Category: Vocational Nursing

A Future of Hope: Stanbridge College Hosts College and Career Tour for Project Hope Kids

A Future of Hope: Stanbridge College Hosts College and Career Tour for Project Hope Kids

On March 22nd, Stanbridge College welcomed the smiling faces of 6th, 7th and 8th grade students from Project Hope School and provided them with a campus tour of its Healthcare and Information Technology programs. The students, the majority of whom live in temporary housing and homeless shelters in Orange County, are members of the College […]

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Volunteers Needed at the 2012 Special Olympics Summer Games 6/9 & 6/10

Volunteers Needed at the 2012 Special Olympics Summer Games 6/9 & 6/10

Stanbridge College REACH is continuing its support of the Special Olympics Southern California by gathering volunteers for the 2012 Summer Games June 9th and 10th. In 2011, over 1,100 athletes competed in the Summer Games in six different competitions including athletics (track and field), aquatics, basketball, bocce, golf, and gymnastics. Hearing the roar of the […]

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Stanbridge College Celebrates National Nurses Week 2012

Stanbridge College Celebrates National Nurses Week 2012

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 […]

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4/28 Respiratory Ventilator Workshop

4/28 Respiratory Ventilator Workshop

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 […]

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4/24 Mac Troubleshooting and Integration Workshop

4/24 Mac Troubleshooting and Integration Workshop

The Alumni Association at Stanbridge College is please to present a new Information Technology workshop entitled Mac Troubleshooting and Integration on Tuesday, April 24, 2012.  Register today and gain valuable skills in Mac administration and implementation to add to your résumé! Join guest instructor Russell Poucher, President of Creative Resources Technology Group, a national provider […]

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4/21 Tracheostomy Care and Oxygen Delivery Devices Workshop

4/21 Tracheostomy Care and Oxygen Delivery Devices Workshop

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.  […]

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25 Elderly Sri Lankans Receive Corrective Eye Surgeries from Stanbridge College Fundraiser

25 Elderly Sri Lankans Receive Corrective Eye Surgeries from Stanbridge College Fundraiser

In 2011, Stanbridge College raised and donated funds for 25 impoverished and blind people to receive cataract eye surgeries from the Lion’s Gift of Sight Hospital in Sri Lanka. Lion’s Gift of Sight Hospital was founded by the International Association of Lions Clubs and their support for Vision 2020, a global initiative for the elimination […]

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Stanbridge Spotlight: Nursing Instructor Writes Children’s Book for Upset Tummies

Stanbridge Spotlight: Nursing Instructor Writes Children’s Book for Upset Tummies

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 […]

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Stanbridge Spotlight: Nursing Student Nominated for Senior Care Humanitarian Award

Stanbridge Spotlight: Nursing Student Nominated for Senior Care Humanitarian Award

Stanbridge College Vocational Nursing student, Lisa Daniels loves what she does. “I am a Social Worker/Case Manager at a skilled nursing facility in Costa Mesa.  I have the pleasure of working with seniors, their families and their physicians everyday, toward the same goal…great care,” stated the term 1 nursing student. Last fall, alongside fellow senior […]

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Show Some Love to Those in Need: Valentine’s Day Ice Cream & Popcorn Social Fundraiser for OC Homeless

Show Some Love to Those in Need: Valentine’s Day Ice Cream & Popcorn Social Fundraiser for OC Homeless

This Valentine’s Day, show some love for the needy! Help Stanbridge College REACH raise funds to purchase bus passes for homeless people in Orange County. Join us at the Valentine’s Day Ice Cream and Popcorn Social in the Stanbridge College Student Lounge. Enjoy a tasty treat, hang out with your sweetheart and show your love […]

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