Category: Vocational Nursing

IT Projected to have greatest impact on Healthcare Worker Shortage

IT Projected to have greatest impact on Healthcare Worker Shortage

A recent survey at ASQ of 475 healthcare professionals revealed the greatest burden is to be felt by Primary Care Physicians and Nurses, when staffing shortages worsen in 2014 as the healthcare reform law kicks in and more baby-boomers become Medicare-aged.  Healthcare IT systems (especially Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) were viewed as key to prevent […]

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Compassion Fatigue: Additional Recognition and Intervention Strategies for Nurses

Compassion Fatigue: Additional Recognition and Intervention Strategies for Nurses

In an earlier blog post, we addressed compassion fatigue, and now we’re back with more suggestions for preventing and alleviating this common problem.  Compassion fatigue is “a combination of physical, emotional, and spiritual depletion” that can strike nurses and other caregivers.  While compassion fatigue absolutely impacts nurses on a personal level, it also has an […]

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Enterprise Mac networks face crippling exploits

Enterprise Mac networks face crippling exploits

Mac OS has had a veneer of invulnerability for quite a while, and new releases such as OS X Lion have improved security features. Many users do not even bother to install anti-malware software on their Macs. Whether OS X is truly a more secure operating system than its competitors is in question, however. At […]

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How Does Cable Broadband Work?

How Does Cable Broadband Work?

[seotool] Ars Technica has an easy to understand article revealing how a one-way technology was converted to a bi-directional networking system through the magic of DOCSIS.  This is a must-read for any tech supporting SOHO or SMB networks using cable. Visit Stanbridge College to learn about how you can pursue a career in Information Technology. […]

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Addressing the self-care needs of patients with mobile technology

Addressing the self-care needs of patients with mobile technology

Upon discharging a patient, health care professionals may provide verbal or written at-home care instructions; however, not all patients respond well to these types of instructions.  A recent article in the American Journal of Nursing analyzes the outcome of a nurse providing innovative care: the nurse created step-by-step visual instructions for a patient by taking […]

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Reading the Rewards: Stanbridge Nursing Cohort FTO Gathers 200+ Children’s Books for CHOC

Reading the Rewards: Stanbridge Nursing Cohort FTO Gathers 200+ Children’s Books for CHOC

Stanbridge College nursing students from cohort FTO organized and gathered over 200 picture books to benefit the children of CHOC Children’s Hospital of Orange County. Within a few months of graduating, the vocational nursing students wanted to aid CHOC Children’s based on their previous clinical work and lessons in pediatrics and their interest in community service. They […]

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Be a Hero for those in Need: Serving the Homeless with Stanbridge College in September

Be a Hero for those in Need: Serving the Homeless with Stanbridge College in September

On September 24th, Stanbridge College will be working with Mariners Outreach to serve lunch to those in need of a warm meal. Stanbridge College REACH is asking you to be a hero for hundreds of homeless and low-income families in Orange County by becoming a volunteer today. Date: Saturday September 24, 2011 Time: 2:00pm-5:00pm Location: […]

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No excuses: tips for cleaning screens

No excuses: tips for cleaning screens

Do you keep your screens clean? Or can you write in the dust on your laptop screen? From tablets to smart phones to LCDs and projection screens, we have to set up, manage, and troubleshoot more and more screens at work and in our home. However, screens—especially touch screens—are subject to a lot of grime. […]

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Full Tummies, Happy Smiles: Serving Lunch to Project Hope School

On Friday August 26th, Stanbridge College REACH lent their support to Project Hope School by serving lunch and donating food to the students and their families. Faculty and staff served over 30 children with a pizza party. According to Stanbridge College Director of Faculty Development for the Vocational Nursing Program, Judy Corless, “It was such […]

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Nurses Improving Mental Health Care

Nurses Improving Mental Health Care

Mental Health Month is observed each year in May, but nurses around the world are continuing to make an impact on mental health care every day. In the article, “Nurses Improving Mental Health Care” Nurse Zone features nurses who are positively impacting psychiatric patient care. The article discusses how nurses approach psychiatric patient care. One […]

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