According to Makely, Badasch, & Chesebro (2014), “They use diagnostic ultrasound to transmit sound waves at high frequencies into the patient’s body. Images are seen on a screen and also records on a strip of video” (p. 39). Many people relate Sonographers with pregnancies, because it is how a fetus can be seen during pregnancy. Being able to show a mother their unborn baby is such a breath taking experience. Medical sonographers work in clinics, hospitals or in a OBGYN office. Sonographers most of the time work on weekdays but must stay available to come in to work. To become a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, you need to have a high school diploma or equivalent, graduate from an accredited sonography program, have passed the ARDMS which is the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography. The Annual Salary is from $53,300-63,600 (p.76). Although this is my dream career it also has its disadvantages like for example not being able to get into the sonography program due to it being a limited access program. Medical Sonographers deal with lots of emotions, and I’m not so sure I have the heart to tell a soon to be mother, that I hear no heartbeat, or that something is wrong with their
According to Makely, Badasch, & Chesebro (2014), “They use diagnostic ultrasound to transmit sound waves at high frequencies into the patient’s body. Images are seen on a screen and also records on a strip of video” (p. 39). Many people relate Sonographers with pregnancies, because it is how a fetus can be seen during pregnancy. Being able to show a mother their unborn baby is such a breath taking experience. Medical sonographers work in clinics, hospitals or in a OBGYN office. Sonographers most of the time work on weekdays but must stay available to come in to work. To become a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, you need to have a high school diploma or equivalent, graduate from an accredited sonography program, have passed the ARDMS which is the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography. The Annual Salary is from $53,300-63,600 (p.76). Although this is my dream career it also has its disadvantages like for example not being able to get into the sonography program due to it being a limited access program. Medical Sonographers deal with lots of emotions, and I’m not so sure I have the heart to tell a soon to be mother, that I hear no heartbeat, or that something is wrong with their