Even more importantly, being able to communicate with all the patients and having bodily strength to move and lift patients. The two are also responsible for positioning and lifting the patients, explaining the process, adjusting the actual equipment, and taking the image. These two forms of images better help by giving the doctors valuable information to diagnose a…
I enjoy working as part of a team because of the shared ideas and interpretations. As a sonographer, I expect to work alongside physicians, nurses, fellow sonographers, and other medical staff to offer patients a comprehensive treatment plan. Observing current sonographers added a valuable perspective to my expectations; they ensured patient comfortability and knew when to either spend extra time scanning or push the scans quickly (i.e. abnormal valve function vs a frustrated toddler).…
Some examples of illnesses a sonographer would help diagnose would be locating tumors, tracking progress from prior injuries, and the most well known form are the ultrasounds preformed on an unborn child. The opportunity for growth and advancement…
I am currently attending a United States college. I am enrolled in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program. I want to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Sonography. A Diagnostic Medical Sonographer is a caregiver who assists in capturing a well detailed picture of the interior of the body with a transducer probe and ultrasound gel to create a picture with the help of sound waves. Furthermore, a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer performs ultrasounds throughout the body.…
A physician assistant must have abilities and skills of five varieties including observation, communication, motor, conceptual, integrative and quantitative, and behavioral and social. They must also be able to work well independently. A very important skill to know is of computers and electronics. You must have knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. Important skills to have include critical thinking, speaking, active listening, reading comprehension, and social…
Another personal quality is managing stress efficiently. This means under pressure, or a big surgery, you have to calm yourself down and do what you know how to do best. As a neurosurgeon, you also have to be able to show empathy and compassion, but also has to be professional at the exact same time. As a neurosurgeon, you are allowed to feel bad for a patient and what trauma they have been through, but you can not obsess over it. You have to act professional and get the job done so they will get…
They must know how to perform verbal and nonverbal communication skills. They have be a good with the people. A medical assistant spent most of the time with patients and staff; so they have to be able to maintain good relationships with them. As a medical assistant they must be helpful to doctors, nurses and the patient who are concern about their diagnoses. A medical assistant must have positive attitudes and smile on face for the patient.…
An important aspect of being a mammography technologist is patient care. Most patients are fearful of a mammography exam. Being able to give clear directions and make the patient feel comfortable is important. Technologists need to be able to explain the equipment and stress to the…
A critical skill for medical assistants is strong communication skills. Being able to listen to others without interruption and to ask relevant questions is essential for taking patient histories so the doctor will know what symptoms a patient exhibits. Good communication is also about delivering physician instructions and answering or relaying to the physician any patient questions. This ability to communicate involves being an empathic listener to the patient. Being courteous and showing self-control when patients are difficult is the sign of a professional who has the personality for managing often stressful clinical situations.…
Many people go to college to not just to get a degree but to get a better job. One may believe that some courses they take in college do not focus on their field of study, but those courses are important to succeeding. These courses are the ones that will prepare one for what one may see in their field. By doing this now one will be well prepared to handle the task that is given due to their college courses. The courses allow one to become a well-rounded person which makes someone more likely to get hired than someone else.…
Maintaining a strong connection with patients and colleagues is what I love. To be more specific, I am a team player, committed to lifelong learning, have good interpersonal skills, and I accept challenges with the goal of rising above and solving them. These four strong capabilities are very applicable in the field of anesthesiology and I want to apply them and become an intelligent anesthesiologist who uses this knowledge to benefit humanity. Study and continuous practice are the main requirements for excellence in anything.…
Required is a vast amount of skills, in order for one to communicate with patients better and as clear and respectful as possible. Considering this job requires being social and working with patients for their needs, to excel on the job it would be helpful to have exceptional communication skills. Social, investigative and realistic interests will also aid in striving to be the best in this field. PA 's work under the direct supervision of a doctor. The current way that PA 's can develop their skills are through research, teaching and training.…
As a Ultrasound Technicians you must know customer and personal service , like meeting the customer needs and quality standard for services. The skills Ultrasound Technicians have are active listening , reading comprehension , speaking ,critical and monitoring. The abilities needed to be a Ultrasound Technician are oral comprehension, ability to listen and understand information. Also, near vision, the ability to see details. As well as oral expression and written comprehension, ability to communicate information.…
I am very interested in continuing my learning and become a qualified sonographer. I feel that the role of a diagnostic medical sonographer would be a very interesting role. It would be very exciting to have experience using ultrasound machines and skills to analyze and then interpret the images to make a diagnosis. Moreover, after two year of working behind the scenes, I want to be interacting with patients, get the chance to talk to people, and help them when they are facing a difficult medical…
I must ensure that the skills [communication, teamwork, active listening and organization skills] I have learned are well applied during my clinical placement. Effective communication is very important in the health care field. As a radiographer, maintaining a positive attitude towards others, explaining jargon words to patients and seeking help from health care professionals when necessary are some examples of effective communication skills (Crawford & Bonham, 2006). For example, during placement, I must try to remain professional, objective and optimistic when speaking to patients. I must ensure care, sympathy and empathy for patients.…