Stethoscope Preference Question

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I will be starting an LPN program in March. What type of stethoscope do you use and why do you like it? There are so many options and I have found a couple that I like, but wanted to see what fellow LPN/LVN's were using. Any advice when choosing a stethoscope would be greatly appreciated as well.

Thank you!!

When people want to borrow mine, (Littmann 4000) I always warn them that it's gonna be too loud for them, they rarely listen. Without fail, the only ones who will use it twice are people who are actually a little hard of hearing. Others just tell me to come listen to something. It's funny, but me with an amplified steth is just about equivalent to a regular person with a regular ole steth that works. I'm not gonna pick up Radio China.

I have a Littman 3000 which is really good. But wow, I just read about the Littman 4000 and now I want that one, sounds really cool.

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Specializes in ICU, telemetry, LTAC.

I thought the only real difference between the 3000 and 4000 (they're calling it something else now but it still starts with a 4) was the doohickey that does record and playback. I don't record and playback, there is no time for that nonsense.

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