compmom

Great information, thanks for sharing!

This is just what I needed after a long day at work! Ended up staying several hours late to chart and decided to google my topic on allnurses.com, which never lets me down. Found some great advice as well as the feeling that I am not alone in my search for learning time management as a new nurse.

TraumaRUs thanks for your post. After reading your comment I looked at the Littmann Cardiology which are about $150 less than the electronic stethoscopes. I currently have a Littmann Classic II S.E. My concern in purchasing the Cardiology stethoscope is that I may still struggle with hearing as well as I need to and then still need to purchase an electronic stethoscope. I don't feel that I'm hard of hearing but somehow I'm not hearing the BP as well as I should. Do you have any comments on whether I should buy the Cardiology and hope it is better for me than the Classic II or just put out the money and go with an electronic model? I truly appreciate your feedback.

As a block 1 nursing student I am struggling with hearing the systolic blood pressure, I seem to be okay on the diastolic (most of the time). I feel like I can hear fairly well, I try to make sure I don't touch anywhere on the tubing as I can hear every little rustle. However, since I am not a young student (I am 50 years old) I am wondering if an electronic stethoscope would be helpful? Iappreciate any advice from anyone who uses one, especially if you don't have a diagnoised hearing problem but struggle with accuracy on blood pressures. Thanks!!