accelnurse

accelnurse has 2 years experience.

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1. North Oaks Hospital in Hammond LA.

   accelnurse replied to crawlyberry's topic in Louisiana

   I've heard mostly good things about the surgery unit. I've heard it is a good place to learn for new nurses. From what I understand, the staff gets along well and works well together. I've also heard they have great CNAs. The only negative things I'v...

2. North Oaks Hospital in Hammond LA.

   accelnurse replied to crawlyberry's topic in Louisiana

   I work on the Telemetry unit at North Oaks. In the past, we have had our share of staffing issues. It was mostly not enough CNAs to help the nurses, which caused nurses to quit. This has been resolved for now. North Oaks took the initiative to start ...

3. BRCC & OLOL Nursing

   accelnurse replied to 2ndGoRound's topic in Louisiana

   Hi. You are right about better chances at OLOL since they have more programs (accel and reg) and they accept more than once per year, but they are MUCH more expensive than BRCC. The main difference in OLOL and BRCC is that OLOL does NOT require the l...

4. OLOL - Accelarated Program 2007

   accelnurse replied to Prism57966's topic in Louisiana

   Hi everyone. Also, you should understand that just because you are nursing students, you do not have to be treated like crap by certain staff members who put their own needs before students' needs. You can always call the Baton Rouge campus if anythi...

5. Rn Relocating To Shreveport Area..help!!

   accelnurse replied to IndianapolisNurse's topic in Louisiana

   Hi, I lived in Shreveport several years ago, but I was not a nurse at that time; however, the most popular hospitals are the Willis Knighton hospitals -- either the Bossier City location or the Pierremont location in southeast Shreveport. Both are ve...

6. Fall '07 Applicants-OLOL Accelerated

   accelnurse replied to serenity_2K2's topic in Louisiana

   Hi. I'm currently in this accelerated program (graduating Thursday!) It has helped me to have a study partner, but I found groups are not good. Also, you really won't be able to go home on weekends since most weekends you will have clinicals or major...