Brendan Greaney

Biography

Brendan Greaney, R.N., P.G. Dip, PGCE, M.A. first registered as a general nurse in 1989 and worked in intensive care, coronary care and cardiology, emergency medical admissions and cardiothoracic surgery in a number of hospitals across the Birmingham and Solihull area. Prior to coming to Coventry University, he was a Practice Development Charge Nurse at the Priory Hospital in Birmingham. Brendan is currently Critical Care pathway leader for the BSc(Hons) Professional Practice. This pathway provides post registration academic and professional development for registered nurses who work within the critical care clinical areas and can lead to a BSc (Hons) Professional Practice (Critical Care) qualification or Post Grad Certficate in Clinical Practice (Critical Care). Additionally Brendan teaches across a range of clinical modules as part of the BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing programme. He has a further role as Disability Learning Support Tutor within the Dept of Nursing, Midwifery & Health. This role involves support of students who declare a disability on entry to the academic programme or who develop a disability whilst on the programme. This involves close liaison with the Disabilities office to ensure the student with a disability receives continuous support during their time at university.

Research Interest

Brendan's main research interests include Dyslexia in Nursing, Online International Learning and Sepsis recognition by nurses and other Allied Healthcare Professionals and has presented internationally at a number of conferences on these subjects including Hong Kong, China and Canada.