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What must be documented daily within the Quality Control Manual maintained within the lab?
Control results
What is the purpose of this standard operating procedure?
The purpose of this standard operating procedure is to ensure proper use and operation of the Benchmark Special Stains System.
True or false: The Benchmark Special Stains System requires quality control testing before running patients.
True
What should be done before any special stains can be performed on the Benchmark Special Stains System?
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What must be calibrated every 6 months?
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What is the purpose of the reagent tray on the Benchmark Special Stains System?
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What is the required quality control process for the Benchmark Special Stains System?
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True or false: The Benchmark Special Stains System must be decontaminated quarterly.
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How often should the Bar Code Reader and Mirror be cleaned on the Benchmark Special Stains System?
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How often must the Benchmark Special Stains System be calibrated?
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True or false: The reagent tray has a list of protocols that can be run on the instrument.
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What is the purpose of the reagent drive wheel?
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What must be checked each month?
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What components are necessary for the Benchmark Special Stains System?
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What must be done before the Benchmark Special Stains System can be used?
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True or false: The Benchmark Special Stains System can be printed with slide labels.
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How often should the Benchmark Special Stains System be decontaminated?
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True or false: Do not decontaminate Liquid Coverslip (LCS).
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What type of cleaning is necessary for the Benchmark Special Stains System?
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What must be decontaminated quarterly?
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Study Notes
- The purpose of this standard operating procedure is to ensure proper use and operation of the Benchmark Special Stains System.
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- All special stains performed on the Benchmark Special Stains System will have a control consisting of a known positive organism or tissue element being stained, the results of which recorded daily within the Quality Control Manual maintained within the lab.
- The Benchmark Special Stains System must be turned on and initialized before any special stains can be performed.
- The Benchmark Special Stains System must be calibrated every 6 months.
- Quality control is conducted by technicians by documenting preventive maintenance and quality control on all instrumentation and equipment used to perform this procedure.
- The Benchmark Special Stains System is used to perform special stains on patient tissue slides.
- The Benchmark Special Stains System requires quality control testing before running patients.
- The reagent kit requires silver Benchmark Special Stains System reagent pack button to be touched to activate the quality control testing.
- The Benchmark Special Stains System will alarm and a code will appear notifying the technician to empty the waste carboy located under the Benchmark Special Stains modules.
- The Benchmark Special Stains System has a reagent tray and a reagent drive wheel.
- The reagent tray can hold vials of reagents and must be placed on the reagent drive wheel to insert the vials into the tray.
- The reagent tray can be removed from the reagent drive wheel and placed on an examination table.
- The reagent tray has a list of protocols that can be run on the instrument.
- The reagent tray can be printed with slide labels.
- The Benchmark Special Stains System is a lab equipment that allows for the quick and easy staining of slides.
- The system has a pre-run checklist that must be completed before the run begins, and a weekly maintenance checklist that is performed each week.
- The system must be turned off and the instrument level must be checked each month.
- The system must be cleaned every three months, and the bar code reader and mirror must be cleaned every six months.
- The Benchmark Special Stains System must be decontaminated quarterly.
- The Benchmark Special Stains System may take several minutes to prime before starting each day.
- Each Benchmark Special Stains System must be decontaminated with Lysol I.C. Quaternary Disinfectant Cleaner.
- Do not decontaminate Liquid Coverslip (LCS).
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