Stethoscopes

Good Evening Folks, and Happy New Year (almost)

I have a question about stethoscopes. I have been told that my best bet is Littman Classic; any idea where I can pick one up at a fairly decent price in SW Michigan?

Anyone else suggest a different brand?

Thanks for the input!

J

[Syncere]

Hey Ms. J,

I bought mines from Life Uniforms in Southgate for $85, but you can get it a little cheaper on this site:

http://www.allheart.com/2200-16.html

Or, maybe they have them a little cheaper on eBay. They are definitely worth it because I bought a couple of cheap ones that were completely and a total waste! With the Littman, I was able to hear everything clearly. Hope this helps!

[WyandotteMomma]

Hiya Syncere,

Thanks for responding! I did go to allhearts, and yes prices were a bit cheaper, but once you figure in shipping (was like 12 bucks), the prices werent too much different, so I think I will just carry my fanny down eureka to get one

Thanks again- J

:thankya:

[MySimplePlan]

Hey Ms. J,

I bought mines from Life Uniforms in Southgate for $85, but you can get it a little cheaper on this site:

http://www.allheart.com/2200-16.html

Or, maybe they have them a little cheaper on eBay. They are definitely worth it because I bought a couple of cheap ones that were completely and a total waste! With the Littman, I was able to hear everything clearly. Hope this helps!

Hey Sincere! Good to see you on the forum!!

What are your plans right now? What are you doing?? BTW, do you work??

[brandi110]

Will we need our stethoscopes for the lab, or do we just need to have them before the clinicals?

[WyandotteMomma]

Brandi,

My understanding is that we need them for the first 7.5 weeks, 118 maybe?

[missgigius, RN]

Hi Brandi and Wyandotte!!

Congrats on getting into the program!!:welcome:

I am now a second semester nursing student at WCCCD. You will indeed need your stethoscope starting during the first 7.5 weeks. Not only will you use it in physical assessment class and the foundation skills lab, you will also want to have it so you can practice at home or in the skills lab (outside of normal class time).

Hope this helps.

Congrats again!:welcome::balloons:

Virginia

[Carebear77]

I bought my littman on allheart and it was $20 cheaper than stores in my area, even with the shipping.

Good luck and congrats on nursing school :)

[esp92]

I bought my Littman Classic II S.E. from bergware.net for less than $68 - including shipping. I found the site from 3M when I was trying to decide which Littman I wanted, they are an authorized reseller.

If anyone is interested...

http://bergware.net/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/merchandise?/Z111111

They had about 8 colors to choose from.

Good Luck, I may see some of you come the 14th of January...enjoy the rest of your time off.

[brandi110]

WyandotteMomma did you order your stethoscope from the website the last poster linked and if so what color did you order?

[NoviceRN10]

I just received my new Littman Lightweight in the mail today :). I had heard that the Lightweight was actually easier to use than the Cardiology or Master. I guess I'll find out. I paid $48 including shipping from allheart.com. Mine is Lilac (my kids helped pick the color ).

[WyandotteMomma]

WyandotteMomma did you order your stethoscope from the website the last poster linked and if so what color did you order?

no, actually my hubby surprised me with one :) a purple one lol