A stethoscope cover makes a great thank you gift for your favorite doctor or nurse. Make them in bright, cheerful or comical fabric to distract someone from the real need for a stethoscope.
Materials needed:
- Newspaper or pattern grid material, a yard stick and pencil to create the pattern.
- 2/3 yard of 45″ wide fabric (You'll have scraps to make matching scrunchies)
- 1/4″ wide elastic
- Thread
- Scissors
- Sewing machine
- Basic Sewing Tools
You might want to check this 25+ FREE First Aid Sewing Patterns.
This looks to be a lovely idea and I appreciate the sentiment behind it, unfortunately there is a significant risk of transfer of infection by using one of these. Male Doctors no longer wear a tie to prevent the risk of transfer of infection and this would come in the same category.
This looks like a fun project, and I’m sure kids would react well to the results, but be advised that many medical professionals avoid many types of garments and accessories – even certain types of watch bands – as they provide a surface for pathogens to collect and spread. This is the likely reason that stethoscope covers are not commonly seen/used.
Cute idea though. Rather than fabric, maybe a material that can be more reliably cleaned, like PUL, would be an option.
The problem with a stethscope cover is GERMS! As an RN I do NOT recommend this as a great gift. Think for a minute—your doctor is examining a child with measles using her covered stethoscope—and then examines your child. Ooooops. Would have to be cleaned between.
The problem with a stethscope cover is GERMS! As an RN I do NOT recommend this as a great gift. Think for a minute—your doctor is examining a child with measles using her covered stethoscope—and then examines your child. Ooooops. Would have to be cleaned between.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11776355
Make many so you have a new one for each shift or patient.
Make many so you have a new one for each shift or patient.