Category: Nursing

Stanbridge University Increases Virtual Reality Offerings with Addition of World’s First Virtual Dissection Table

Stanbridge University is pleased to announce the addition of the the most technologically advanced anatomy visualization system in the world to its Virtual Reality Lab. Stanbridge students can now utilize this rare and innovative tool used by the top hospitals and medical facilities. The Anatomage Table is the only fully segmented real human 3D anatomy […]

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Nursing Student is Improving the Healthcare System, One Hospital at a Time

Nursing Student is Improving the Healthcare System, One Hospital at a Time

  Ms. Paige Dillman, President of the Stanbridge University Nursing Association (SUNSA) is working toward her RN degree. Her recent California Campus Compact Community Engagement Student Fellowship (CESF) has empowered her to help improve the internal workings of hospitals and the nursing profession at large. With her fellowship, Ms. Dillman discovered new aspects of nursing […]

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LVN vs. LPN: What’s the Difference?

If you’re thinking of becoming a nurse, you’ve likely noticed many abbreviations during your research. With multiple nursing licenses available to pursue, it can be difficult for a prospective student to differentiate between them, especially in the case of Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). What’s the difference between LVNs and LPNs? […]

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From Doctor to Nurse, a Lifelong Journey to Care

From Doctor to Nurse, a Lifelong Journey to Care

Stanbridge graduate Miriam Galindo is a passionate and hardworking individual who has never given up on her dreams of working as a psychiatric nurse. As a recognized valedictorian of her 2017 class, Galindo had been working extraordinarily hard to accomplish these deep-rooted goals for herself. Galindo told us that Stanbridge was the open door she […]

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Where Can a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Work?

Contrary to popular belief, vocational nurses can work in a wide variety of environments. Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) have the flexibility of being necessary for many medical facilities and environments. LVNs are simply known as nurses, and nurses are needed all over the world, pretty much anywhere a doctor cares for patients. Most LVNs work in […]

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What is a Vocational Nurse (LVN)?

In the field of medicine, there are many different types of professional roles. In nursing alone, there are a number of different types of nurses: Licensed Vocational Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Nurse, Travel Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Nurse, Emergency Room Nurse, Operating Room Nurse, Home Health Nurse, Nursing Assistant, […]

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Stanbridge Student Receives President’s Volunteer Service Award

Stanbridge Student Receives President's Volunteer Service Award

Vocational Nursing student Felipe Lopez was recently awarded The President’s Volunteer Service Award for over 100 hours of community service in 2015! The award is a Presidential Honor that recognizes valuable contributions of volunteers nationwide, who are serving others through current activities or lifetime service. Mr. Lopez performed his community service by working in a wide variety […]

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2016 Alumni Association Board Election Results

2016 Alumni Association Board Election Results

Stanbridge College is pleased to announce the results of the 2016 Alumni Association elections! After an extensive nomination and balloting process, Stanbridge alumni have elected the officers who will represent them on the Executive Board. Please join us in congratulating President Angela Vessey, Vice President Kris Kline, Secretary Chrystal Billings, and Treasurer David Thomas!

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Stanbridge College Expands Cadaver Lab Facilities with Human Specimens

One year after unveiling the first Synthetic Human Cadaver Lab on the West Coast, Stanbridge College has expanded its training resources for students by adding real human cadavers to widen the scope and experience of the anatomy and physiology courses. The cadavers, one male and one female, come to Stanbridge from the University of Arizona, College […]

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Stanbridge College Students, Faculty, and Staff Raise $1507.42 for Free Wheelchair Mission

A plastic lawn chair. A bicycle wheel. Simple items that one might easily throw away are repurposed for remarkable use by a humanitarian nonprofit organization called Free Wheelchair Mission. Designed with limited resources in mind, and built using donated materials, Free Wheelchair Mission creates unique, durable wheelchairs and brings them to people with disabilities in […]

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