Every May, patients, healthcare providers, nursing professionals and educators celebrate National Nurses Week and the work of nurses around the world. Established in 2003, National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6th, National Nurses Day, through May 12th, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. Since the Nursing program’s inception in […]
There are 3 days remaining to register for the Respiratory Ventilator Competency Workshop this Saturday April 28, 2012. Taking the Respiratory Ventilator Competency Course will make you more competent in administering proper respiratory intervention to patients, and it will increase your chances of being hired within sub acute or acute care facilities. Here are the […]
The Alumni Association of Stanbridge College presents the Tracheostomy Care and Oxygen Delivery Devices Workshop this Saturday, April 21st from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Many trauma patients require a tracheostomy during intensive care. The tracheostomy workshop will better prepare you for work in any acute or sub-acute care setting where the tracheostomy is performed. […]
Stanbridge College receives national recognition for community service by the Corporation for National and Community Service for the third consecutive year. Irvine, California – Stanbridge College, a private technical school in Irvine, California, was admitted to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. This award is […]
Stanbridge College Nursing Instructor, Anne Garrett, RN, looks at a CT scanner and thinks of it as if it were a space ship in Star Wars. According to her husband, Haydn, Mrs. Garrett can understand how “little people” think. With eight grandchildren, ages ranging from three to twelve, she would often write stories to them […]
Stanbridge College REACH is looking for volunteers to help assist the Medical Safety and Management Team at the LA Marathon on Sunday, March 18th. According to the LA Marathon LLC, the race is expected to draw over 25,000 participants. With such a large turn out, volunteers are greatly needed to help runners stay healthy during […]
Stanbridge College is pleased to announce the graduation of 125 Vocational Nursing and Information Technology students in the Class of 2011. November 11, 2011 marked Stanbridge College’s 23rd Commencement Exercise. The Fall 2011 Commencement also celebrated the inaugural class of graduates who earned their Associate of Science in Information Technology. Guest speaker Orange County District […]
In the healthcare industry, partnerships between allied health professionals are often beneficial for patient care. According to an article in NursingTimes.net, nurses and occupational therapists can work together to provide quality end of life care. Because OTs are trained in assessment, coordination and advanced care planning, they are able to assist nurses who are responsible […]
On December 8, 2011, the Stanbridge College Vocational Nursing and Occupational Therapy Assistance students met with over 30 employers at the Allied Health Career Fair. Students and alumni were able to network with organizations including rehabilitation centers, acute hospitals, home health facilities, medical offices, hospice care, residential care and skilled nursing facilities in Orange County. […]
Nurses working in emergency departments can be more aware of hand hygiene in certain situations. A new study found that nurses were less likely to follow proper hand hygiene in particular circumstances: when patients are being treated in hallway beds, and when patients are being transported between departments or rooms. With overcrowded EDs increasing, nurses […]