CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Seton Main Hospital
After completing some time at Dell Seton Medical Center in the fall, I moved on to Seton Main Medical Center to complete my 8 week long clinical rotations. During this time I worked with an array of patients in various clinical states, performed educations, watched a heart cath, attended meetings, promoted nutrition in the dining facility, and much more. By working with such diverse patients I was able to expand and hone in on my own clinical judgement.
RD and RD interns gather at Seton Main for a Dietitian's Lunch hosted by Touchpoint.
Tasks completed during this rotation:
Promoting whole grains during National Nutrition Month at Seton Main cafeteria.
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Assessing an average of 8 patients a day in various disease states.
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Providing nutrition recommendations based on protocols of care, disease states, and individual patient needs.
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Promoting nutrition education in the cafeteria by providing samples relative to the vegetable of the month and National Nutrition Month.
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Developing and presenting case studies for my class and preceptors that included detailed recommendations and assessments for patients in my care.
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Providing nutrition educations for patients with heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, gestational diabetes, and GI surgeries.
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Sitting in on procedures including a heart cath including ballooning and a stint, barium swallow test, hypoglycemia protocol, and a Dobhoff Tube placement to better understand what my patients go through.
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Performing a quality improvement project on vegetarian/vegan food options for the hospital.
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Creating education materials as needed.
Promoting chiles in the Seton Main cafeteria with my preceptor Lauren.
Our last day at Dell Seton Medical Center.