Stethoscope testing?

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Hello all,

I need to purchase a stethoscope for nursing school this fall, and I understand that the one you hear best with is a matter of personal preference; so, I pose this question to all of you: is there a place where you can try out different scopes before you buy them? I am in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Thanks, and it's been fun reading a whole lotta posts!!

Amanda

is there a medical supplies store in the city?

Specializes in ICU, PACU, Cath Lab.

Some of our local med supply or uniform stores have them for testing purposes. I would call and ask them about it!

Specializes in SRNA.

One of the hospitals here has a shop that sells medical supplies (scrubs, stethoscopes, etc) and they have quite a selection that you can test out.

Hi

From my reading on the message boards this spring, it seems like most people recomend the Littman Cardio II or III. They say it is a little more expensive, around $90 (?) but that it is worth it. I start this fall , but I don't have this info yet from my school. I hear that some schools include them in a set in your "Book pakage", but that they aren't that good. I would think you would want a good one when you are learning. The one's we used for my physio class I coudn't hear anything out of...

You can also try them out at the med supply shop for fit etc, and then order online.t

You can do a search at the top of the page (on the yellow bar, click "search" ) of this site for stehoscopes, or anything, and get to read lots of previous advise and opinions. It is a good way to start.

I love the boards, I just saved like $1000 for an online course recomended to me from here!!!! (thanks Mystiqx :) )

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