My Old Stethoscope
American Nurse
MARCH 7, 2024
My stethoscope lay curled in the bottom of my bathroom drawer with other nursing tools—penlights, watches with second hands, and old badges and lanyards. I hadn’t touched my stethoscope in a while because I’d spent the last several years in quality management and patient safety. As I picked it up and draped the stethoscope across my neck, memories flooded my mind.
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