littmann or ultraScope better for nicu nurse?

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Hi, everyone. I am a new nicu nurse. I wanna buy a new stethoscope. I was wondering which is better: littmann or ultrascope? Thank you so much for your advice!

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In our unit, the stethoscopes are supplied, one for each baby, so we don't have to own a special one. And the nursery buys littmans, I think, but I haven't a clue which is the best. As long as it has a pediatric or tiny baby bell on it, that's what makes it easiest to use on a baby.

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You will find that most, if not all, NICU's will have a separate stethescope for each baby. These are provided by the unit. I bought a stethescope (Littman) when I graduated from nursing school not knowing this info and have only used it when working in newborn nursery and when floating to peds.

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