Barbara J. Levin, Legal Nurse Consultant

barbara j. levin, bsn rn onc cmsrn lncc is a certified orthopaedic nurse (onc) and certified medical-surgical nurse (cmsrn), and was named a clinical scholar at massachusetts general hospital, where she works on the orthopaedic trauma unit. barbara has several passions in practice and this includes her love of teaching about clinical, legal and patient safety initiatives. barbara draws on a wealth of nursing experience in a myriad of clinical settings. she has published and lectured to nurses and physicians nationwide about patient safety, orthopaedics and documentation practices. assisting facilities in redesigning key policies and procedures, barbara has improved patient safety and reporting of such incidents. recently, barbara has expanded her role in small hospitals by performing comprehensive needs assessments, with the overall goal of improving patient safety. as a result of her comprehensive analyses, numerous changes are implemented into facilities, improving the quality of ca