nursingnewb

i am a first year registered nursing student, and i suffer with mild hearing loss. while attending my first quarter nursing classes, we began using our stethoscopes. i can hear blood pressure sounds well but have a hard time listening to the heart. ...

i wanted to thank everyone for their responses, they were very helpful and have boosted my confidence.

i didn't fail anything, but it was very difficult for me to hear what i needed to. i currently have a littmann classic II S.E. stethoscope, which is better than the cheap ones at school, but it still isn't quite loud enough for me, hence the reason ...