Totally agree.....the staff need to have what works for them. Forcing someone to use one type of forcep is counterproductive.
Sent from my iPad On Aug 7, 2013, at 10:23 AM, Paula Pierce <cont...@excaliburpathology.com> wrote: > Ditto! > > Paula K. Pierce, HTL(ASCP)HT > President > Excalibur Pathology, Inc. > 8901 S. Santa Fe, Suite G > Oklahoma City, OK 73139 > 405-759-3953 Lab > 405-759-7513 Fax > www.excaliburpathology.com > > > ________________________________ > From: "Rathborne, Toni" <trathbo...@somerset-healthcare.com> > To: 'Sanjeet Dhirubhai' <asanj...@yahoo.com>; > "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2013 8:26 AM > Subject: RE: [Histonet] (no subject) > > > Personal preference is something we try to accommodate within reason. Each of > our techs have their own tools (brush, forceps, etc.) which they take care > of and clean after each use. The more comfortable a person is with a specific > tool, the more accurate and efficient they will likely be. If your techs use > a forceps that is not comfortable for them, think of tiny biopsies that could > be compromised due to that. A hand can develop a cramp and tissue could be > damaged by too much pressure, or could pop out of the cassette and become > lost if it wasn't grasped correctly. I don't understand how standardizing the > type of forceps used will create a Lean process. I would look at the bigger > picture and remember that histology is a skill performed by people, not > instruments. Remember to evaluate the process. If techs need improved skills > for embedding, that should be addressed with each one that is experiencing > problems. > > -----Original Message----- > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Sanjeet > Dhirubhai > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 9:04 AM > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: [Histonet] (no subject) > > > > Hi, > > I am trying lean up at the embedding system. We have issues where staff have > their own preference in regards to working on a specific forceps. I am trying > to standardize this process and eliminate the hassle of having different > types of forceps. Can anyone help me. Thanks Regards, > > Sanjeet Dhirubhai - Supervisor Histology MLT > _______________________________________________ > 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
