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1. STABLE program

   upSNUP replied to scaredtorelocate's topic in Oregon

   I am a new grad in Oregon and there aren't a lot of STABLE courses offered in the state. Actually most of the classes offered are actually recertification classes, not initial certification courses. The next class I can take is two months from now an...

2. Doulas: love them or hate them.

   upSNUP replied to Sixxer's topic in Ob/Gyn

   As a senior nursing student with a history as a doula, I can say that there were times when I had clients that totally behaved in an "us vs them" manner when they got to the hospital (and maybe they had that attitude before and thought a doula would ...

3. New Grad Programs in Portland, Oregon

   upSNUP replied to LUVNURSING2008's topic in Oregon

   Honestly, a lot of people want to move to Portland right now and we have absolutely NO shortage of nurses. It's really hard to find a job. It's frustrating for people like me who are Oregonians, born and raised, and now we have to move away from our ...

4. Specialties highest in need

   upSNUP replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

   Geriatrics, hands down will be the greatest area of need in the upcoming years. This is because a) not a lot of people want to do geriatrics, and b) the babyboomers are getting older. The other area of greatest need is public health nursing. Again, ...

5. Do you constantly worry?

   upSNUP replied to peppapig123's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think it's silly to worry about your license. It's important to have some amount of regard for the seriousness of your actions because people do lose their licenses. I'm in my last year of my BSN and whenever I perform an intervention or char...