name tags for stethoscopes

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I bought a nice Littman (cardiology) for the BSN program (start in Jan) I was wondering how you kept your stethoscopes safe from "borrowing". I can't afford to buy a new one so I was wondering if there was some type of name plate or tag to write my name on. Any one know of anything like this or have any ideas?

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An allergy band will do in a pinch.

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Specializes in Emergency/Trauma/Education.

An allergy band will do in a pinch.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

I have my name engraved on my stethoscope and never leave it lying around if I can help it, if I can't help it I just do what I have to do and hope for the best. The rest of the time it stays in my bag or around my neck. Same with my PDA, I NEVER leave it lying around. Talk about an expensive piece of equipment to replace, I would be sick if that walked away!

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I have my name engraved on my stethoscope and never leave it lying around if I can help it, if I can't help it I just do what I have to do and hope for the best. The rest of the time it stays in my bag or around my neck. Same with my PDA, I NEVER leave it lying around. Talk about an expensive piece of equipment to replace, I would be sick if that walked away!

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Specializes in ER, Medicine.

:Snowman1:I have this fancy shmancy name tag...it's so cute though. It's a turtle and on the back is my name. It's not that hard to remove at all. The best thing to keep your stethscope from walking away is to not leave it lying around! Never take it off. When I had a patient in isolation, I gave it to a fellow student to hold on to. The things cost too much and are too important to lose.

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:Snowman1:I have this fancy shmancy name tag...it's so cute though. It's a turtle and on the back is my name. It's not that hard to remove at all. The best thing to keep your stethscope from walking away is to not leave it lying around! Never take it off. When I had a patient in isolation, I gave it to a fellow student to hold on to. The things cost too much and are too important to lose.

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Mine is also engraved right along the chestpiece in clear view, as well as having the littman name plate snapped around the tubing. Had an award/engraving place do it for $8.00.

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Mine is also engraved right along the chestpiece in clear view, as well as having the littman name plate snapped around the tubing. Had an award/engraving place do it for $8.00.

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Specializes in orthopaedics, perioperative.

Go to the local Walmart or whatever and get some beads with the letters on them. That is what a lot of us do. I lent mine once I got an ear bug. Never lending it again. And when I go into isolation rooms, it goes into my pocket, and under the gown.

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Specializes in Community Health Nurse.
i'm not entirely convinced that a nametag is enough to keep a thief away. personally, my steth doesn't often leave my backpack, around my neck, or in a scrub/labcoat pocket... so there's not that much risk of it "walking off," so to speak. :)

good luck starting nursing school! :)

i'm with you on this thought process, manna. i have rarely loaned my stethoscope out. i do have a name tag on my steth though. any healthcare provider who assesses patients knows they need to come equipped to assess their patient(s). if they come unprepared, that is their issue, not mine. when people ask you to borrow your steth, ask them why they don't have one of their own. tell them where they can purchase one. they can't do their job without the right equipment on their person (i.e., watch, stethoscope, pen/pencil, paper to take notes....):nurse:

no healthcare provider in training could show up at clinicals unprepared, so they shouldn't show up for work unprepared. :rolleyes:

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Our problem isnt our scopes, its our blood pressure cuffs...there are only a certain amount on the floor for all of the nurses to use, and we have been warned many times to keep our cuffs with us at all times, as they have a tendency to walk off...my name is on mine in several places, as well as on my scope with a little elephant name tag....I do lend my cuff out, but only to fellow students who I know will not walk off with it.....but I like the bead idea, I have been meaning to do this and also make tags for a few friends....

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I only loan out my stuff *after* the person hands over their wallet.

Most only ask once.

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