Looking down a microscope?

Re: Looking down a microscope?

Phrin Vernon RVN — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:55:36 GMT

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hey, when i was training you were taught how to do this, for skin scrapes etc. as far as praticals go though, you have to find a dot on the slide with the microscope and write down the venier scale, and then identify the parasites from a photo.

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well thats a helluva lot easier than when I sat the exam!- we had to first locate our parasite on a slide and give the reading of the parasite once located

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I forgot about the vernier scale! I just had to find a dot too, although in mock pracs our tutor had us locate actual parasites, record the reading, and then identify them.

Re: Looking down a microscope?

Sal the 1st — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:20:55 GMT

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well thats a helluva lot easier than when I sat the exam!- we had to first locate our parasite on a slide and give the reading of the parasite once located

Re: Looking down a microscope?

Phrin Vernon RVN — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:11:34 GMT

I had to identify parts of microscope, demonstate correct set up & shut down, and be able to prepare various slides (urine, blood etc), and identify parasites, crystals etc.This was last year on L3 NVQ

This was covered in portfolio as well as in theory and practical exams, so you really do need a microscope in a TP - you could call your VNAC to be sure.

Re: Looking down a microscope?

Nick Shackleton — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:30:48 GMT

am sure one of the requirements for TP status is that you need to have a microscope. So at a guess you gotta know how to use it. I think I recall having to demonstrate proper usage of a microscope. Can't really remember thou as its getting on for 10 years! Scary stuff!

Re: Looking down a microscope?

Julie-Anne Wilson — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:40:55 GMT

I had to find and identify the parasite on a slide then note the position down.

I learnt all that at college and tried to get a look at all slides in at practice as well to make sure I knew my bugs.

Re: Looking down a microscope?

Aimee Barber — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:26:11 GMT

Re: Looking down a microscope?

Katherine Spear — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:23:01 GMT

this is correct-or it was in my day? demodex etc.