Patrice D'Amato has spent 38 years as a practicing nurse in both clinical and academic settings with a focus on adult medical surgical, critical care, gerontology, and women's health. After practicing as a women's health nurse practitioner in abortion care more than 20 years ago, she left clinical practice to teach nursing at the university level, where she became an award-winning educator at a top-ranked school of nursing. She now works part time as a registered nurse in an abortion-related field.