With an associate and a bachelor’s degree in nursing, Narine Hakobyan, RN, works as a staff nurse at an outpatient imaging center. In her clinical practice, she places intravenous lines and monitors patients undergoing diagnostic scans for adverse contrast reactions. She writes about scan-day preparation for Biology Insights. Prior to her work in outpatient imaging, Hakobyan provided acute bedside care in hospital emergency departments, handling urgent medical admissions and stabilization.