I work on a geriatric psych floor. I was off for a few days, and when I came back, one of the rooms was quarantined because one of our patients had acinetobacter. We didn't know she had the bug, and I didn't find out until after she was gone from the unit, and I had assessed her like any other patient with my stethoscope.
So how do I clean my stethoscope? I've been wiping it down with the cancer causing wipes at work (okay I've been told they cause cancer), but is there another way to really clean it? I read on the Littman website you just wipe it down. Does anyone know the ratio of bleach to water that would be appropriate?