Try before you buy: 3 things to look for when buying a stethoscope
Cars. Clothes. Bikes. Boats. When we shop for new products, we like to take them for a test drive. We want to make sure they work and we’re satisfied with...
Three ways The Littmann™ Learning and University apps can benefit auscultation educators
Auscultation is a hallmark of medical education – an essential practice that students entering the medical field learn and use for a lifetime. The Littmann™ Learning and Littmann™ University Apps,...
We need nurses – here’s how to help them stay inspired.
If you or a loved one has ever received medical care, you know just how important nurses are. As the nursing industry seeks to fill a projected nursing shortage in...
From Independent Living to Amputation in 30 Days: the Impact of One Community-Acquired Pressure Ulcer/Injury
At 85, my father-in-law, Jon, a widowed, retired superintendent of schools was a regular at Tuesday bingo and Thursday poker at his senior apartment. He and Ralph, his neighbor down...
We’re in this Together: Counting on Colleagues and the Stethoscope
Caitlyn Burkardt, BSN, RN, has always valued her 3M™ Littmann® Stethoscope. It belonged to her mother, who gifted the stethoscope to Caitlyn when she became a nurse. Now, that same...
Your Microbiome: What’s on Your Skin and Why Does It Matter?
The science community first started using the term “microbiome” to refer to human health in the 1960s, when researchers began to realize that not all microbes found on humans were...
A New Era in Patient Care: Life Inside a COVID-19 ICU
“March 19, 2020 is a day I’ll never forget,” says Brittany, an ICU nurse in Phoenix, Arizona. “I started the day in my normal medical ICU unit, but that was...
Get Wrapped Up in Supporting VLU Healing
Talking about Compression Therapy for Venous Leg Ulcers with Lynn Peterson, CWOCN Clinical Application Specialist, Wound Care and Compression, 3M Medical Solutions Division VLUs are a big deal. Venous Leg...
Return to Surgery with Confidence
Patient safety is always top of mind for hospitals and surgery centers. Delays in surgery during the initial months of the COVID-19 outbreak may mean a higher risk of complications...
Passion for Protection: One Nurse Shares Her Realities of COVID-19
“I was told that I shouldn’t post pictures of myself in my respirator close up because it’s ‘scary'," says Amanda, an ICU nurse currently working in a COVID-19 unit in...