question about stethoscopes?

[student-with-no-life]

How often should you replace your stethoscope? I heard today you should get a new one about every 2 years. Is this true?

I have an ADC cardiology one and it is just now 2 years old. I paid about $150 for it and I love it, only thing wrong with it is it is curved from being around my neck

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

Those steth socks were outlawed at one hospital I worked at as they said it was an infection control issue........

I've had my Littmann Master Cardio scope for almost 3 yrs now...Works like a champ! I've tried others and nothing compares to a Littmann imho!

outlawed?? Yeesh...I can absolutely bet money that mine gets washed more often than anyone else on my unit wipes theirs down with disinfectant. My steth comes home with me and the sock thing goes in the wash along with my scrubs. Into the dryer, out again for the next wearing. I have three of them, so I'm never without something to go with an outfit. :) And seriously, I imagine that the scopes I see getting dragged all over the place and then dumped in the med room to await the next shifts' use are WAY more infectious than mine. Then, too, I also wipe off the diaphragm with alcohol between patients and I've NEVER seen a coworker do that. Maybe I work with slobs??

I'm with you on the Master Cardiology