Thank You Fellow Histonetters, I greatly appreciate all the advice. Have a great week end.
Stella On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Thomas Jasper <tjas...@copc.net> wrote: > One more time. > tj > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Jasper > Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 10:41 AM > To: 'Stella Mireles' > Subject: RE: [Histonet] Floaters in Waterbath > > Others may mention this to you...and it can get a little political. Do > not discount the grossing bench. Whether it's the work of a PA, > Pathologist, or other qualified lab staff, the grossing bench should be > kept as clean as possible between cases/specimens. I mention the > political side because sometimes it gets a bit touchy...histologists may > not be in the best position to broach the subject with certain higher > level personnel. Especially when the grossing may very well be done > under the supervision of said higher level party. > > >From a patient care standpoint, etc., this definitely should not be an > ego-bruiser, as we are all human and make mistakes. But I'm sure most > of you know what I'm talking about and probably have experienced > something similar at sometime in your careers. > > One tip I learned from a pathologist, was to keep a clean sponge handy > while grossing. This helped a lot, especially with keeping forceps > etc., clean in between cases/specimens. Lastly, there are pathologists > and PAs out there that keep their egos in check and we are thankful to > them. > > Tom J. > > Thomas Jasper HT (ASCP) BAS > Central Oregon Regional Pathology Services Bend, Oregon 97701 > 541/693-2677 > tjas...@copc.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Stella > Mireles > Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 7:11 AM > To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: [Histonet] Floaters in Waterbath > > I know we have all had some problems with floaters in our waterbath at > some point in our microtomy career. > Our doctors are very picky and I need some tips on keeping an immaculate > clean waterbath, but not sacrificing the speed in a regular routine lab. > We use the pyrex waterbath and paper towels for wiping our area. > > Thanks > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
