Nurses sound off! Steth belt clip or around the neck?

Nurses General Nursing

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How do you carry your stethoscope?

Do you keep it around your neck, tucked in your pocket or do you have the belt clip?

Do you even keep it with you?

Or do you use the (shudder) public, staff use steths?

Also, what kind do you have and what color?

I have a Littmann Cardiology III in Plum. (Thank god it was a dark plum.)

Specializes in Peds.

I try not to wear it around my neck. When I'm charting, I leave the stethoscope on my desk and when I go see one of my patients, I carry the stethoscope. I started getting intense neck pain and I realized it was from the stethoscope around my neck!

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Specializes in Psychiatric.

I use only my own stethescope, and I have deep pockets so it rides in there...I'd love a belt clip. I'm a psych nurse...nothing goes around the neck! lol

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Specializes in CDI Supervisor; Formerly NICU.
I had a doc doing rounds last week with a Hunter orange steth, guess he had lost a few,lol.:lol2:

I don't think I've ever met a doctor that had his own steth. :p

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Specializes in CDI Supervisor; Formerly NICU.
My thought, exactly, Moogie - I bet he would look kind of silly, with it swinging to his knees!!

Anne, RNC

Hi Anne, good to see you posting again. Hope all is well in your life. :)

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I had a confused patient try to strangle me with my stethoscope hanging around my neck and therefore it has stayed in my pocket for 36 years! If an aide hadn't walked into the room when she did, I wouldn't be here to post this!

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Specializes in ER, TRAUMA, MED-SURG.
Hi Anne, good to see you posting again. Hope all is well in your life. :)

Hey! Glad to see u too!!

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