Pulse oximeter

MishlB · Dec 7, 2002

http://www.allmed.net/search.php?S=pulse+oximeter

Are you willing to spend hundreds???

nursedawn67, LPN · Dec 7, 2002

We use those at work, but I hear tell they are outrageously expensive.

sunnygirl272 · Dec 7, 2002

wow..i wanna work where Neon8

does...i wanna be able to afford a pulse oxi.....teeheee

renerian, BSN, RN · Dec 7, 2002

Do you know how much they are??? Call a local respiratory company to price them. Very expensive. Our agency paid 1500 for ours.

renerian

CCHP-RN · Dec 12, 2002

Check Ebay.

I have bought from several companies & usually pay $350 - $400 each.

jackey_nurse · Jul 28, 2008

I would recommend search on Google

Jolie, BSN · Jul 28, 2008

I understand your frustration in finding equipment that is in short supply, and needed for patient care, but I strongly urge you NOT to spend your own money on supplies that your employer has a legal, moral and ethical obligation to provide.

There is also an issue of liability. Your instrument would need to be inspected by your hospital's biomedical department and certified safe for use. You would also need to keep records of maintainance, calibration, cleaning, etc. Failure to do so according to hospital policy would leave you liable if a patient were to be harmed by your device, either by a malfunction causing a shock, or by an inaccurate reading.

Far better to spend your time writing up an incident report every time a needed piece of equipment is unavailable. That will get the attention of your risk manager and the hospital's liability carrier.

Don't let your employer off the hook so easily.

jackey_nurse · Jul 28, 2008

Yes. I fully agree with Jolie!

I would recommend to stick on FDA certified oximeters.

http://www.clinicalguard.com/digit-pulse-oximeters-c-25.html provides a wide range of such units.

I know ebay has some cheaper models, but I am a little concern about the liability issues.

Keepstanding, ASN, RN · Jul 28, 2008

I am a school nurse. We have purchased a smallish pulse oximeter for less than $100.

Do a surch at Moore Medical Corp. see what you get.

Coastie_wife · Jul 29, 2008

Here is the cheapest one I found. http://www1.mooremedical.com/index.cfm?PG=CTL&CS=HOM&FN=ProductDetail&PID=11675

Personally, I wouldn't do it. Things like that have a tendency to walk away.

Keepstanding, ASN, RN · Jul 29, 2008

Also check the small adds that are just above these posts. There is one for $59.