lpn career question

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Hi I am a student who is considering lpn school and I have a question I need to know from a lpn is it a good thing for a lpn to have a license in diagnostic sonography? Is having a lpn license a good stepping stone for sonohraphy? Does it make me more employable in a hospital settings?

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If you want to be a sonographer, be a sonographer. The LPN role is not an appropriate stepping stone to get to that goal, IMHO.

Does it make me more employable in a hospital settings?
This depends on your location. In most parts of the US, LPNs are no longer being utilized in the hospital setting. Many hospitals have a preference for nurses educated at the BSN degree level.
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I'm sure it couldn't hurt. Any certifications you get looks good on a resume! :) I had a patient once that was an RN & sonographer. She couldn't decide what she wanted to be she told me, so she went to school to do both. She had two jobs. One as an RN at a hospital, the other as a sonographer at another local hospital! She seemed to love her jobs. Good luck!

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I think I may have asked the question wrong I guess what I am trying to say is can someone be a lpn and sonographer. I wanted to use that certification to get into a hospital based program but still practice.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
I think I may have asked the question wrong I guess what I am trying to say is can someone be a lpn and sonographer. I wanted to use that certification to get into a hospital based program but still practice.
Yes, a person can be simultaneously licensed as an LPN and certified/licensed as a sonographer.
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