Look at the whole patient, not just the disease or illness.  How many times was this drummed into your head in school?  By now, you should have a good understanding of this concept.  In order to individualize the care plan and maximize the outcomes for each patient, you have to look at the whole patient.  Enlist the patient and their family and caregivers to see beyond the diagnosis as well.  You need to help your patient’s their families, and caregivers to understand that all the patient’s personal habits and lifestyle choices will need to be incorporated into long-term plans for coping with his health status.  The patient’s family, job, hobbies, culture, diet, and habits all contribute to his illness and risk factors.  Some patient’s won’t share these with you and you will need to examine them for themselves in order to ensure wellness and improved outcomes.  Although when you think of an ultrasound technician, you immediately think of little babies…an ultrasound technician will deal with a variety of different cases.  It will not always be pregnant mothers.  Some of the other organs and cases that ultrasounds are used for are many. For example, ultrasound technicians may specialize in obstetric and gynecologic sonography, abdominal sonography, neurosonography, or ophthalmic sonography.  Ultrasound technicians also have a variety of responsibilities such as; explaining the procedure to the patient, recording any relevant medical history, operating the equipment, directing the patient in how to move to obtain the best images, selecting the best images for the physician to review, maintaining patient records, and adjusting and maintaining equipment.

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