I think that you want to contact Teresa Moore, I am good, been through this whole process/experience myself- but I have more time out, and "old shoe now"- she has a great attitude, and was a super student. I don't have her email saved on here, but I hope that she sees your messages and I am glad to see all the support she is getting here!Joelle
Joelle Weaver MAOM, (HTL) ASCP http://www.linkedin.com/in/joelleweaver > From: pathloc...@gmail.com > Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 10:00:44 -0800 > Subject: RE: [Histonet] Cutting speed > To: joellewea...@hotmail.com; algra...@email.arizona.edu > CC: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > Never sacrifice quality for speed. Patient care is priority one, and > the lab makes plenty of money. If you are understaffed they need to > deal with that, not jeopardize care. You can always contact Healthcare > Connections to get vacation coverage, or another agency like that. If > you want Healthcare Connections it Comp Health staffing phone numbers > feel free to email me. > > Sent from my Windows Phone > From: joelle weaver > Sent: 1/3/2012 8:48 AM > To: algra...@email.arizona.edu > Cc: Histonet > Subject: RE: [Histonet] Cutting speed > > Good advice. > > Joelle Weaver MAOM, (HTL) ASCP > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/joelleweaver > > From: algra...@email.arizona.edu > CC: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 07:39:47 -0800 > Subject: Re: [Histonet] Cutting speed > > Teresa, > Don't trade quality for speed. I once worked for a pathologist who > actually told me that he preferred that we took our time cutting so > that the sections were as good as we could make them. He said that it > took a lot of the stress of making a diagnosis off of him when he got > good slides, especially when the diagnosis was a difficult one. He > said to treat the tissue like it came from your Mother or your child. > I have worked with people who bragged often and loudly about being > fast cutters and their slides looked like it. > I agree with the person who advised that you sit down and have a talk > with the lab manager to voice your concerns. Everyone should be aware > that you are going to do the very best you can while your co-worker is > away, even if it takes you a bit longer. > Good luck with this! > > Andi > > > > > > On Dec 31, 2011, at 10:18 AM, Kim Donadio wrote: > > > My only advice to you Teresa is to take a deep breath, calm down and do the > > best you can. Dont take your eye off the specimen you are dealing with. > > It's someones life. You might hear people screaming about time, they need > > this, they need that. but You as a healthcare professional have the ONE > > most importnat task you really need to focus on, and thats making the best > > slide you can from each specimen you deal with. Focus on that, keep your > > chin up and know that you are doing the patients a service by being there > > doing good work while dealing with hard times. > > > > Best of wishes > > > > Kim D > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Teresa Moore <tmoor...@gmail.com> > > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 8:44 AM > > Subject: [Histonet] Cutting speed > > > > I graduated from a histology program in June/11 and just got a job a week > > ago. My speed on the microtome is not great. Everyone says it takes time > > but I feel my technique may be wrong. To make matters worse the only other > > histotech in the lab is going on vacation the third week of January and I > > will be alone!!!!! I don't have the overall flow of the lab down yet and > > have no idea how they expect me to handle the cutting all by myself. My > > biggest concern is my cutting speed right now. How long does it take > > (approx) to do 40 blocks an hour. Currently, I'm about half that! I'm > > panicking and I've only been on the job 8 days. Help!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > -- > > Teresa Moore > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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
