Nursing Professional Development Specialist
Boston Medical Center
Donna Amado has been a perioperative clinical educator for almost 20 years after having practiced for 15 years as a staff Registered Nurse in the operating room (OR). Donna has been a member of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) since beginning perioperative practice in 1988 and has been certified in OR nursing since 1990. Ms. Amado has been very involved in AORN Massachusetts Chapter 1 in the capacity of Chair of the Continuing Education Committee (CEC), Recording Secretary, Vice President (twice, functioning as Delegate Chair for Massachusetts at Expo), President, and Board of Directors (BOD). Donna was the recipient of the AORN Mass Chapter 1 President’s Award in 2012. Donna has organized, facilitated, built and presented many perioperative, educational programs and workshops through these professional roles. Donna has had poster presentations at the national AORN Congress four times on various perioperative nursing educational topics. In 2009 Donna presented on the topic of Teams in the OR, in 2014 on the topic of Body Piercing and Surgery, and 2018 on Resiliency for AORN Mass Chapter 1. Donna has a passion for improving the patient and staff experience as well as safety and collaborative teamwork/dynamics in the perioperative setting.