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Programming

Larsen’s computer programming prepares nursing students for the workplace

There used to be a wide disconnect between student nurses’ clinical experiences in hospitals – where they use electronic documentation – and the Simulation Center. Thanks to School of Nursing Clinical Instructor Christine Larsen, new technology is helping nursing education mirror the workplace.

Christine Larsen, a clinical instructor in the School of Nursing, capitalized on her interest in computer programming for students’ benefit. She designed an eMAR for them to have cutting-edge skills practice on campus.

Medication administration records – or MARs, as they’re referred to by nurses – are the charted medications given to patients. They record details such as the medication name, dosage, date and time. These days, most healthcare facilities use electronic versions (eMAR, for short) that are included in their electronic health record system, such as the EPIC program the Simulation Center implemented in 2023.

With a background in computer programming, Larsen offered to design an eMAR for students to use in simulations and skills labs. Larsen’s program – called NURSETEC – is separate from the Center’s sandbox version of EPIC; however, the two programs work in tandem to offer students a simulated workplace environment.

How does it work?

When students log into Larsen’s web-based eMAR,

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Programming

WBD to cut news & programming at Three in NZ

James Gibbons

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has revealed plans to overhaul its free-to-air business in New Zealand by cutting its news activities and curtailing local programming, with 200 jobs set to be cut.

The US outfit operates channels including Three and ThreeNow in New Zealand, as well as its Newshub brand, but said it is looking at “a proposed remodeling and restructure” of its channel operations in the country.

The proposal includes the closure of all Newshub’s multiplatform news operations and output, while new local programming would only be in collaboration with local funding bodies and other partners.

Around 200 jobs are set to be at risk as a result of the move, with a formal decision to be confirmed in April.

The move is part of an attempt by WBD to shift its operations in NZ to a “digitally led business”, with streamer ThreeNow at the center “supported by free-to-air linear channels.”

WBD said it wanted ThreeNow and Three’s shows to feature local programming “in conjunction with funding partners”, with acquisitions across drama, comedy, sport, reality and factual. The network currently carries shows ranging from a local version of Dancing With The Starsto The Block NZ and Black

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Programming

White House urges developers to dump C and C++

US President Joe Biden’s administration wants software developers to use memory-safe programming languages ​​and ditch vulnerable ones like C and C++.

The White House Office of the National Cyber ​​Director (ONCD), in a report released Monday, called on developers to reduce the risk of cyberattacks by using programming languages ​​that don’t have memory safety vulnerabilities. Technology companies “can prevent entire classes of vulnerabilities from entering the digital ecosystem” by adopting memory-safe programming languages, the White House said in a news release.

Memory-safe programming languages ​​are protected from software bugs and vulnerabilities related to memory access, including buffer overflows, out-of-bounds reads, and memory leaks. Recent studies from Microsoft and Google have found that about 70 percent of all security vulnerabilities are caused by memory safety issues.

“We, as a nation, have the ability—and the responsibility—to reduce the attack surface in cyberspace and prevent entire classes of security bugs from entering the digital ecosystem but that means we need to tackle the hard problem of moving to memory safe programming languages,” National Cyber ​​Director Harry Coker said in the White House news release.

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency also urged developers to use memory-safe programming languages ​​in a September blog

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