Jobs

Through the Louisiana Association of Student Nurses you will have the opportunity to apply for many jobs directly relevant to your line of work. In order to search the jobs offered through this organisation, please go to this link.

The benefits of using the site provided by the association itself to look for jobs is that you can be guaranteed that the jobs will be in your state. In other words, the majority of the filtering process has already been done for you. In addition you can be certain that the employers offering the jobs are of the best kind as the association monitors the jobs on its site. Although not all potential jobs are included on this site, it is an excellent point to start. You are not required to be a member to browse the many jobs available and, as new jobs are posted regularly, it is worth visiting this section of the site on a continual basis while job hunting.

Potential employers are able to post jobs to the Louisiana Association of Student Nurse’s site by visiting this link. As they have to pay in order to post these jobs, it weeds out employers who are not offering genuine and worthwhile employment opportunities. If you are a recruiter looking for new employees, please use the link provided to post a job.

NCLEX Exam Preparation

The Louisiana Association of Student Nurses provides a number of resources to its student members when it comes to preparing for the certification examination. As a member of the association you will receive a comprehensive collection of audio nursing lectures online. These lectures are constantly being upgraded, revised, and added to. The purpose of the lectures is to prepare you for the NCLEX (which is the national licensing examination if you not already aware of that fact) as well as for any other nursing examinations you may be required to take. As the information is provided online (in the Members-Only section) some nurses struggle to navigate the system if they are unused to using the internet as a basis for study. Consequently the Comprehensive collection of audio nursing lectures right on line. We will continually be adding new lectures. The Louisiana Association of Student Nurses provides easy instruction of how to use its site from the guided tour section as not all nurses are necessarily familiar with the processes involved in studying online. Students preparing for their exams will receive discounts on NURSING DECKS which “consist of approximately 1,000 comprehensive flashcards. The cards are organized into four color-coded sections and provide an in-depth review of the following topics:

• Medical/Surgical
• Maternal/Child
• Mental Health/Mental Illness
• Community Health Nursing

Nursing Decks are being offered to LASN Members at the price of $53.00 which includes Shipping and Handling. Any Member ordering by phone will receive our special price and our association will receive 10

A tools section giving you access to all the resources you’ll need to use on this site”.

Scholarships and Awards

The Louisiana Association of Student Nurses is an association that works with the best interests of students in mind. This means providing the student nursing population with as many opportunities as possible for reaching their academic aims. The following scholarships are available through the Louisiana Association of Student Nurses:

Title: Academic Scholarship

Purpose: To financially aid a student who demonstrates academic excellence, leadership, and contributes to the school, community, and nursing.

If you would like to apply for this scholarship, please use the download form found at .

Title: Financial Need Scholarship

Purpose: To financially aid a student who is in good academic standing and demonstrates financial need.

If you would like to apply for this scholarship, please use the download form found here.

Title: Breakthrough to Nursing Scholarship

Purpose: To financially aid a student who is in good academic standing and is a non-traditional Nursing student as described by the criteria listed below.

If you would like to apply for this scholarship, please use the download form found here.

Title: Student Nurse of the Year Scholarship Award

Purpose: A monetary award and plaque are presented to the student that meets the criteria listed below if he or she is selected by the LASN Awards Committee which conduct the interviews.  The LASN President is not eligible for this award.

If you would like to apply for this scholarship, please use the download form found here.

Application for scholarships are only open at certain times of the year. Please visit the association’s website regularly if you wish to apply for a scholarship and ensure that you are aware of the application due dates and eligibility requirements.

Rules include the following:

• Only one applicant will receive each of the scholarships listed above.
• No one applicant can receive more than one award.
• Your application must be typed.
• The application form must be completed fully.
• You will be required to attend an interview before your application finally approved or denied.

Students who would like to pursue their dreams have an opportunity of doing so through this organisation.

The association also offers several awards to members who perform at an exceptional level. These awards are handed out once a year at the association’s annual convention. More information about what the awards entail, previous winners of these awards, and how to apply for these awards if you feel that you qualify can be found by going directly to LASN.

Member Schools

The Louisiana Association of Student Nurses is affiliated with a number of organisations and schools in the state of Louisiana. These affiliations are aimed at providing student nurses in this state with the maximum number of opportunities possible. For more information about each of these schools, please visit this link.

Louisiana State Nurses Association
17373 Perkins Rd
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
Phone (225)755-7500 Fax (225) 201-0971
www.lsna.org

National Student Nurses Association
45 Main Street
Suite 606
Brooklyn, NY 11201Telephone: (718) 210-0705
Fax: (718) 210-0710
www.nsna.org

Region I – Shreveport , Natchitoches , Grambling, Ruston , Monroe

• Grambling State University – School of Nursing
• Louisiana Tech University – Division of Nursing
• Northwestern State University – College of Nursing
• The University of Louisiana at Monroe – College of Nursing

Region II – Alexandria , Eunice, Lafayette , Lake Charles , Pineville

• Louisiana College – Rife & Carolyn Saunders Division of Nursing
• Louisiana State University Alexandria – Division of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Louisiana State University Eunice – Division of Nursing and Allied Health
• McNeese State University – College of Nursing
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette – College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions

Region III – Baton Rouge , Hammond , Thibodeaux

• Nicholls State University – Department of Nursing/College of Life Sciences and Technology
• Our Lady of the Lake College – Division of Nursing
• Southeastern Louisiana University – College of Nursing & Health Sciences
• Southern University and A&M College – School of Nursing
• Baton Rouge General Hospital
• Baton Rouge Community College

Region IV – New Orleans Metropolitan Area

• Delgado Community College – Charity School of Nursing
• Dillard University – Division of Nursing
• Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – School of Nursing
• Our Lady of Holy Cross College – Division of Nursing
• William Carey College – Joseph and Nancy Fail School of Nursing
• Loyola University

There are many schools across the state of Louisiana where you can study to become a nurse. However, some of these schools are better than others. In addition, some of them may be better suited to your particular situation than others. This means that you should contrast and compare your favourite schools to each other before making a final decision. Apply to at least three different schools to broaden your options.

Contact Information

To contact the association directly by mail, please use the following address:

Mail:
LASN
PO Box 52655
New Orleans, LA 70152-2655

Alternatively you could use the contact form found at the association’s website here.  If you have any feedback for the association, you can fill out the feedback form found at here.

Membership with an organisation such as this one will improve your chances of success as a student nurse. When looking for a job after you qualify it will boost your resume to include mention of your membership. Membership with the Louisiana Association of Student Nurses shows potential employers that you are willing to go further than the bare minimum required of student nurses and that this characteristic is likely to benefit their health care organisation in the future.