Dr Chris McLean PhD, PCAP, RN

Principal Teaching Fellow

Dr Chris McLean is Principal Teaching fellow within Health Sciences at the University of Southampton.

Chris trained as a nurse after undertaking a first degree in Philosophy and worked primarily within the field of critical care before joining Health Sciences in 2002.

Chris has significant experience in programme leadership and curriculum design, as well as particular expertise in the design and delivery of education relating to the development of acute care skills and the recognition and response to the deteriorating patient. He has particular expertise in the use of simulated practice to develop acute care skills.

Chris is currently the programme lead for the Master of Nursing (dual field) pre-registration nursing programmes

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Research interests

Chris completed his PhD “Thinking about patients and talking about persons in critical care” in 2012.

In his current role as a Principal Teaching Fellow Chris’s primary research activity is in the supervision of PhD students. This draws on expertise in the areas of ethnography, clinical decision making and critical care.

Currently supervising PhD projects as follows (1) video ethnography examining the role of the trauma nurse in UK hospitals (2) How the cultural context in Ghana influences women making decisions about breast cancer treatment (3) Influences on the decision making processes of nurse prescribers in primary care.

Current research interests centre on the relationship between ward culture and staff patient interactions as they impact upon the patient experience of compassionate care.

In addition to the PhD projects listed above, other recent projects include:

Debriefing needs of ward nurses after involvement in cardiac arrest (2018)

A feasibility study to develop the Quality of Interactions Schedule (QuIS) for use as an outcome measure in acute hospital care (2014-15).

Research group

Health Work and Systems

Chris’ current role is as the progamme lead for the Master of Nursing (pre-registration) programme within the School. This is a four year integrated Masters programme which leads to registration in two fields of nursing.

Working closely with other programme leads, this role involves providing leadership and support to the academic staff delivering the pre-registration nursing programmes at Southampton, and in supporting the students on these programmes.

Chris is also an associate editor for the International Journal of Nursing studies

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Articles

Clark, R., & McLean, C. (2018). The professional and personal debriefing needs of ward based nurses after involvement in a cardiac arrest: An explorative qualitative pilot study. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2018.03.009
Mclean, C., Griffiths, P., Mesa Eguiagaray, I., Pickering, R., & Bridges, J. (2017). Reliability, feasibility, and validity of the quality of interactions schedule (QuIS) in acute hospital care: an observational study. BMC Health Services Research, 17(380). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2312-2
Mesa-Eguiagaray, I., Böhning, D., McLean, C., Griffiths, P., Bridges, J., & Pickering, R. M. (2016). Inter-rater reliability of the QuIS as an assessment of the quality of staff-inpatient interactions. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 16, 1-12. [171]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-016-0266-4
McLean, C., Coombs, M. A., & Gobbi, M. (2015). Talking about persons - thinking about patients: an ethnographic study in critical care. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.02.011
McLean, C. (2011). The yellow brick road: a values based curriculum model. Nurse Education in Practice, 12(3), 159-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2011.11.002
McLean, C., Monger, E., & Lally, I. (2005). Assessment of practice using the National Health Service Knowledge and Skills Framework. Nursing in Critical Care, 10(3), 136-142. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1362-1017.2005.00112.x

Book Chapter

McLean, C., & Barr, O. (2013). Professional values: what are they? In Achieving Competencies for Nursing Practice. A Handbook for Student Nurses (pp. 21-36). Open University.

Conferences

McLean, C. (2014). Different ways of thinking about patients in critical care: an ethnographic study. Paper presented at British Association of Critical Care Nurses Annual Conference, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.13140/2.1.3181.6963
McLean, C. (2013). A linguistic perspective on “whole person” care: challenges for healthcare ideals and nursing identity. Paper presented at The Many Meanings of Quality in Healthcare: Interdisciplinary perspectives (The Cumberland Colloquium), United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.13140/2.1.1608.8329
McLean, C., & Sullivan, C. (2011). I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore: developing good character through a values based curriculum. Paper presented at NET2011 International Networking for Education in Healthcare Conference, United Kingdom.
McLean, C. (2010). Reflexivity, the ‘ethnographic vignette’ and the (rehabilitation of the?) research interview. Paper presented at Third Annual Conference - Explorations in Ethnography, Language and Communication: Perspectives on Data, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.13140/2.1.2811.7765
Bennett, J., Venn, C., & McLean, C. (2006). Education, skills rehearsal and clinical facilitation: a comprehensive approach to the development of ward nurses acute care skills. 21st Annual British Association of Critical Care Nurses Conference, .
McLean, C. (2006). Perceptions of personhood, phronesis and Benners Clinical Wisdom. 10th International Philosophy of Nursing Society Conference (IPONS), .

Thesis

McLean, C. D. (2012). Thinking about patients and talking about persons in critical care nursing. University of Southampton.

Working Paper

Mclean, C. (2019). UHS Key Nurse Project: Report on pilot project. University of Southampton.

Chris contributes to teaching across nursing programmes. Key areas of interest / expertise include: decision making; healthcare culture; ethnographic methods; ethics; values based healthcare; and all aspects of acute / critical care.

Chris has a clinical background in intensive care nursing. He no longer currently normally holds a clinical role, though did gain recent experience of working within a critical care unit in order to support the NHS response to the Coronavirus outbreak in 2020.

Dr Chris McLean
Health Sciences Student Office University of Southampton Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ

Room Number: 67/3005

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