Barbara A. McLean, MN, RN, CCRN, CCNS-BC, NP-BC, FCCM
Barbara McLean has been in critical care practice for 40 years. Currently,
Barbara is the advancing evidence based practice clinical specialist for the
division of critical care at the Grady Health System; Atlanta GA. Ms. McLean
is a member of many professional organizations including the American
Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), the Society of Critical Care
Medicine (SCCM) and the American Association of Surgery and Trauma.
She has been awarded the excellence in education award by the AACN as
well as the circle of excellence for clinical practice in 2014 and the SCCM
has presented her with the prestigious Norma J. Shoemaker Award for
critical care nursing excellence in 2013.
Barbara has written 24 chapters 16 articles and 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. She is an avid abstract reviewer, professor and mentor and
has made more than 3000 presentations nationally and internationally
based on her hemodynamic, sepsis and disaster expertise. Her research
has been focused on blood flow and oxygenation and she continues to
expand her knowledge every day in her local and international clinical
practice.
In 2009, and again in 2010, Barbara spent over three months in
volunteer healthcare development and provision, completely independently
and unfunded. She has been involved with multiple volunteer efforts,
including formulating and editing the fourth version of the Fundamentals in
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Critical Care Textbook, patient safety initiatives, work in her own
community (outreach health care in the Thomasville Heights project, nurse
practitioner at the Olympic Park, Atlanta GA, 1996 Olympics, health
education at the International Rescue Center for refugees escaping
violence) as well as in Nicaragua and Tanzania Africa developing basic
critical care education and practice. She was among the first responders to
the Houston Astro arena on day one of evacuation from Hurricane Katrina,
as well as immediately volunteering following the devastating earthquake in
Haiti. She traveled to Haiti twelve times providing over 1000 hours of direct
care (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.
As an educator, provider and practitioner, Barbara is committed to patient
care and safety; critical care practice, collegial communication and
evidence-based practice implementation at the bedside. Most importantly,
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every day of her personal and practice life are spent working towards
improving care for patients and families.
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