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Gail Ivey

With a degree in nursing, Gail Ivey, RN, CNOR, works as a surgical first assistant at an ambulatory surgery center in Bend, Oregon. After working as an operating room scrub nurse, she completed specialized training to assist surgeons with tissue retraction and wound closure during outpatient operations. Ivey focuses on procedural patient care in day-surgery suites.

What Are Forceps Used For? Surgery, Birth, and More Procedures
How Long Does Cauterization Take to Heal?Procedures
How to Treat Spitting Sutures After Surgery Procedures
What Is Dehiscence? Causes, Signs, and Treatment Procedures
Knowing When to Remove Surgical Glue From a Wound Procedures
What Is a Fasciotomy? Procedure, Risks & Recovery Procedures
What Is Lancing? Incision, Drainage, and Blood Sampling Procedures
Is It Normal for Stitches to Bleed?Procedures
How to Give a Ventrogluteal Injection Procedures
Why Aren’t My Stitches Dissolving & What to Do About It Safety
What Is Insufflation in Surgery and How Is It Done?Procedures
What Happens If a Stitch Is Left in the Skin?Safety
What Is an AC IV? AnteCubital IV Placement Explained Procedures
What Are Vicryl Sutures and How Long Do They Last?Procedures
How Is a Lipoma Removed? Excision and Recovery Procedures
How to Properly Apply a Wound Vac Dressing Procedures
What Is a Skin Bank and How Does It Work?Healthcare
Can You Be Allergic to Dissolvable Stitches?Immunity
Can You Donate Your Skin? Eligibility and the Process Skin & Hair
Subfascial vs. Subcutaneous: What’s the Difference?Procedures
Can Surgical Clips Cause Problems?Procedures
What Are Deep Sutures and Why Are They Used?Bones & Muscles
How to Properly Remove Vertical Mattress Sutures Procedures
Can You Drain a Lipoma? Why It Doesn’t Work Procedures
Can You Transplant a Stomach? The Rare Procedure Explained Procedures
What Is Marsupialization and When Is It Used?Procedures
What Happens If an IM Injection Missed the Muscle?Procedures
How Long Does a Surgical Incision Take to Heal With Glue?Procedures
What Is Bipolar Radiofrequency and What Is It Used For?Therapies
How to Treat Necrotic Tissue: Medical Procedures Procedures