smilie1

smilie1 specializes in Ob/Gyn.

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1. How do you become a Registered Diagnostic Sonographer when you are already a BSN RN?

   smilie1 replied to divernurse's topic in General Nursing

   RN, RDMS (MFM specialty) $30.00-37.00-45.00 are approx. minimum, midpoint, & maximum in my area for non-profit/hospital-based; this will vary among non-profit/clinic (lower range), private (mid-high), and university settings (mid-high, depending ...

2. How do you become a Registered Diagnostic Sonographer when you are already a BSN RN?

   smilie1 replied to divernurse's topic in General Nursing

   One more thing - for anyone exploring a DMS school, please ensure they are credentialed! My student just completed her program with Sanford-Brown in Milwaukee. It is NOT credentialed. There was an article about this & other agencies taking advan...

3. How do you become a Registered Diagnostic Sonographer when you are already a BSN RN?

   smilie1 replied to divernurse's topic in General Nursing

   http://www.ardms.org/downloads/prerequisite_chart.pdf is the prerequisite chart for the ARDMS which is the credentialing agency for sonographers. I qualified under the 3A pre-req since I have my Bachelor's degree. I did not attend a diagnostic school...

4. Discouraged by Nurses who hate their job

   smilie1 replied to Tooimpatient's topic in Pre-Nursing

   You are talking to the wrong nurses. If one is burned out, get out. There are so many things a RN can do. Whether at the bedside, administrative, research, community health, etc. - the possibilities are endless. I HIGHLY recommend it. I have done...

5. Why does Sonography pay more than nursing?

   smilie1 replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

   I am a BSN RN who is also a Registered Diagnostic Sonographer in Ob/Gyn. I have often thought about going back to being "just a nurse" but cannot afford such a paycut. Illinois ranks on the lower end for nursing salaries with most making in the mid $...