Month: October 2011

As you monster mash your way through the evening, please enjoy a spooky and safe Halloween!

Amidst competitors such as Google’s Chrome OS, Apple’s iOS, Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7, and various flavors of Linux, Mozilla is diving into the mobile OS market with its Boot to Gecko or “B2G” operating system.  Designed for quick booting, ease of taking your settings with you across devices, and optimized for web browsing, mobile operating […]

Stanbridge College is pleased to recognize all of the students, instructors and staff in our Occupational Therapy Assistance program on World Occupational Therapy Day. On this day, the World Federation of Occupational Therapy (WFOT) honors occupational therapists and promotes awareness of the impact that occupational therapy has on our everyday lives. According to the American […]

Improvements in healthcare technology are often met with high praise, but a recent presentation by Marge Funk, RN and nursing researcher at Yale-New Haven Hospital suggests that nurses maintain their caution—and common sense—when adopting new techniques and technologies. When approaching technology, Funk advocates four guidelines to follow. Use technology appropriately. Just because a new technology […]

As families become busy with school, work, extracurricular activities, social gatherings and other commitments, parents may feel as though they are not paying enough attention to their children throughout the day. According to the American Association of Occupational Therapy, occupational therapists are trained in child development including physical, mental, emotional and behavioral management. To help […]

Paul Venezia, writing in Network World, details some of the decision making issues, human factors, and potential outcomes of a corporate switch from an Exchange-based solution to Google’s cloud-based system.  Financially, the process was a success; however, it was not an easy transfer due to Google’s lack of support and need for an in-depth understanding of […]

Stanbridge College encourages you to volunteer for the Orange County Free Medical Clinic on Saturday, October 29th to help those without access to basic healthcare services. The Orange County Free Medical Clinic is hosted by Mariners Outreach. They are looking for both medical and non-medical volunteers to help provide care for those in need in […]

Stanbridge College recently partnered with the American Red Cross for its’ quarterly blood drive on October 11, 2011. Stanbridge College nursing, IT and occupational therapy students, staff and instructors donated 23 units of blood. According to the Red Cross, Stanbridge College donors will assist in saving the lives of 69 people in need of blood […]

Nurses will be critical to meeting the increased healthcare demands that insurance reforms bring in the coming years, writes Deloras Jones, RN, in a recent article. While California has seen increases in nurse school enrollment and increased its nursing workforce, the state is still “ranked 47th in the nation for RNs per capita.” Increased insurance […]

Playtime is generally a time in which children learn to socially interact with others. Kids pick up on social cues that show them how to control their behavior. But for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), these cues are not easily learned or understood causing difficulty in creating friendships. A recent study from Occupational […]