I am getting a stethescope!

Rena RN 2003, RN · May 23, 2002

congrats! i too have a littman cardiology steth and it's wonderful!

NurseDixie · May 23, 2002

Great news Kats! I want to get one of those one of these days. They come in lots of pretty colors.

KaraLea, LVN · May 24, 2002

Watch out though...I got a Littman Cardiology II from my brother when I got my LVN. I took it to work and it grew legs. Now I don't want to admit it to any of my family. Just going to save my money and buy myself another and pay to have it surgically attatched to myself. LOL

amblessing · May 24, 2002

What a nice daddy you have! You deserve it though for all of your hard work. I bought a stethescope this week, but I got the Littmann Classic II SE. I hope I like it!

ggfifirn05 · May 24, 2002

For my birthday last month my wonderful husband got me a stethescope and lovely flowery scrub top from the local uniform store. I just started prereqs, so this is all a bit premature, but he's been informally polling every person in scrubs that he meets about the best type of stethescope, and the cheapest place to buy scrubs! Now that's what I call support. He did tell me that just about everyone he questioned told him that stethescopes do have tendency to "walk away" while you're not looking, so I wonder if buying the best quality one is a wise idea?

Susan

kats · May 24, 2002

I went ahead and ordered the Littman Cardiology III from http://www.allheart.com. I got it in hunter green with my name on it. I will just be very firm and not let anyone use it. Someone reminded me about the sanitary concerns of having others put my stethescope in their ears. That sure reinforced my resolve to keep it only to myself. I did tell my Dad that it was a bit early for me to get one, but he insisted. Who am I to argue? :0) Then I told him that I could always practice on my hubby, my son, and our cocker spaniel. Plus, after I get certified in phlebotomy, I will be going back to working in the OR and I am sure they will help me learn to use it. Thanks for your thoughts, Kimberly

craff1 · May 30, 2002

Hey Kats, I'm getting my phlebotomy training certificate at the end of this month too!! (In CA you have to do a 40 hour internship and take an exam before you get the permanent certificate.) I'm starting my internship June 3!

I'd like to buy a nice 'scope too, but just blew my budget on books (yipe!)

Cheryl R

kats · May 30, 2002

Cheryl, I am in California too. I finished my training, completed my 50 successful sticks, and got 98% plus 2 extra credit points on my final. This Friday, I get interviewed by the lab LPO and then I will have my certificate. Good luck with your class.-Kimberly

Lisa2902 · Jun 1, 2002

Just wanted to let you know I was browsing the internet and allheart.com has the Littmann Cardiology III stethoscope for only $117.99 plus as a student you can get a free accessory kit worth $49.00 to go with it. Go to the web page and check out the "sales and closeouts" section ... you can find it there!

RNforLongTime · Jun 2, 2002

Even cheapie sprague stets grow legs! The usual culprits are the docs. My first Littmann was a Classic II SE and one day I laid it on a table at the nurses station. When I went to look for it, it was gone! I asked my colleagues it they'd seen it. One nurse piped up and said, "I saw Dr. So and So with it". So, down the hall I went, searching in all of his patients rooms and sure enough, there was my stet, laying on the heater in one of his patients rooms. We used to hang our stets on a hook in the nurses station (not me, I locked mine in my locker) and one doc actually thought that they belonged to the hospital. We politely informed him that no, those belonged to the nursing staff.

The hospital that I work at now, we have shared lockers that don't have a lock on them so I take my Cardiology III home with me every morning. I don't take it off my neck either. Can't trust anyone.