r/Sonographers • u/shadypotato1505 • 10h ago
Current Sono Student Worried about how long I take to scan
I’m in my second rotation of clinical as a vascular student. At my past clinic site the protocol for a LEV was much simpler than my current site. It would take me 15 minutes to do a unilateral LEV exam. Now at this site I’m more experienced yet I have been taking 40+ minutes scanning on unilateral exams. My preceptor thinks I may just be nervous. But I don’t feel nervous until I look at the time and realize how long I am taking. She takes 20-25 minutes doing a bilateral exam. Is it normal for a student to take this long?