Author: Stanbridge

Stanbridge Nursing Students Improve Patient Care By Breaking Down Language Barriers

Stanbridge Nursing Students Improve Patient Care By Breaking Down Language Barriers

For the Vocational Nursing students at Stanbridge College, learning proper communication is a major emphasis in their curriculum. When the nursing students of cohort FTQ ran into a challenging situation communicating with a non-English speaking patient their solution was to go beyond the textbook and demonstrate their personal dedication to ensure the highest level of […]

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Stanbridge College Sponsors Foster Youth Graduation at Orangewood

Stanbridge College was pleased to be a supporter of the graduation ceremony of twenty eight students of the Orangewood Children’s Foundation, an organization in Orange County, California that works to successfully transition emancipated foster youth, support children in foster care, strengthen at risk families and break the cycle of child abuse. Stanbridge College supports a […]

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Nurses Meet the Challenge of Mass Causalities

Nurses working at busy hospitals need to keep their composure at all times, but receiving a large number of critically injured patients at once requires nurses to use all of their skills and training. When a gunman shot innocent bystanders at an event for Congresswomen Gabrielle Giffords outside a grocery store in Tucson, Arizona, the […]

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Stanbridge College hosts Allied Health and Vocational Nursing Career Fair

Stanbridge College hosts Allied Health and Vocational Nursing Career Fair

On June 7, 2011 Stanbridge College hosted their biannual Allied Health and Vocational Nursing Career Fair. Stanbridge College’s Vocational Nursing and Occupational Therapy students were able to network with over 30 southern California health care organizations. The students were able to explore new career opportunities and gather advice on what employers are looking for in […]

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Serving the Orange County Needy with a Warm Meal and a Smile

On Saturday June 11, the Stanbridge community once again gathered at the Lighthouse Ministries Church in Costa Mesa to serve the homeless of Orange County. Upon arrival, over 300 adults and children were greeted by a receiving line of the volunteers ready to welcome and invite them in for a warm meal. The needy were […]

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Favorite Charity Contest to Support the Joplin Tornado Disaster

  Standbridge College announces the quarterly Favorite Charity Contest where students, faculty and staff are encouraged to submit their favorite charity and why the Stanbridge community should contribute to its mission. This quarter, Stanbridge College would like to support the town of Joplin, Missouri as it recovers from the devastating tornado hits in May. Please […]

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Home care program for elderly improves outcomes, study finds

A study in the journal Nursing Outlook found that a home-based care program for the elderly called “Aging in Place,” which integrates personalized health services and nursing care coordination, improved outcomes and reduced costs compared with assisted home living and nursing home care. Program participants also had improvements in their mental and physical health, data […]

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URGENT APPEAL! Volunteers needed to serve the homeless!

  Event: Stanbridge College Volunteering to Serve Homeless Date: Saturday June 11, 2011 Time: 2:00pm-5:00pm Location: Lighthouse Outreach Ministries: 1885 Anaheim St. Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Registration: Current students register online or email [email protected] Stanbridge College is sending out an urgent appeal for volunteers to help on Saturday, June 11 at the Lighthouse Outreach Ministries […]

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Stanbridge College Receives National Recognition for Community Service, Named to President’s Honor Roll

Stanbridge College Receives National Recognition for Community Service, Named to President’s Honor Roll

For the second consecutive year, Stanbridge College has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The Honor Roll recognizes exemplary service to America’s communities and is the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and […]

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Stanbridge College Raises Over $2600 for ShelterBox and Japan Relief Project!

Stanbridge College Raises Over $2600 for ShelterBox and Japan Relief Project!

In April and May, Stanbridge College students raised $2,636.52 for ShelterBox, an international disaster relief charity that delivers emergency shelter, warmth and dignity to people affected by disaster worldwide, to provide support for the victims of the Japanese tsunami and earthquake. Nursing students participated in Jeans Week, a fundraiser that allows students to wear jeans […]

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