Nursing Students General Students
Published Dec 1, 2004
goodknight
164 Posts
Will the school want me to get a certian one, or can I just get whatever I want? I ask cause we aren't supposed to get any info from the school before Jan 5 and we start school on the 10th and I'm getting a little hyper.
Still Riding
200 Posts
We were told as long is it had a diaphram and bell
Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN
12,126 Posts
We were told a diaphragm and a bell. No particular brands.
lil' girl, LPN
512 Posts
Ours had to have diaphragm and bell and single line no certain name brand
That's kinda what I figured. Just wanted to check.
elkpark
14,633 Posts
My school advised us to get the cheapest one we could find (as long as it had a diaphragm and bell) -- having a fancy, expensive stethoscope would not help us do any better in school! Also, it's not uncommon for them to get lost or swiped, so, the less you spend, the better.
When you graduate there will be plenty of people wanting to know what to get you for a graduation present, and a nice (more expensive) stethoscope makes a v. appropriate graduation present!
mariedoreen
819 Posts
My school advised us to get the cheapest one we could find (as long as it had a diaphragm and bell) -- having a fancy, expensive stethoscope would not help us do any better in school! Also, it's not uncommon for them to get lost or swiped, so, the less you spend, the better.When you graduate there will be plenty of people wanting to know what to get you for a graduation present, and a nice (more expensive) stethoscope makes a v. appropriate graduation present!
As far as losing them or having them swiped... have your name put on your stethoscope (I think I paid like $12 extra for this) and simply don't let it out of your sight. I don't leave my purse or $400 PDA lying around the clinical site or classroom, so why would I leave my stethoscope lying around?