I wear BTE hearing aids in both ears and have to remove them when I need to use my stethoscope that is amplified. How do I go about this when taking care of a patient who is on contact isolation? Do I double glove and remove my first set then remove my hearing aids and listen to the patient? But then how do I put them back on? Would I remove those gloves then put them back on? How do I use my stethoscope due the rule being use the stethoscope that is in the room? How do other nurses do this?
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I wear BTE hearing aids in both ears and have to remove them when I need to use my stethoscope that is amplified. How do I go about this when taking care of a patient who is on contact isolation? Do I double glove and remove my first set then remove my hearing aids and listen to the patient? But then how do I put them back on? Would I remove those gloves then put them back on? How do I use my stethoscope due the rule being use the stethoscope that is in the room? How do other nurses do this?