What’s the best stethoscope for nursing students? Buying your first stethoscope at Nursing School is an exciting and daunting Task. We all remember trying to choose the best stethoscope for the first time. There are many things I wish I knew then, that would have saved me buying the wrong stethoscope, only to have to buy a better one a year or two later. On this page we rank and review which ones we believe are the stethoscopes for nursing...
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The stethoscope is one of the most important tools of the EMT’s medical kit. In emergency and pre-hospital situations they are used for much more than determining blood pressure, and so should be of a minimum acoustic quality. As an EMT or Paramedic, you are the first medical practitioner on the scene, and a physical examination with an EMT stethoscope at first contact has life and death consequences for the patient. As an EMT or Paramedic, you may be wondering...
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Doctors, nurses, emergency responders, veterinarians and a host of other medical professionals use stethoscopes every day. They are part of every toy doctor’s kit ever sold; heck, even Barbie and Ken have stethoscopes! You may use your stethoscope so often that you feel as if it has become a part of you, but do you really know how it works? Have you ever really thought about the parts of a stethoscope? How they are made and how they all function...
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Nurses are often the first health professional contact a patient receives. For this reason, a nurses initial assessment with a stethoscope is paramount to the resulting investigations and treatment a patient receives. It is vital that nurses make a habit of auscultating with the stethoscope from early on in their training, with every encounter. Each nurse will quickly develop their own examination style, and the best way to improve on ausculation skills, is to pick a suitable stethoscope early. So...
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As you begin the process of studying to become a veterinarian or vet technician, you will encounter all kinds of learning curves, some even frustrating and confusing. One thing we can help you make easier is deciding which stethoscope to pick. The first issue to address, and a very frequently asked question is: “Is there a difference between a veterinary stethoscope and a medical stethoscope for human patients?” The short answer is no, as structurally they are nearly identical, and...
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Finding a stethoscope for hearing impaired can be tough. Not to mention the challenges for a medical professional who wants to ensure they have the highest capability to hear during auscultation. You don’t want to miss anything. The use of stethoscopes for individuals with hearing problems continues to be a great challenge, whether with or without hearing aids. We’ll show you how you can hear clear and crisp sounds again. And… We’ll show you how to select the right stethoscope that...
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