Melissa L. Kneisley, MSN, RN, CNOR (she/her/hers)

Perioperative Education Specialist
AORN
Attica, Ohio, United States

Melissa Kneisley, MSN, RN, CNOR is a Perioperative Education Specialist for the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses. Melissa is responsible for developing and maintaining educational content for perioperative nurses. Some of her responsibilites include online courses such as Preparing the Preceptor, Periop Mastery 2.0, Prep for CNOR, Foundations for Endoscopy, and several Periop 202 courses. Melissa also assists with producing the AORN/CineMed videos and the Prep for CNOR virtual/live course.

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Presentation(s):

• 1048 - A Foundation for the Future: Establishing AORN’s Periop 101 Training in Greece

  Saturday, April 11, 2026
  2:15 PM - 3:00 PM CST

• Hands-on Student Session

  Monday, April 13, 2026
  8:30 AM - 11:30 AM CST