Blog Entries for Greg

Psychiatric Nursing

jfeakins@msn.com — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

What is Psychiatric nursing?

By Tony Jacowski

Psychiatric nursing is a flexible profession, which involves the application of expertise that evolves out of a wide range of knowledge and addresses many concerns. Not all mentally challenged patients receive sufficient medical care and support from family and friends, to help in effectively conveying the illness to the medical establishment. These patients have impaired ability to process information.

Psychiatric [...]

US Body Snatch Mastermind Jailed

jfeakins@msn.com — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The US dentist who masterminded thefts from hundreds of human corpses from funeral homes will serve between 18 and 54 years in jail, a judge has ruled.

Michael Mastromarino's ring stole parts from more than 1,000 bodies, including that of BBC presenter Alistair Cooke.

The group then so [...]

Nursing Shortage: American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

jfeakins@msn.com — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The Nursing Shortage

The United States is in the midst of a nursing shortage that is expected to intensify as baby boomers age and the need for health care grows. Compounding the problem is the fact that nursing colleges and universities across the country are struggling to expand enrollment levels to meet the rising demand for nursing care.

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is concerned about the shortage of Registered Nurses (RN [...]