Ok I dont start LPN school until September but I have gotten some advice from current students in the same program that graduate this August. When I got accepted into the program I got a packet which of course explained the program's fees and costs and it gave me a list of items that would need to be purchased. Some of those things needed of course are books (which said in the packet that those would be ordered within the first few days of class) but other things such as a nursing kit (includes a pocket protector, pen light, stethoscope etc.) The last thing listed was a watch with a second hand. Now the students that are currently in the program that I have spoken with have told me not to purchase the kit at all that the items are cheap and will only break on me, has anyone out there had this problem with kits from their schools and would me going off on my own and purchasing items be disrepectful to the school? I dont want to use cheap things, I want to be able to trust the tools of the trade esp if I'm the nurse thats going to be using them and of course with he economy not doing well I want to only have to purchase items once. Also I was wondering on an opinion from others on using a watch with a second hand. I'm currently in law enforcement now and I am used to using a digital watch in military time but my watch is a good one that has a digital second counter on it. Could this watch be acceptable to use? Has anyone out there used a digital watch with a digital second counter on it? I'll buy a regular watch no problem but if I'm able to stick with whats familiar to me I would rather do that. Opinions please...:uhoh21:
For stethoscopes I have been looking at the Littmann Master Classic II and the Littmann Classic II SE both are between $60-$100 which I thought was a good price range (not the most expensive and not the cheapest, something nice in the middle:twocents:). Any thoughts on either of these? I want something that I can hear well with, the cheaper ones I used while in the police academy learning first aid were junk and I couldnt hear anything well.