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Clinical Nursing Education

Graduate Nursing

Thank you for your interest in Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana for a preceptor or practicum educational experience.

An active academic affiliation agreement with Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana and an active RN license for the state in which the clinical experience will take place or a compact license is required of all nursing students. If you are a student in a program that will yield additional licensure, such as an APRN, your program must have program approval to offer clinical educational experience with the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN). Programs approved for clinical experience in Louisiana can be found on the LSBN website.

Please note that we are committed to the professional development of our employees and do prioritize Ochsner LSU Health employees as well as highly rated graduate programs locally and across the nation.

You should not call Ochsner LSU Health providers or their offices.

Effective April 01, 2024, Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana department of Academics will go live with InPlace for student requests, placement, and compliance for all Advanced Practice Provider (graduate nursing) students. This will include both students participating in a clinical practicum as well as students conducting nursing research/projects. Ochsner LSU Health no longer accepts email requests or pdf applications for clinical practicums with a preceptor via email. All requests will need to be entered into InPlace by the school faculty/coordinator.

Important Dates and Deadlines

Effective April 01, 2024, Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana department of Academics will go live with InPlace for student requests, placement, and compliance for all Advanced Practice Provider (graduate nursing) students. This will include both students participating in a clinical practicum as well as students conducting nursing research/projects. Ochsner LSU Health no longer accepts email requests or pdf applications for clinical practicums with a preceptor via email. All requests will need to be entered into InPlace by the school faculty/coordinator.

Students, please reach out to your faculty advisor to ask that they submit a rotation request on your behalf via InPlace. Students will not have access to this platform. Additionally, preceptors will be confirmed by the OLHS Academics team. Verbal commitments by the preceptor will be taken into consideration but are not guaranteed.

The processing of student requests, compliance, and provisioning can take several weeks, so rotation requests should be entered no later than three months prior to the intended rotation start.

Fall Clinical Rotation

The request deadline for applications for Fall clinical rotations is May 1. .

Spring Clinical Rotation

The request deadline for applications for Spring clinical rotations is October 1.

Summer Clinical Rotation

The request deadline for applications for Summer clinical rotations is February 1.

Students with confirmed placements will be required to review all Student Resources and complete associated documentation. School representatives will submit documentation through InPlace Network on behalf of students for processing.

Students, please provide your school with the necessary documents to be uploaded to your InPlace student profile. Ensure that you have the current year's forms by visiting the Student Expectations page and navigating to the Student Compliance Forms section. OLHS Academics will inform the school when all compliance documentation has been received and the student is cleared to start.

Additional resources are in progress. This page will be updated regularly. If you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, or need assistance, please contact olhs.students@ochsnerlsuhs.org or call 318-626-0912.

All information requests must come through the OLHS Professional Practice and Academics office. ALL students must follow established guidelines and procedures without exceptions.

Clinical Nursing Education