BarbaraA.McLean,MN,RN,CCRN,CCNS-BC,NP-BC,FCCM
BarbaraMcLeanhasbeenincriticalcarepracticefor 40years.Currently, Barbara is the advancing evidence based practice clinical specialist for the division of critical care at the Grady Health System; Atlanta GA. Ms.McLeanisamemberofmanyprofessionalorganizationsincludingtheAmericanAssociationofCriticalCareNurses(AACN),theSociety ofCriticalCareMedicine(SCCM)andthe AmericanAssociationofSurgery and Trauma.Shehasbeenawardedtheexcellenceineducationawardby theAACN as well as the circle of excellence for clinical practice in 2014andtheSCCMhaspresentedherwiththe prestigious Norma J. Shoemaker Award for critical care nursing excellence in 2013.
Barbara has written 24 chapters 16 articlesand is a regular reviewer
for Critical Care Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine and NEJM. Her
webinars and pod casts regarding sepsis and other critical issues are
highly touted. Sheis an avid abstract reviewer, professor and mentor andhasmademorethan3000presentationsnationally andinternationally based on her hemodynamic, sepsis and disaster expertise. Herresearchhasbeenfocusedonblood flowandoxygenationandshecontinuestoexpandherknowledgeevery day inher local and internationalclinicalpractice.
In2009, andagain in2010, Barbaraspentoverthreemonthsinvolunteerhealthcaredevelopmentandprovision,completely independentlyand unfunded.Shehasbeeninvolvedwithmultiplevolunteerefforts,includingformulatingandeditingthefourthversionoftheFundamentalsinCriticalCareTextbook,patientsafetyinitiatives,work inherowncommunity(outreachhealthcareintheThomasvilleHeights project,nursepractitionerattheOlympicPark,AtlantaGA,1996Olympics,healtheducationattheInternationalRescueCenterforrefugeesescapingviolence)aswellasinNicaragua andTanzaniaAfricadevelopingbasiccriticalcareeducationandpractice.Shewas amongthefirstresponderstotheHoustonAstroarenaonday oneofevacuationfromHurricaneKatrina,aswellas immediately volunteering followingthedevastatingearthquakeinHaiti.She traveledtoHaiti twelvetimesprovidingover1000hoursofdirectcare (with project MediShare) including operating as the triage manager during the cholera outbreak as well as managing the ad-hoc intensive care unit.
Currently, Barbara is the point person for education on donning and doffing for the new special containment unit at Grady Hospital. Her participation in the training of nurses, physicians and laboratory personnel for both in-patient and emergency –ambulatory admissions has been vital to the system. She has developed a on-going Monday night meeting to work with families in critical crisis for all ICU families currently with patients at Grady.
Barbara is a sought after speaker and professor for many international critical care venues. Her ongoing research and clinical practice facilitate her theory and knowledge regarding acute patient care states.
Asaneducator,providerandpractitioner,Barbaraiscommittedtopatientcareand safety;criticalcarepractice,collegialcommunicationandevidence-based practiceimplementationatthebedside.Mostimportantly,everydayofherpersonalandpracticelifearespentworking towardsimprovingcareforpatientsandfamilies.
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