Nurse Manager Bruno Teixeira

Academic Background:

• Doctoral student in the Doctoral Program in Clinical Research and Health Services, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto.
• Thesis project on the prevention of unintentional retention of surgical items through evidence-based intraoperative nursing care.
• Specialization in Perioperative Nursing.
• Postgraduate degree in Anesthesia Nursing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.

Professional Experience:

• Nurse Director of Hospital Ordem Terceira do Chiado (HOTC) since April 2024.
• Previously, Instrument Nurse and Circulator in the Operating Room, Pedro Hispano Hospital, Matosinhos Local Health Unit until February 2024.
• Approximately 25 years of experience in perioperative care.
• Guest lecturer at CESPU – Tâmega and Sousa Higher School of Nursing and Piaget Institute – Jean Piaget VNG Higher School of Health.

Research and Projects:

• Participation in the Translation and Validation project of CIPE@ 1.0.
• Researcher in a surgical safety project on intraoperative nursing care for the prevention of unintentional retention of surgical items.
• Collaborator at the iHealth4Well-being research unit, CESPU.

Professional Associations:

• Member and elected president of several committees and groups in the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), including the Portugal Chapter and the Global International Relations Committee.
• Vice-President of the Global Nursing Accreditation and Certification Council.

Current Management/Leadership and Teaching Positions:

Nurse Director

• Hospital Ordem Terceira Chiado, Portugal (April 2024 – present)

Chair-elect

• Nursing Scientist Specialty Assembly

• Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), United States (2024 – present)

Vice-President / Co-Chair

• Global International Relations Committee

• AORN, United States (2024 – present)

Guest Assistant (Polytechnic Higher Education Teacher)

• Jean Piaget Higher School of Health, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal (2024 – present)

Specialist Nurse in Perioperative Nursing

• Cooperative of Polytechnic and University Higher Education CRL, Portugal (2024 – present)

Guest Assistant (Polytechnic Higher Education Teacher)

• Cooperative of Polytechnic and University Higher Education CRL, Portugal (2024 – present)

President – AORN eChapter Webmaster Committee

• AORN, United States (2023 – present)

Communications & Social Media Leader – PeriOperative Nursing Informatics, PONITA SA

• AORN, United States (2023 – present)

Nurse Scientist Specialty Assembly (NSSA) member

• AORN, United States (2023 – present)

Member Mentorship Program – Mentor

• AORN, United States (2023 – present)

Clinical Supervision – Differentiated Competence

• Pedro Hispano Hospital, Portugal (2023 – present)

Clinical Nurse Educator Specialty Assembly member

• AORN, United States (2023 – present)

Researcher (Research)

• Cooperative of Polytechnic and University Higher Education CRL, CESPU – Portugal (2023 – present)

Global International Relations Committee

• AORN, United States (2023 – present)

Operating Room Nurse

• Matosinhos Local Health Unit EPE, Portugal (2014 – 2024)

Nurse

• Matosinhos Local Health Unit EPE, Portugal (1999 – 2024)

Previous Management and Leadership Positions:

Guest Assistant (University Lecturer)

• North School of Health of the Portuguese Red Cross, Portugal (2018-2019)

Coordinator Nurse of the EGA of ULSM, EPE. for RNCCI

• Matosinhos Local Health Unit, EPE, Portugal (2007-2010)

Coordinator Nurse – Acute Pain (Multidisciplinary Team for Acute Pain Treatment)

• Matosinhos Local Health Unit EPE, Portugal (2001-2009)

Operating Room Nurse

• Celestial Order of the Holy Trinity, Portugal (2001-2004)