I am a new nurse. Only been on the floor about 3 weeks. However, I am growing concerned over my inability to hear lung sounds. I am under the gown, they are taking deep breaths, I'm listening intently...nothing. I am almost always charting decreased in lower lobes because I just can't hear anything beyond the upper ant/post lobes. I look back at what previous nurses have charted and they have described what they hear on the lower lobes. How am I missing these sounds?? In nursing school I blamed my measly $50 stethoscope. However, I bought a nice stethoscope since and the sounds have not improved. Has anyone else had this problem? What do you suggest?