Jeanette Ward-Newkirk is currently the nurse supervisor for the Department of Otorhynolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery for Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Jeanette has 24 years of experience at Mayo Clinic Rochester as a staff nurse in the following areas: inpatient orthopedic surgery; inpatient physical medicine & rehabilitation; inpatient surgical with specialties in plastics, ENT, opthomology, oral surgery, and urology; and ambulatory urology. She has also been a staff nurse, assistant nurse supervisor, and nurse supervisor. She has been a member of the Nursing Clinical Procedural Subcommittee for 3 years, the practice of aseptic technique and the many variations in the procedural areas were explored.