April is National Child Abuse Protection Month
April 1-7 is National Public Health Week
Can you risk being a Good Samaritan?
Recipe:French Toast Casserole with Brown suagr-walnut Crumble
April Fun Family Activities
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April 1-7 is National Public Health Week
Healthiest Nation - National Public Health Week (NPHW) Fact Sheets
Changing our health means ensuring conditions where everyone has the opportunity to be healthy. We all have a role to play:
Everyone deserves to live a long and healthy life in a safe environment. To make that possible, we need to address the causes of poor health and disease risk among individuals and within our communities. Where we live, learn, work, worship and play affects each of us and can determine our health and life expectancy. In the workplace, let's partner across public and private sectors to make sure decisions are made with the public's health in mind.
Within our communities, let's start new conversations with our neighbors and become advocates for positive change. Working together, we can build healthier communities and eventually, the healthiest nation. But we need your help to get there.
During each day of National Public Health Week, we focus on a particular public health topic. Then, we identify ways each of us can make a difference on that topic. These areas are critical to our future success in creating the healthiest nation, and everyone can do their part to help.
Health must be a priority in designing our communities, from healthy housing to parks and playgrounds. Walking and biking must coexist with cars and public transportation. We need lower levels of violence and crime so everyone can safely live, work, learn and play. Support farmers markets and local businesses that value health, such as retailers that don't sell tobacco.
Education is the leading indicator of good health, giving people access to better jobs, incomes and neighborhoods. Call for policies that start with early school success and lead to higher on-time high school graduation rates. Be a champion for school-based health centers in your local schools. Become a mentor - you can make a difference!
Increase economic mobility
The science is clear: Poverty and poor health go hand-in-hand. It's time to fix our country's growing income inequality and the unhealthy stresses it puts on adults and children. Support policies that ensure a living wage and remove barriers that make it harder to advance to higher incomes.
Everyone has the right to good health. We must remove barriers so everyone has the same opportunity to improve their lives and their health. Speak out against racism and an unequal criminal justice system. Demand a fair allocation of community resources. Fight against the trend of growing voter restrictions. Everyone needs a voice in improving our communities.
Our food system should provide affordable food with nutritious ingredients, free from harmful contaminants. For many families, eating healthy is a daily challenge. Call for policies that help eliminate food deserts and bring healthy food to all neighborhoods and schools. Support measures like menu labeling that help people make healthier choices. Start a community garden.
What happens upstream in our environments affects our health downstream. Support policies that protect the air we breathe, both indoors and outdoors, and the clean water we drink. Policies that protect our health from natural and manmade weather events and disasters are just as important. Support efforts that help communities prepare for and adapt to the health impacts of climate change.
Make the healthy choice the easy choice
Avoid using tobacco, alcohol and other drugs. Eat healthy foods and exercise. We need to make these and other healthy choices for ourselves. But it doesn't stop there - we need to work together to create communities that make the healthy choice the easy choice for everyone.
Health reform was just a start. To fulfill its potential, we must continue to pursue options for expanded access to quality care at the federal, state and local levels. But we also need to shift the main focus of our health system from one that treats illness to one that equally emphasizes prevention.
Strong, consistent funding levels are necessary for the public health system to respond to everyday health threats and unexpected health emergencies. Support higher budgets for key public health agencies like CDC and HRSA. The agencies strengthen the public health workforce and are a major source of funding for state and local health departments and programs.
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Can you risk being a Good Samaritan?
IMAGINE YOU ARE DRIVING in heavy traffic when you see a motor vehicle crash (MVC) ahead. A bloodied motorist is waving for help. What should you do? Your conscience and compassion compel you to help but your common sense prompts you to weigh the legal risks. You have three options:
* Help the MVC victim(s) at the scene.
* Drive past the scene but call 911 for help.
* Drive past the scene and make no call for help.
In most states, you have the legal right to choose any of these options, although a few states require specific actions in the case of someone injured in an MVC or during a crime. But even if you have no legal duty to act, it is generally thought that a nurse has an ethical and moral duty to provide assistance.
Good Samaritan laws were enacted to encourage people to voluntarily help someone in need without the fear of being sued for any reasonable care rendered-even if some mistake in treatment occurs. Every state has enacted a Good Samaritan law, but the specifics differ from state to state.
Your legal duty
As long as you pass an accident scene-whether or not you stop down the road to call 911-you have no affirmative legal obligation to an injured victim in most states (the exceptions are discussed below). However, depending on state law, you may incur a legal duty to the victim just by stopping your car at the scene. From that point on, you must intervene appropriately and, unless the scene becomes unsafe for you (or police order you away from the scene), you cannot leave the victim until he or she is being cared for by another healthcare professional with as much or more expertise as you in a prehospital setting.
At this point, you establish a nurse-patient relationship for that particular event. You now owe the patient the normal duty you owe any patient: nursing care that meets the standard of care of a reasonably prudent nurse in a similar situation.
Affirmative duty to render aid
A few states require licensed healthcare professionals to stop and render aid at the scene of an emergency if they can do so without endangering themselves. This is an affirmative legal duty, not an optional one. These statutes are decidedly different from Good Samaritan laws, which provide a liability shield for voluntary aid given or actions undertaken voluntarily and in good faith at an emergency scene that do not rise to the level of gross negligence.
Good Samaritan laws do not prevent a victim from filing a malpractice lawsuit for any service you render at the scene, but they are intended to limit your liability-unless your behavior was grossly negligent or intentionally harmful, or you were the person who initiated the emergency situation (for example, by striking the victim with your car).
Bottom line: Don't wait. Make sure you know how your state's Good Samaritan law applies to nurses...you never know when you will encounter an off-duty emergency.
Source: Adapted from Mackay TR. Legal risks while off duty. In: Ferrell KG, ed. Nurse's Legal Handbook. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer; 2016.
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7 Areas of Self-Care for Nurses, From Nurses
In order for nurses to stay healthy, they need to attend to their own needs with as much care as they offer their patients. However, that can be challenging. Here are some examples of self-care tips for nurses recommended by other nurses, on how to stay healthy - physically, emotionally, mentally, and more.
Working in the nursing field can be tremendously fulfilling, but it can also-ironically-take a toll on your health if you're not careful.
Caring for ill patients, coping with the stress of the job, and managing long shifts can all affect your own health - physically, emotionally, and mentally. For you to stay healthy, you need to attend to your own needs with as much care as you offer your patients. But that can be challenging.
Recognizing this challenge, the American Nursing Association designated 2017 as "Year of the Healthy Nurse," and the theme for National Nurses Week (May 6-12) is "Nursing: The Balance of Mind, Body, and Spirit."
We asked nurses from Capella's nursing programs what they do themselves, and what they recommend to other nurses, to stay healthy. And by healthy, we mean several different things along with physical health. The nurses had great suggestions in the seven different categories that ANA defines as a Healthy Nurse.
1. Physical
If you're sick or suffer from injuries or pain, you're not in the best position to care for others. Several nurses point to preventive actions as the best way to approach physical health and suggest these tips:
"Incorporate healthy food into your diet." - MSN in Nursing Education student
"Get exercise. Take a lunch break to go for a walk, and don't forget the old (but valuable) trick of parking your car at the far end of the parking lot. I prefer to park my vehicle in the farthest parking lot as it's my opportunity for a brisk walk twice a day, coming into and leaving work." - MSN in Nursing Informatics student
"I don't sit at the nurses' station. Instead, I walk the hallways and check on all my patients and do my documentation using a roll-around computer." - MSN in Nursing Education graduate
2. Intellectual
Treat your brain like a muscle that needs regular workouts to stay strong. Keeping your mind sharp will help you feel confident and at the top of your game. Some ways to do that include:
"Keep up on nursing journals and magazines and attend in-service training." - MSN in Nursing Education graduate
"Share knowledge with peers and students and make suggestions for changes that can improve your workplace." - RN-to-BSN graduate
3. Emotional
Caring for your emotional health is vital as well. This one is sometimes hard to manage because emotions can be stirred unexpectedly and unpredictably. But here are some suggestions for trying to maintain an even emotional keel.
"Share special moments-like birthdays, anniversaries, or good news-with patients, families, and coworkers, and let everyone know that they are appreciated and doing an excellent job." - MSN in Nursing Education graduate
"Be empathetic. Everyone makes mistakes and has bad days. Take a deep breath, keep your chin up, and keep moving through the rough obstacles." - MSN in Nursing Informatics student
4. Spiritual
Spirituality is highly personal and can take many forms depending on an individual's beliefs and practices. Whether you believe in a specific faith or not, there are things you can do that will help ground you and support you spiritually.
"Engage in a faith or spiritual community." - DNP student
"Encourage others to be themselves and to respect the culture, religious affiliation, and gender identity of others." - MSN in Nursing Education graduate
"Add mindfulness activities such as meditation or yoga to your week." - RN-to-BSN graduate
5. Personal
This category is ripe with possibility. Anything you do outside of work that enriches your life fits in. These are just a few of the options:
"Explore a hobby or passion. This can include dancing, knitting, singing or playing a musical instrument, basketball, writing, genealogy, cooking-anything that you enjoy and that you look forward to doing." - DNP student
"Volunteer. Giving your time to an organization you believe in is a win-win situation." - RN-to-BSN graduate
6. Professional
Professional health, in the form of professionalism in the workplace as well as professional development that prevents career stagnation and burnout, plays a role in your overall well-being, too.
"Always remain calm and collected. Show respect to the people around you-both patients and coworkers." - MSN in Nursing Education graduate
"Help your colleagues overcome obstacles."- MSN in Nursing Informatics student
"Remember: For every failure, there is a lesson. Take that failure and learn from it, share it, and move on." - DNP student
7. Social
"If you're an introvert, make sure to schedule time alone each week. If you're an extrovert, make sure to have adequate socializing set up. If, like many people, you're a combination of both, figure out the best balance for yourself, and don't feel bad about it." - RN to BSN alumni
"Spend time with people who are important to you, like close friends and family." - DNP student
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French Toast Casserole with Brown Sugar-Walnut Crumble
This is a glorious dish to make for brunch guests: You soak the bread in eggs overnight, so the next morning all you have to do is top the casserole with streusel and bake. The overnight soak makes the finished French toast almost like a custardy souffle.
Ingredients
Casserole:
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened, for the casserole dish
- 1 loaf Italian-style bread, cut into 18 half-inch-thick slices (about 1 pound)
- 6 large eggs
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Kosher salt
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
Brown Sugar Crumble:
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- Kosher salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
- For the casserole: Generously butter a 3-quart casserole dish. Arrange the bread slices over the bottom of the dish in three rows of 6 slices, shingling slightly.
- Whisk the eggs, granulated sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/2 teaspoon salt in large bowl until combined and smooth. Whisk in the milk and heavy cream. Pour the egg mixture evenly over the bread slices, making sure that all slices have been coated. Cover the dish and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or up to 12.
- Position an oven rack in the center of the oven, and preheat to 350 degrees F.
- For the crumble: Toss the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/4 teaspoon salt together in a medium bowl. Add the butter and work it in with your fingers until the mixture is crumbly with pea-sized bits of butter. Mix in the walnuts.
- To assemble: Give the bread slices in the casserole dish a gentle push into the custard. Sprinkle the crumble evenly over the top.
- Bake the casserole until the top is puffed and browned and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes (it will still be a little wiggly but will continue to cook a bit out of the oven); check halfway through the baking time and tent with foil if the topping is browning too quickly. Serve hot.
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April Fun Family Activities
11/29/2018 - 5/30/2019
Tyke's Tuesdays and Thursday's
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
ISC Cherry Hill
650 Kresson Road
Cherry Hill 08034
CALL TO CONFIRM TIMES
REGISTRATION NOT REQUIRED
AGE RANGE: Preschoolers
CALL: 856-428-8588
Thursday (Begins September 20, 2018 and runs through May 30, 2019. Closed for Thanksgiving)Tyke's Thursday's 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. $8 Per Child Includes: Fun and energetic soccer lesson, time in our FunZone, snack and juice. Ages 6 and under
April 6, 2019
Easter Egg Hunts on the Farm!
Paws Discovery Farm
April 6-7
April 13-14
April 20
Join us for our popular Egg Hunt on the farm! Search for eggs all over the nine acres of trails and land at Paws Discovery Farm! Bring your own bag or basket and gather eggs tor redeem for prizes! April 6,7,13,14 & 20, 2019 10am-6pm
$10 admission *No passes or Groupons will be accepted.
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
F.I.S.H. (Family Inclusive Special Hours) Night.
Adventure Aquarium
April is Autism Awareness month. Join us Sunday, April 7, as we host F.I.S.H. (Family Inclusive Special Hours) Night.
On F.I.S.H. Night the aquarium transforms into an accommodating setting for the special needs community.
This special event is included with a discounted General Admission ticket. Adventure Aquarium Members will need to complete the R.S.V.P. form below to secure their free admission to this event. Paid Care Attendants with a valid ID may enter at no additional cost. Orders must be made in advance. Limited capacity for the event.
What to Expect:
All music throughout the aquarium will be turned off
Setting changes at Piranha Falls - no storm noises and lights will be on
In Caribbean Currents the house lighting will be turned on
NO microphones are to be used at touch exhibits or during any special programming
PSEG 3D Theater will be utilized as a quiet room for attendees
More Event Details:
6:30 to 7:30pm - African Penguin at the Discovery Deck
7:45PM - Hippo Bedtime
April 11 through April 13,2019 Weekly on Thursday, Friday, Saturday
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Ritz Theatre Company
915 White Horse Pike
Haddon Township 08107
CALL TO CONFIRM TIMES: 856-858-5230
MORE DETAILS: www.ritztheatreco.org
April 14, 2019
Brunch with the Bunny
Garden State Discovery Museum
WHEN: April 14, 2019 @ 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Come join the Garden State Discovery Museum on Sunday, April 14, 2019 for Brunch with the Bunny! Have your cameras ready for a meet and greet with the Easter Bunny and enjoy brunch served by the Silver Diner!
Seatings available - 11am & 12pm
Pre-Registration Required
April 14, 2019
An Exclusive Scout Event
Diggerland
Access to attractions and arcade
Diggerland USA Fun Patch for Scouts
Overnight Campout (Bring your own Tent)
Dinner, Dessert, & Breakfast included in price
Enjoy access to the park all day Sunday 4/14
Contact our Sales Department to BOOK or for more information
Sales@diggerlandusa.com
856.809.4218
April 21, 2019
12:00 PM
Easter Egg Hunt
Diggerland
We're hiding over 4,000 eggs in the Easter Egg Patches at Diggerland. Every EGG has a prize and 20 GOLDEN eggs have grand prizes hidden in them.
The hunts are for children 12 and under. Please bring your own basket or bag to collect eggs. We will have separate areas for children up to 8 years old and children 9 to 12 years old.
When: Sunday, April 21st @ 12:00 PM - Be sure to arrive early, the park opens at 11:00 AM. Due to the popularity of this event, the egg hunt is typically over within about half an hour.
Miller Farms -Horseback Trail Rides & Lessons in Camden County!
Come enjoy the beautiful scenery at the only horseback/trail riding available in Camden County. Trail riding is offered Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 4pm year round (Weather permitting). Children must be at least 7 years old to trail ride. Cost is $30/person for approximately an hour-long trail ride. Hand-led rides are also available for those younger than 7 and cost $5.
Reservations are strongly suggested.
We offer a great place for family fun, birthday parties, girl scouts and youth groups. Summer horse camp, riding lessons, and horse drawn wagon rides are also available.
1 Hour Trail Rides are $30 Per Person | Call for reservations | Trail Rides Sat and Sun Only | Open Year round
Miller Farms
134 N. Grove Street, Berlin, NJ 08009
856-728-3500
ISC - ISC (International Sport, Skating & Fun Centre) Cherry Hill
650 Kresson Rd.
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
Classes: Sports
Camps: All, Sports
HOURS: Our offices are open 9 AM - 5 PM daily. Give us a buzz for more information!
CALL: 856-428-8588
MORE DETAILS: ISC (International Sport, Skating & Fun Centre) Cherry Hill is any family's destination for fun!
Located off of Kresson Road (behind the 7Eleven) in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, we offer skating, a FunZone & Inflatable (10 & Under), and an arcade. Our facility also includes a cafè with pizza, hot dogs, popcorn, nachos, drinks and more!
ISC Cherry Hill offers activities for all ages, no matter the season.
Our youth & adult sports leagues run year round and include:
- Soccer
- Lacrosse
- Field Hockey
- Volleyball
- Roller Hockey
ISC Cherry Hill also offers School & Summer Camp programs for ages 3 ½ through Grade 8. Call for more information!
Jellybean Jungle
Crispin Square Shopping Center
230 North Maple Ave
Marlton, NJ 08053
Open Play Hours:
Monday - Wednesday 9:30 - 5:00
Thursday 9:30 - 6:00
Friday 9:30 - 8:00
Saturday 9:30 - 2:30
Sunday - Closed for Private Parties
Jellybean Jungle is a play and learn adventure that is exclusively for children 5 and under. Our facility is a bright and stimulating environment created just for your little ones.
Jellybean Jungle was designed by a New Jersey Early Childhood certified teacher. Safe, age appropriate equipment has been selected for your children's enjoyment. We offer a large variety of imaginative and developmentally appropriate activities that will lead your child on an adventure of social exploration! As your child plays, you will gain insight into their development, as well as enjoy a great time of bonding.
Open All Year
3111 Route 38, Ste. 14 Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
856-242-9354 info@werockthespectrummountlaurel.com Call or email in advance to make sure facility is not booked for a party. Open 7 days a week We Rock the Spectrum Kid's Gym is the first of its kind in New Jersey, offering fitness and play space for children of all abilities, including those with sensory issues. Our Gym Includes: Suspended equipment with swings - for balance and vestibular treatment Crash mats and crash pillows - for fun, motor planning, and strength Zip line - for stress release and joint and body relaxation Trampoline - for building leg and core strength Indoor play structure - for climbing and increasing playground skills Sensory-based toys - for improved auditory processing and fine motor skills
Fine Motor and Arts and Crafts Area - for improved hand-eye coordination
Mon. - Sun.: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CALL: (856) 365-3300
1 Riverside Drive Camden, NJ 08103 PH: 844-474-FISH (3474)
Adventure Aquarium is just minutes from downtown Philadelphia on the Camden Waterfront and features one-of-a-kind exhibits with more than 8,500 aquatic species throughout two million gallons of water. The Aquarium is home to the largest collection of sharks on the East Coast, including the only great hammerhead shark on exhibit in the United States, the only
aquarium in the world to exhibit hippos, one of only six facilities in the US to have Little Blue penguins as permanent residents and exhibits the longest Shark Bridge in the world, a unique V-shaped rope suspension bridge just inches over Shark Realm. Adventure Aquarium is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), and is held to the absolute highest standards in animal care and exhibition.
Sensory Friendly Movies at AMC
AMC is proud to partner with the Autism Society to offer unique movie showings where we turn the lights up, and turn the sound down, so you can get up, dance, walk, shout or sing! Our Sensory Friendly Film program is available on the second and fourth Saturday (family-friendly) and Tuesday evenings (mature audiences) of every month. Please check your local theater listings for specific show times, and don't forget to share your family fun with #AMCSensoryFriendly.
Battleship New Jersey
62 Battleship Pl, Camden, NJ 08103-3302
866-877-6262
Located on the Camden Waterfront, NJ, across the Delaware River from Center City Philadelphia the Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial offers guided and self-guided tours. Climb inside the 16" gun turrets, learn explore the captain's cabins and crew's quarters and discover what life was like for a Battleship sailor. Group packages and educational programs are available for school. You can rent space aboard the Battleship for meetings and social events. Families and youth groups can spend the night aboard the Battleship as part of the overnight program.
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