Could anyone recommend sites to buy stethoscopes, pulse oximeters and the like for cheap prices. Thanks much:)
Flare, ASN, BSN 5 Articles; 4,431 Posts Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma. Oct 16, 2009 I bought a pulse oximeter from :http://www.devonsuperstore.com/Default.aspxfor under 70 bucks. Of course when i sent there to catch the link for you i saw that they have one as cheap as $37. The one i bought works great. I compared it to an expensive one at the hospital and it read the same. Don't know how the $37 dollar one is though.
hotshot12345 55 Posts Oct 16, 2009 Why would one need to buy a pulse oximeter? You're workplace doesn't have one?
Blackheartednurse 1,216 Posts Oct 16, 2009 Why would one need to buy a pulse oximeter? You're workplace doesn't have one?I cannot believe you are actually asking this questions,usually it is so hard to find a pulse ox on the floors!
Schmoo1022 520 Posts Oct 16, 2009 I don't know how cheap everything is, but this was the cheapest price I found on my pink littman.http://www.steeles.com/
suni, BSN, RN 477 Posts Specializes in med surg. Has 15 years experience. Oct 16, 2009 I,m thinking about the pulse ox.Your right finding one on the floor can be a nightmare.
hotshot12345 55 Posts Oct 17, 2009 I cannot believe you are actually asking this questions,usually it is so hard to find a pulse ox on the floors!Sorry. In my hospital, every room has a dynamap, which has a pulse oximeter attached to it.
WSU_Ally_RN, BSN, RN 459 Posts Specializes in MICU for 4 years, now PICU for 3 years!. Has 7 years experience. Oct 19, 2009 Be careful using non-hospital supplied equipment like a pule ox... I know where I work all equipment must be monitored and checked and calibrated by the hospital every so often...What happens if you are using your own uncalibrated pulse ox, and it shows the pt's SpO2 is fine, but in reality it's not, or vice-versa??? I wouldn't chance using something I have bought and the hospital hasn't checked out... It sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen...
Katie5 1,459 Posts Oct 19, 2009 Be careful using non-hospital supplied equipment like a pule ox... I know where I work all equipment must be monitored and checked and calibrated by the hospital every so often...What happens if you are using your own uncalibrated pulse ox, and it shows the pt's SpO2 is fine, but in reality it's not, or vice-versa??? I wouldn't chance using something I have bought and the hospital hasn't checked out... It sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen... I wish I could say the same of here. This place you literally have to hunt every bit of euipment down. And when you finally do...they don't work! I feel that's time-consuming and could get quite frustrating.
