Echocardiographer.net » Technical Q&A http://www.echocardiographer.net/blog Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:05:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Echocardiographer Question and Answer http://www.echocardiographer.net/blog/technical-qa/echocardiographer-question-and-answer.php http://www.echocardiographer.net/blog/technical-qa/echocardiographer-question-and-answer.php#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:16:32 +0000 admin http://www.echocardiographer.net/blog/?p=7 One of our echo tech readers e-mailed us with a question we thought might apply to many people and would be beneficial to post on our blog.

Question: I am currently employed as a Licensed Vocational Nurse. Do I have to become a Radiology Technician before going into the field of echocardiography?
 

Answer: Dear AJ,

It’s good to hear from you and thank you for contacting us with your
question. Most Echo Tech programs will accept any 2 year allied health
field degree, including nursing. LVN’s and LPN’s however fall into a case
by case gray area (with most programs in your favor) because most are not
full associate’s degree programs.

Because the need is so high for trained echocardiographers, most schools
look favorably on LVN’s. Contact the schools you are interested in to
find out their position on accepting LVN’s. Some may require a couple of
extra prerequisites. Good Luck with everything!

Cheryl McLeod
Echocardiographer.net

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One of our readers just sent us this question and I would like to put this out to the professional Echocardiographer community.  Your assistance for a fellow Echo Tech is welcome!

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