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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.

What Is a Ligature Point in Surgery?Procedures
What Is the Pre-Op and Post-Op Process?Procedures
What Is a Retractor in Surgery and How Does It Work?Procedures
What Is a Solid Organ Transplant and How Does It Work?Procedures
Can You Get a Leg Transplant?Procedures
How to Properly Fold a Surgical Gown for Sterilization Healthcare
How Dangerous Is Thoracic Surgery?Procedures
What Are Medical Complications and How Do They Occur?Healthcare
What Is a Transverse Incision and When Is It Used?Procedures
Why Use Chlorhexidine Wipes Before Surgery?Procedures
How Long Does a Radical Hysterectomy Take?Procedures
How Should Scalpels Be Passed During Surgery?Healthcare
What Is an STSG in Medical Terms?Procedures
Is Thrombectomy a Major Surgery?Procedures
Which Implants Are Safest? A Look at the Risks Procedures
Can You Ask to Be Put in a Medically Induced Coma?Procedures
Why Can’t You Exercise After Surgery?Procedures
What Is a Swaged Needle for Atraumatic Suturing?Procedures
When Is the Best Time to Have Surgery?Healthcare
What Is Microfoam Tape Used For?Healthcare
What Kind of Screws Do They Use in Surgery?Procedures
What Is a Lateral Incision and When Is It Used?Procedures
What Is Keyhole Surgery and How Does It Work?Procedures
What Is the Lithotomy Position in Medicine?Procedures
What Type of Treatment Is Prescribed After an Organ Transplant?Procedures
Why Do You Have to Shower Twice Before Surgery?Procedures
What Types of Surgery Take 12 Hours or More?Procedures
When Should You Drain a Hematoma?Procedures
What Is a TFN Surgery for Hip Fractures?Procedures
Can Anesthesia Cause Neurological Problems?Brain & Nerves