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Was I the only one who didn't realize that reigistration started at midnight instead of 6am like it used to? I dawned on me when I logged onto WebAdvisor at 5:30am and saw that the section I wanted for 1530 was already full! So much for all my careful planning...next time I'll pay more attention to the time at which the system actually comes online!:trout: Oh well, now instead of going Mondays and Tuesdays I'll be going Mondays and Fridays. I just don't like how the Friday (Lab) class is the first one we attend, and the theory classes don't start until the following Monday...seems like putting the cart before the horse.

Specializes in Surgical/MedSurg/Oncology/Hospice.
I wish that people would have a general consensus on what type of stethoscope to buy! I have heard get the top of the line and I have heard get the cheap one in case someone steals it or you lose it. I think I am going to get the lightweight Littman for starters. I think my Christmas tree is going to have lots of nursing gear under it this year :D!

I figure it this way: With a quality stethoscope, I'll be able to differentiate the various sounds I'm learning.

With a cheap stethoscope, I may not be able to understand what sound is what as I'm learning them and won't be able to identify them when having a real patient in front of me.

I had a basic scope that I used to check NG placement on my daughter with via air bolus (I don't think it's checked this way anymore..), and that's about all it was good for. I pulled it out after I got accepted into the program to play with it, and I could barely hear heart or breath sounds. So, I say get the best Littmann you can afford. If you go to www.littmann.com, you'll find the various ratings on the steths. I found the best deals on www.allheart.com, and was able to get a Cardiology III with my name printed on the tubing for about $150 (as a gift from Grandma!)

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I figure it this way: With a quality stethoscope, I'll be able to differentiate the various sounds I'm learning.

With a cheap stethoscope, I may not be able to understand what sound is what as I'm learning them and won't be able to identify them when having a real patient in front of me.

I had a basic scope that I used to check NG placement on my daughter with via air bolus (I don't think it's checked this way anymore..), and that's about all it was good for. I pulled it out after I got accepted into the program to play with it, and I could barely hear heart or breath sounds. So, I say get the best Littmann you can afford. If you go to www.littmann.com, you'll find the various ratings on the steths. I found the best deals on www.allheart.com, and was able to get a Cardiology III with my name printed on the tubing for about $150 (as a gift from Grandma!)

There's no way I'm spending over $100 on a stethoscope before I even know if I can hack the first rotation :uhoh21:! My friend with a Littman (I think the classic) said that her classmates with the lightweight Littman really liked them, the diaphragm or whatever the listening thingy is called is easier to grasp because of the design. I think that is the one I'll start off with. If I get to the 1600s and still have my head above water and need a better scope I guess I'll invest in one then . I am waiting to see how much money we'll need to spend on a PDA. I'll save up for that instead!

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Another comment about the uniforms. I was at the zoo yesterday and this older lady (40ish) was wearing white capris and appeared to have no skivvies on under them. It was quite distracting looking for her nonexistant pantyline! I am so glad that nursing students don't have to worry about that anymore :).

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Specializes in Surgical/MedSurg/Oncology/Hospice.
There's no way I'm spending over $100 on a stethoscope before I even know if I can hack the first rotation :uhoh21:! My friend with a Littman (I think the classic) said that her classmates with the lightweight Littman really liked them, the diaphragm or whatever the listening thingy is called is easier to grasp because of the design. I think that is the one I'll start off with. If I get to the 1600s and still have my head above water and need a better scope I guess I'll invest in one then . I am waiting to see how much money we'll need to spend on a PDA. I'll save up for that instead!

Any word on if they've decided to make the PDA's mandatory? I know they were waiting to see if they could get some sort of bulk rate with the software pre-loaded. I already have a PDA, but it's old and kind of slow. I already purchased the Nursing Constellation from www.skyscape.com along with Taber's and Fast Facts and it works really well, though slow changing screens. I only hope that if they do require PDA's that the software package I bought will be acceptable...or it will have ended up being a very expensive impulse purchase!:lol2:

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i had a pda already also and got the skyscape package....at the seminar i ask the lady with the glasses sitting at the desk lol....cant remember her name....not terry the other one...anyways ....i told her i had a pda already and she said if you already had one they wouldnt of course force you to buy theirs...and theirs would already be loaded with all the programs....so im sure as long as you have programs that are similar to theirs it will be fine....for instance a medical dictionary....there are tons of different ones and they are all basicaly the same thing

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