Kathy MacGregor

To provide comprehensive nursing expertise and best practices in mufti-disciplinary, collaborative and diverse environments.

Compassionate RN, ICU with specialization in critical care nursing, adept at managing high-stress situations and delivering patient care efficiently. Possess strong skills in patient assessment, emergency response, and advanced cardiac life support. Excel in communication, teamwork, and adaptability, ensuring optimal outcomes in fast-paced environments.

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support)
• PNCC (Pediatric Nurse Core Curriculum)
• TNCC (Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum)
• Clinical Leadership Certified UNC Chapel Hill
• CRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy)
• TTM (Targeted Temperature Management)
• NIH Stroke Certified (National Institutes of Health)
• Aesthetician Training

• A Covid Tale - My personal account of the experience of nursing during the epicenter at New York University, (NYU) Langone, Brooklyn, New York
• Culturally Competent Care, UNC Chapel Hill, NC
• Servant leadership in Nursing UNC Chapel Hill

• Led unit based research council for bedside nurses UNC CH
• Served on many hospital committees to represent adult critical care nursing and initiatives throughout the USA
• Mentored medical students in Critical care and Holistic healthcare
• Co-authored Manuscript in Diabetes Teaching & Technology
• Pioneered Safe pump technology
• Pioneered Best practices related to Progressive mobility in critical care
• Scored within the top percentiles for leadership by critical care nurses reported annually and nationally
• Embedded Relationship based care models among all members of the teams
• Transformed toxic work cultures to promote a shift to progressive, collaborative approaches to safe, competent, and compassionate teams which exceed all expectations according to vital dashboards
• Utilized I2:E2 concepts as a tool towards creating healthy staff and hospitals systems
• Maintained hospital readiness for Accreditation re to OSHA, Joint Commission and DNV (True North) and state requirements
• Assisted with attaining Magnet status at Sentara Health Care Virginia Beach General Hospital achieving an unprecedented 7 exemplars
• Pioneered Rapid response teams UNC CH
• Pioneered electronic charting for critical care UNC CH
• Principal Investigator University of North Carolina Efica Bed Study - Prevention of pneumonia in critical care and secondary prevention of hospital acquired pressure ulcers (1994-1995)
• First nurse selected to write and pass the Critical Care Exam for Medical Doctors University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1994)
• Worked collaboratively with Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill to share best practices, research, and learning on a monthly basis (1994-2013)
• Provided Nursing expertise to start up and develop Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology (TIPT) Toronto, Ontario (1992)
• Performed and established laboratory studies for research toward smart capsules and all other ongoing pharmaceutical research and development (TIPT)
• Founding Board of Directors (TIPT)
• Co-Owned and Operated Athletix Retail Sporting Goods (1988-1993)