Doctor stole my stethoscope

[ayejay09]

So, this week hasn't been fun. My lovely Litmann that I received as a Christmas gift has been stolen by a doctor. I've even gone so far as to post fliers around the unit. I know that many nurses have their stethoscope stolen. My thought is "If doctors are stealing our stethoscopes, why are the facilities not paying us for those EXPENSIVE things?" Take it out of their paychecks. Every stethoscope stolen results in money taken from their paychecks. Or make them pool money together to supply us stethoscopes.

Needless to say, I miss my stethoscope. Who else has these problems? How do you track your stethoscope down?

[emilym1]

I put mine in my right scrub pocket or my right cargo pocket (when working EMS) and have not lost it yet. As SOON as I am done using it, I swab it with an alcohol prep and back into my pocket it goes. I also do not allow anyone else to use or borrow it "even for a second." It is a cardiology IV so I would be devastated if it walked away...