The first rung in becoming an Ultrasound Technologist is to complete an official sonography course, meeting specific educational requirements toward one’s educational goals. Ultrasound programs and their academic trajectories vary from certificate and associate to bachelor degrees. All programs consist of didactic classroom instruction and clinical, providing students with opportunities within medical settings. These […]

The demand for foreign LVN / RN nurses has increased manifold over the last 10-15 years.  Analysts have attributed this primarily to lack of skilled in-house staff.  This demand has also seen globalization of primary healthcare to developing countries.

Who are Phlebotomists? What is a Licensed Vocational Nurse? And just what is the difference between a Licensed Vocational Nurse and a Certified Nursing Assistant? Are you interested in a healthcare vocation yet don’t know where to begin or how to make sense of wellness terms? This article focuses on three different entry-level healthcare professions, […]

  X-ray Technicians and Radiologic Technologists work in health and wellness places. Both carry out imaging procedures. Each goes to school and studies technology and allied healthcare. What, then, are their key differences? This article explores some of the similarities and differences between these two professionals. Education Similarities Both roles require secondary education. Primarily, each […]

The healthcare industry, specifically nursing, is constantly evolving as new medical technology, discoveries, and innovations occur. As a nurse, it is your responsibility to inform, inspire, and educate yourself, your co-workers, and your patients. Reading is one of the most effective and enjoyable ways to do this. There are a countless number of nursing books on […]

Below is an excerpt from Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical Transformation as seen on the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Learning official website. (Book authors: Patricia Benner, Molly Sutphen, Victoria Leonard, and Lisa Day) Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical Transformation explores the strengths and weaknesses in nursing education and the external challenges […]

The first rung in becoming an ultrasound technologist is to complete an official sonography course, meeting specific educational requirements toward one’s educational goals. Ultrasound programs and their academic trajectories vary from certificate to associate and bachelor degrees. All programs consist of didactic classroom instruction paired with clinicals providing students opportunities within medical settings. These include […]

If you are interested in ultrasound courses, you should know that Medical Ultrasound Schools (or Sonography schools) provide such studies. These studies are, in most cases, for certification and associate degrees in ultrasound technology. The difference between ultrasound technology and the traditional x-ray is that the first one is used for seeing muscles and generally […]

To obtain your sonography license, you have to go through the proper training and sonography classes. You will also have additional hands-on training that must be completed to certify you for the sonography license. Sonography courses are not easy to go through. They require a lot of time and commitment. Before committing to getting your sonography […]

Diagnostic medical sonography involves visual images of organs and tissues deep inside the human body using ultrasound waves. Anyone taking a diagnostic medical sonography program learns to use specialized equipment and other diagnostic techniques to collect information on the physiological, pathological, and anatomical state. Specialized physicians then use the data collected by a sonographer to […]

To acquire your ultrasound certification, you have to go through certain training levels and courses to qualify to take the examination. Different ultrasound schools will have various ultrasound courses unique to the particular type of concentration in ultrasound that students decide to take. Depending on the particular concentration of ultrasound you seek to pursue, several […]

Diagnostic medical sonography is a procedure that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce visual images of organs or blood flow or tissues inside the body. The entire medical procedure is known as a sonogram. Although commonly known as diagnostic medical sonography, there are several areas of specialization inside the field. They include specialists in the […]