Good day to all. I am a recent nursing graduate and I have a question.
Are nurses allowed to handle ultrasound? I mean, can a nurse hold an ultrasound probe and scan the patient, i.e. abdominal Utz, and take printout and have it interpreted by the radiologist?
Is this the role of a nurse radiologist assigned to Ultrasound section?
Or being a sonologist, one must be a licensed Radiation Technologist first before one will be allowed to hold the probe?
If that would be the case, that does mean I have to study Radiation technology and take their exams too before I can be a sonologist?
Or is there a special licensing body that a nurse can just take an exam to be allowed to practice as a nurse sonologist?
Does this goes true to all the states or there are special requirements between one state to another to be nurse sonologist?
I thought of wanting to be a Physician there but unfortunately there is no US hiring for Filipino Doctors. The only way and the fastest and the best way to get there in the US is being a nurse. May be when me and family will be settled there, I might challenge the US Medical Licensure Exams. As of the moment, being a nurse is my best option. And besides working as a nurse is also rewarding in terms of financial and most importantly of moral reasons.
Hi dutch rn I was just wondering if that applied to all nurses such as lpn because I'm just trying to get my foot in the door I haven't even gotten into the lpn program yet but I am taking those nessasary steps to get there I'm infatuated with radiology and sonogram and just wanted to know if a lpn can get certified as well. I'm in fl
We almost have the same situation... I am RN here now in USA. Its quite a tough job though and an ultrasound tech will be a better option. For inquiries about options please PM me.
MeCebuano
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I thought of wanting to be a Physician there but unfortunately there is no US hiring for Filipino Doctors. The only way and the fastest and the best way to get there in the US is being a nurse. May be when me and family will be settled there, I might challenge the US Medical Licensure Exams. As of the moment, being a nurse is my best option. And besides working as a nurse is also rewarding in terms of financial and most importantly of moral reasons.
Thanks again DutchgirlRN.