wabrams

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1. Medical Imaging, start 50k, leading to SIX FIGURES? Nursing v Rad/Sonography

   wabrams replied to GilbertDaddy's topic in General Nursing

   Usually when you hear about a tech making 100K+ a year, they usually are in cardiac sonography and have also specialized in vascular or PEDS. One of those specializations or both jack their hourly rates through the roof.

2. Why would people choose to go to a NURSE PRACTITIONER as opposed to a physician?

   wabrams replied to MedicalDreams's topic in NP

   I think what livenlearn08 was trying to say is a NP is not a "doctor" in the traditional medical sense, i.e. physician. In that case, he/she would be correct; I know what you are saying and I agree with you 100% that they are both doctors from the de...

3. Does anyone have any idea how long the wait list is for Midlands Tech?

   wabrams replied to princesasabia's topic in South Carolina

   I'm in the Rad program there, but i heard its 4-6 years.

4. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

   wabrams replied to jstuben's topic in NP

   If the pre-req's are the same (minus a bachelor's degree, but same science/gen ed courses) and the actual PA training is the exact same, who cares if they have an associates or masters? I've met plenty of incompetent fools with masters or higher and ...

5. Radiology tech, vs Radiology Nurse??

   wabrams replied to wackyj2000's topic in Radiology

   Sounds about right for radiation therapy. What a lot of people don't understand is that radiation is a drug just like morphine, pencilin, etc. It takes an MD's order to dispense it (i.e. an order for the exam), you must know the proper way to dispens...

6. CT protocols

   wabrams replied to Altra's topic in Radiology

   The time varies from Radiology practice to radiology practice, but the reason behind the hour to 2 hour wait is to give the contrast time to fill the small bowel and enter the cecum.