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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.

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