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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.

How Long Does It Take for a Skin Graft to Heal?
What Is a Pledget and How Is It Used in Medicine?
How to Properly Remove a Running Suture
What Is a Midline IV Used For?
What Is a Thoracoscopy and How Is It Performed?
What Is Foreign Body Removal and How Is It Done?
Why Is Gas Used in Laparoscopic Surgery?
How to Give an Intramuscular Injection in the Hip
What Are Stitches Made Of? Absorbable vs. Non-Absorbable
What Does a Tracheostomy Look Like?
What Is a Vascular Access Port and How Does It Work?
What Is a Surgical Curette and How Is It Used?
Where Does Cadaver Skin Come From for Grafts?
What Happens If Dissolvable Stitches Don’t Dissolve?
What to Do If Your Stitches Don’t Dissolve
What Is a Blunt Tip Needle and How Does It Work?
What Is an Autograft and How Does It Work?
What Is Skull Base Surgery and When Is It Needed?
Why Won’t My Stitches Dissolve?
How Long After Surgery Can You Ride Roller Coasters?
What Thread Is Used for Stitches?
What Is an Interrupted Suture and How Does It Work?
How to Properly Hold and Use Suture Scissors
What Is a Swaged Needle and How Does It Work?
How Should Instruments Be Handled After Surgery?
What Is a Curet and When Is It Used?
What Is the Dorsal Recumbent Position Used For?
How to Use a Skin Stapler and Remove Staples
When Should You Get a Cyst Removed and Why?
How to Hold a Scalpel for Precision and Safety