Histology · stage 1 of 5

Right specimen, right patient, right start

You will be able to take a request from paper to accessioned specimen without a single identity, container or fixation error slipping through. By the end you can look at what has arrived and say plainly whether it can give a reportable result.

Work through these in order

1. 1Checking the requisition before anything else happensSpecimen Collection
2. 2Keeping patient information privateProfessionalism
3. 3Getting the patient ready for a tissue procedureSpecimen Collection
4. 4Working respectfully across cultures and beliefsProfessionalism
5. 5Proving the specimen belongs to the right personSpecimen Collection
6. 6Choosing the right container and collection toolsSpecimen Collection
7. 7Having fixative and supplies ready before the list startsSpecimen Collection
8. 8Managing bench stock and reagent supplyQuality Assurance
9. 9Labelling that survives formalin and scrutinySpecimen Collection
10. 10Packing and shipping specimens under transport rulesSafety
11. 11Moving specimens without damaging or spilling themSpecimen Collection
12. 12Triage and accessioning at the receiving benchSpecimen Collection
13. 13Handling case data and patient informationQuality Assurance
14. 14Judging whether the specimen is fit to reportSpecimen Collection
15. 15Judging whether a specimen can give a valid resultPreparation and Testing

This reading order is MLTPrep’s own. To browse the same material filed against the competency areas instead, go back to the Histology study guide.

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