Stethoscopes for a new nurse

huggietoes · Apr 13, 2002

When I first began nursing school the instructors encouraged us to purchase the cheap sprague stethoscopes but they were so cumbersome and you really had to work to hear. So I told myself that if I got an A I would splurge on a new one, so I bought a Tycos Harvey Elite, loved it! Then I said if I get an A in 102 I will get a Littmann, so then I bought the Master Cardiology, again loved that. Then I said if I get an A in 202 I will get the new Littmann STC, I just got it last week and love that one as well. I am building a collection. I say splurge, I mean it is a tool that you will use and finding the right one for you makes the job easier!

Perk · Apr 13, 2002

I have a littman classic II, and I love it. A year before I started nursing I was in a Human and Anatomy class (health science) and we were learning about BP I couldn't har a thing with the cheapy steth, When I sarted nursing and learning BP, I had no problem with my littman. A similar note my Bio teacher from that year was horrified I was going into nursing but couldn't hear a BP, he actually had me take his with my littman in lab. When purchasing a stethoscape I would ask about the ear pieces I find it very uncomfortable with the hard plastic type, while my littman has a soft rubber type of ear piece which is form fitting and comfortable.

MitziK · Apr 14, 2002

In nursing school they gave us cheapy Sprague type, very uncomfortable earpieces but I thought I could hear pretty good until hubby bought me a Littman Classic II, big difference in sound, and now I have a Littman Master Cardiology III that I bought from stethoscopes.com and it's even better, had them engrave it. If you can go for a Littman.

mario_ragucci · Apr 14, 2002

I'll tell you what...I heard more with the cheap, plastic "stethoscope" that came with the ultra inexpensive spypigmonamometer i bought at Wal-Green than you can shake a stick at :-(