Author: Stanbridge

Help Veterans First with the 1st Annual OC Stand Down for Homeless Veterans

Help Veterans First with the 1st Annual OC Stand Down for Homeless Veterans

Veteran’s First OC is hosting the 1st annual Orange County Stand Down for homeless and low income veterans at Santa Ana College Saturday September 17th and Sunday September 18th. Join Stanbridge College REACH as we aid Veterans First in this two day event for veterans and their families to access basic services, bond with their […]

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How to Balance a Nursing Career with Parenthood

How to Balance a Nursing Career with Parenthood

Nurses with children must learn how to balance their busy working lives with the demands of parenthood. Have you had difficulty maintaining your personal, professional, and parental life? In a recent article on NurseZone, three nurses discuss how they created a balance. Their suggestions include: –         Sharing responsibilities with your family/significant other. –         Making sure […]

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It’s Raining Cat and Dog Donations at Stanbridge College

It's Raining Cat and Dog Donations at Stanbridge College

Thank you to all of our students, faculty and staff and the representatives of PetCo who helped us gather over 150lbs of donations for the OC Animal Care Center and Irvine Animal Center. As part of our REACH Beyond the Classroom Service Learning and Civic Engagement initiative, Stanbridge College hosted a week long fundraiser benefiting […]

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Using Personal Network Devices at Work

Using Personal Network Devices at Work

An interesting article in the Wall Street Journal raises many questions about allowing/encouraging employees to use their own personal devices to perform necessary work functions, including security questions about lost phones/laptops, wiping devices if reported stolen (including wiping the employee’s personal information, too), and cost questions for devices used for both personal and work reasons.  […]

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Nurses Advocate for Their Patients and Their Profession

Nurses Advocate for Their Patients and Their Profession

There are many ways to engage in nursing advocacy: joining a professional organization, caring for your patients and co-workers, or ensuring that proper procedures are used to treat patients. An article on Nurse Zone discusses how nurses are becoming advocates for their patients by creating a model of care that reinforces empathy towards patients and […]

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Help Mary’s Kitchen Serve Homeless in OC

Help Mary’s Kitchen Serve Homeless in OC

In our continued efforts to provide assistance to our local Orange County homeless, Stanbridge College REACH is asking for volunteers to help Mary’s Kitchen feed those in need. Mary’s Kitchen, feeds, clothes and provides services that support and enhance the quality of life for the hungry and homeless. The volunteer staff at Mary’s Kitchen typically […]

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Getting Down to Work: Stanbridge College Helps Revitalize Mary’s Kitchen

Last Saturday, Stanbridge College REACH volunteers aided Rebuilding Together Orange County in the revitalization of Mary’s Kitchen, a soup kitchen and shelter for the homeless. REACH volunteers provided much needed support in painting, sanding, clearing out landscape, reinforcing stairs, reframing door jams, and gathering and sorting donations of clothing. In addition to volunteer work, Stanbridge […]

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Conan the Destroyer… of hard drives?

Conan the Destroyer… of hard drives?

While we usually dread the loss of access to our data on a drive, occasionally we need to ensure the data is no longer accessible by anyone – which either involves destroying the data or the physical drive itself.  Tech Republic has five tips on removing access to data on a drive that will no […]

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The Secrets to Being an Excellent Nurse

The Secrets to Being an Excellent Nurse

Listening, continuing education, and networking are a few of the tips provided by several accomplished nurses asked to discuss their experiences in the article entitled, “The Secrets to Achieving Excellence in Nursing”. With a combined 118 years of experience, these men and women share their guiding philosophies, advice on nursing skills and tips for moving […]

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Linux Distribution Spotlight

Linux Distribution Spotlight

Puppy Linux is a mini-distribution, which was designed to be a portable (on a live CD/DVD or flash drive installation) operating system that can be carried from computer to computer, or used in a disaster recovery mode.  When installed to a USB connected flash drive, approximately 100 MB is used to store the operating system […]

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