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An operating room nurse for 15 years, Jennifer Yang, RN, CNOR, reports on surgical care and procedural safety for Biology Insights. In hospital operating rooms in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, she worked as both a scrub and circulating nurse, managing sterile setups and running hundreds of surgical time-outs across different specialties. Yang maintains an active credential and still picks up occasional per-diem shifts at the hospital to keep her clinical skills sharp.

Oral Surgery Complications: What to Know and Do Procedures
What Is an Obturator? Anatomy and Medical Uses Bones & Muscles
What Is a Staged Procedure and When Is It Necessary?Procedures
What Is a Bair Hugger? Uses, Risks, and Alternatives Procedures
What Happens If an Injection Is Not Given Properly?Safety
What Color Are Sutures and What Do They Mean?Procedures
What Is CT Surgery? Procedures, Risks, and Recovery Procedures
When to Discontinue a Wound Vac: Signs and Criteria Procedures
What Happens If Your Tongue Is Cut Off?Gut & Kidney
Can You Die From Hysterectomy? Weighing the Risks Procedures
What Does the REEDA Scale Stand For in Wound Assessment?Tests
How to Use a Syringe: Draw, Inject, and Dispose Safely Safety
How Is the Sternum Closed After Open Heart Surgery?Procedures
What Is an Abdominal Stent and Why Is It Used?Procedures
Embolization Beads: What They Are and How They Work Procedures
How Does Cauterizing Work? Methods and Applications Procedures
What Is a Fenestrated Drape and Its Use in Surgery?Procedures
How Long After Dental Work Can You Have Surgery?Procedures
What Is the Semi-Fowler’s Position and When Is It Used?Procedures
What Happens if an Epidural Is Placed Wrong?Procedures
What Are Artificial Organs and How Do They Work?Procedures
What Surgery Has the Highest Mortality Rate?Procedures
What Is Lavage? How the Procedure Works Procedures
How Long Do Hallucinations Last After Surgery?Procedures
What Size Huber Needle Do You Need to Access a Port?Procedures
What Is a Bovie? The Electric Knife Used in Surgery Procedures
What Is Sims’ Position? Definition, Uses, and Differences Procedures
What Is Castration and Why Is It Performed?Procedures
How to Use Chlorhexidine Gluconate Before Surgery Procedures
What Is a PICO Dressing and How Does It Work?Procedures