Sonographer Lexie

Ergonomics: Why Is It So Important?

Proper ergonomic practices throughout your ultrasound career is so incredibly important that it can’t be overstated. The reason why having proper ergonomics is so important is because “per a recent study”, 90% of sonographers are scanning in pain. How can that be?! We have to put our bodies in strange positions, apply more pressure than […]

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Do's and Don'ts - Clinicals

Do’s And Don’ts – Clinicals

Yay clinicals! This is an exciting time once you get here! I want to help make this a successful and pleasant experience for you and give you some do’s and don’ts for your time there. Let’s dive in! Do’s Embrace A Learning Attitude: This is so important when you come into the clinical setting! We

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How to Have Good Self-Care!

Photo by Max van den Oetelaar on Unsplash Can we talk about self-care for a minute? As a student, as a sonographer, as a human in general, we tend to forget about one very important person and that is ourselves. We spend so much time caring for others that we tend to forget about us.

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