much information and if this does not answer your questions; post them on here and someone will answer Good Luck and Welcome...

Since you already have a BS why not try for OLOL College's AN programs at Tulane, West Jeff or East Jeff? To get in you must have a 4 yr degree and the pre-reqs they require. Call OLOL (Our Lady of the Lake) in Baton Rouge and get a packet. The pr...

Hi Debbie, I am in the program right now. I am sure from the emails about OLOL College you know how tough it is. We are down 30% in the amount of students from the start. The administration seems to be trying to hang on to the rest of us; they hav...

Sorry Trinh, I did not mean to insult you. Actually I was being a bit sarcastic because someone wrote an email being very negative about RN's giving massages to patients and she had used (or attempted) to use the word "Masseusses" and had spelt it w...

Hi, I would be happy to tell you what to expect. First.. We go to school 3 days a week, with two days of Clinicals. The only reason some of our classmates have had to go more than 5 days a week was to make up clinical days. Our teachers this fall, w...

Gina Gina While I am not a licensed Masseuse the patient dying of cancer did not seem to care, and sweetie that is all that matters.

Congrats Kinsey, I was where you are last spring, so excited. Some of the students from the 2006 and 2005 classes gave me wonderful advice along with books, and notes etc. I would love to pass along what I can. I am in the Tulane class right now,...

I spoke to one of the teachers at OLOL/Tulane today who is going to be teaching at West Jeff and she said that the comment on 7 days a week had to do with the students having the ability and committment to go to schoo/clinicals 7 days a week if neede...

I am in the OLOl College Tulane program right now, and have not yet had school/clinicals 7 days a week. I think you may have misunderstood the schedule. Our weeks are usually 3 days classes, 2 days clinicals. There is one clinical group on weekend...

I am a RN student, finishing in May. One of the clinical directors in our school is a licensed massage therapist and preaches the wonders of massage. Two weeks ago, I had a patient dying of esophageal cancer and she was alone for the two days I was ...