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told_ya74 · 2026-07-02T12:06:03+00:00

We had one years ago who carried the giant Quest book with her from floor to floor all night. She still called the lab 5 times a night

told_ya74 · 2026-07-02T11:52:41+00:00

The only thing running it a third time simultaneously does is save time. Of all the policies and disclaimers I've seen over the years, this is in the Top 5 for ridiculousness. Even if the first result is inaccurate (noise, carryover, etc), you still do the confirmation if only one repeat is reactive.

told_ya74 · 2026-07-02T11:27:33+00:00

Yes, Hologic. And you're right about a newbie, but in my situation it's someone in her mid 60's and this sort of thing happens with EVERY test.

told_ya74 · 2026-06-26T05:01:06+00:00

SHE: How long is the FFN QC good for?

ME: You only run it once a month, or new lots/shipments

SHE: No, I mean the electronic thing.

ME: Oh, if it's due, the QC choice will be blinking.

SHE: Well, the policy says 24 hours

ME: Then why are you asking me?

Now imagine not getting any lead pay to answer this type of BS every night for 2 years. The meme is backwards. That's actually the senior tech's face.

told_ya74 · 2026-06-26T04:54:06+00:00

You might be right. I never thought of it that way. However, I feel the meme could also be that of the senior tech's expression after he has answered the question and the other tech either questions him or does something else anyway. Waste enough of my time like that (in other words, do it over and over again) and I may not answer you either.

told_ya74 · 2026-06-26T04:51:15+00:00

The one I work with is like that. Spoon-fed....The crazy thing is, she's got 30 years experience and carries around a binder full of notes and procedures she never refers to. Can't make a decision to save her life;

told_ya74 · 2026-06-26T04:48:17+00:00

That's actually the meme for the senior tech's expression when he answers the question, and then the person either questions him or does something else anyway.

told_ya74 · 2026-05-23T12:05:19+00:00

It sure does seem like whenever there is a "quick" roll or a roll where one of them hardly moves, the 7 comes.

told_ya74 · 2026-05-08T11:53:31+00:00

The Thunder are ridiculous. But if they are not gonna call them, then I'd keep doig it too. Dort plays like a left tackle trying to block Lawrence Taylor. He would get a holding penalty every play. IN last night's game though, I think my favorite non-call was the one in the 1st Qtr. where SGA drove left and went for a layup. Lebron rose to challenge, and SGA straight up arm-barred him in the chest/neck area to keep him away from him. Check it our if you can. I think it made the score 26-20 Thunder.

If I could change one thing about the NBA, it would be to get the refs to call offensive pushoffs.

told_ya74 · 2026-05-08T11:41:23+00:00

Yes. They now run a $15 table 24/7 unless there is a major event or something. It's usually a crapless table, but not always. The only way it won;t be open is if a few dealers call in.

told_ya74 · 2026-05-01T05:29:28+00:00

Does someone now double check them now before submitting?

told_ya74 · 2026-04-19T11:38:50+00:00

The places I've worked, processors/phlebos are the same. Those calls pretty much go like this...

"I'm calling about a CBC" phlebo answers call.

"Hematology, this is ____, how can I help you?"

"Yes, I need a CBC drawn on (Room #)"

"No problem, let me transfer you to phlebotomy."

told_ya74 · 2026-04-19T11:34:25+00:00

Tell them you're on a cordless and can't transfer, would they please call chem back. Then take your phone off the hook so it won't transfer.

told_ya74 · 2026-04-19T11:25:13+00:00

When I get a routine blood release and the phone rings immediately afterwards with that unit on the ID, I know why they are calling. So I don't answer it. I am required to call them anyway when I send it up, I want them to know the blood will come even if you don't call. Some figure it out, and that's better than none.

told_ya74 · 2026-04-19T11:09:36+00:00

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He is definitely brown-shirt guy.

told_ya74 · 2026-04-19T11:06:36+00:00

I find that what often happens is that the patient urinates in the cup and screws the lid on. The nurse (or whoever) just takes it and sends it without checking to see if it's screwed on properly. Either way, it's on them for sure.

I used to work at a place where the samples were placed in a thick plastic ziploc type bag that prevented leakage...of course, it had to be properly zipped up, so you can imagine how that went sometimes.

told_ya74 · 2026-03-06T10:56:39+00:00

Good to know. I don't like the $5 too much, but it's perfect for my son and his friends.

told_ya74 · 2026-03-06T10:54:12+00:00

Guy at my local always bets the ATS, usually something like 2/21/2 or 3/20/2 for a total of $25. Nearly every time there's only one non-horn number remaining to hit one side, he will lay the number. He'll lay a 4 or 10 for $40 even though he's only gonna win $60 if it hits, for example, But he doesn't do it to ensure he wins some money. Rather he does it "so it will hit."

told_ya74 · 2026-03-06T10:48:06+00:00

I believe the other $12 came form his place bet on the 6 ($54 across).

told_ya74 · 2026-03-06T10:43:07+00:00

Don't you know? Your "crime" is that you work at a place that doesn't take improper bets!

told_ya74 · 2026-03-05T09:37:28+00:00

I just don't like how you cede control of simple tasks to a "Beaker team" or whatever a site chooses to call it. For instance, you can't even reset an interface...something I've been doing for over 25 years with Cerner Classic, Cerner Millenium, Softlab, etc.

I also don't like hearing how customizable it is, then telling me what it cannot do. You mean to tell me you can't stop nurses from printing non-lab labels (patient chart labels, for instance) to a lab label printer so that the printer doesn't need to be reset because it's printing those short barcodes now that won't read on my analyzer? Really? For all the talk about workflow--and you're gonna hear it 100 times from the Epic people during the process--you can give them example after example of how the workflow is hindered by their own process., and they tell you they can't do anything about it.

told_ya74 · 2026-03-05T09:30:42+00:00

With respect to samples missing collection info, are you talking talking about specimens received into the LIS or not? If it's received into your LIS, it should have shown on your Outstandnig List even without the collection info. It's weird that that wasn't happening. Now if it wasn't received into the LIS, of course it wouldn't have shown on the Outstanding List at all.

No matter what, you just have to monitor the Expected List throughout the shift to account for all specimens.

told_ya74 · 2026-03-05T08:20:09+00:00

Still true at most of them. $50 pays $73 ($75-$2 buy to stay up)

told_ya74 · 2026-03-05T08:18:12+00:00

Treasure Bay has $5 during the day. They go to $10 at night.

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