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Just curious, do any of you nurses buy special medical equipment (ie patient monitors, iv pumps etc) for use at home and use it on yourself/family members?
I bought a functioning AED off ebay last year and am quite happy with the purchase.
Am I the only one who thinks "shocked someone with an AED they bought off eBay and never had serviced" sounds like a malpractice suit waiting to happen?
But I guess if you have a lot of money and you enjoy spending it on medical equipment you'll never use...
emmjayy, BSN, RN
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My nursing program gave us manual BP cuffs so if I ever feel like taking a BP on a family member I crack that out. I have a thermometer because I have a kiddo and would like to know if she has a fever or not when she gets cranky and I'll listen to her lungs if she's got a cold but that's more for my own practice than anything else.
I don't even know where I would KEEP a vitals machine. Honestly, when I get home from the hospital I don't want to see anything that looks (or worse, makes sounds) like anything in the hospital.