Sonography vs Nursing

[Hailey Richardson]

I've seen some forums on here already discussing this topic but they are all from years ago. I am currently a veterinary technician at an emergency hospital and will be applying to both a 2 year sonography program & 2 year RN nursing program in the next couple months. I wanted to ask, if I DO happen to get accepted into both programs, what are the benefits of each? From my research it *appears* that nursing school is more difficult, but the job security and salary is higher. I read that many sonographers have difficulty finding jobs whereas RN's are in constant demand. True/false?

I'm having a lot of difficulty as I can see myself working in both positions happily. Although working in animal medicine is ALOT different than human medicine, I do feel like I have a slight advantage as I have monitored surgeries, intubated & induced, placed iv & urinary catheters, drawn blood, ran blood tests, performed cytologies, etc. Alot of forums on here I've read that people leaned towards sonography as there is less exposure to blood. I used to be very squeamish around blood but quickly became accustomed working with animals, have picked hundreds of maggots out of a dangling leg, assisted in sx, etc. Nothing animal-wise grosses me out or scares me to the point of not being able to do my job anymore. I got over feeling faint within the first 2 weeks of being trained as a tech. I'm thinking the same will be with human medicine. I might be slightly squeamish at first but will quickly become used to seeing blood, feces, whatever just as with animal medicine (so thats not a pro or a con in my case)

Thanks for the advice!!!!!!!

[araew2129, ADN]

I think a lot depends on your particular job market regarding sonography. But I believe in general a RN will make more money and have a greater field of opportunities.