Where do you wear your stethoscope

I try not to wear mine around my neck. The oils from your skin get on the tubing and breaks it down. My step daughter had to have hers re-tubed for that reason.

Neck, otherwise I'd accidentally leave it somewhere if I carried it by hand, and it doesn't fit well in my pocket along with all the other stuff in there. It is slightly stiff mid-tubing after 5 years of having it. I always keep mine out of the cold, too.

Mine does not cause headaches, but I can notice the weight reduction when I take it off. They do sell lighter steths if yours is giving you trouble, Sarah

I don't wear one...then again, I'm in Psych I leave it in the desk and get it when I need it.

In clinicals, if I had the lightweightone that day, I'd wear it around my neck. If I had the cardiology one, I'd have to use a holster since it was heavier. It didn't cause me any neck problem...but it would keep sliping off of me.

I wear mine around my neck. Its a Litmann Cardio III so it is really light. I am tempted to put some net stocking/tube gaze around the tubing and change it every shift because of the oils in your skin thing. I got tired of wearing two stethoscopes (one for baby and one for mom) the Cardio III works for adults and peds.

My neck feel "nek-kid" without my stethescope!

Around my neck. No problems.

steph

I'm my pocket.

i've stoped wearing mine in the neck the day a fellow nurse got strangle with it by a patient

I have a little clip-like thingie I use [see: http://www.allheart.com/pm755.html ]. Hangs off my scrub bottoms on my left side [stetho on the left, hemostat+tape on the right]

cheers,

Roy Fokker,

Thanks for the link, I was thinking about getting one of those! Just never have heard/seen anyone using it! I already do the hemostat + tape also!