Today went by so fast, it was wonderful. First, a representative from "Nestle" came in to talk about all of the different supplements and feedings they have, which are often prescribed to inpatients and some outpatients depending on their needs. The speaker was telling us it's a really good idea to get to know all of our pharmaceutical reps well in case they could help us out with questions or figuring out what type of product to use on a particular patient. When I worked at the hospital as a dietary aide, there were always representatives in the entryway with whatever new products they had. They were always sexy (and dressed that way too) and some of the docs woulds sip their coffee and flirt with them all morning. I guess they were just following that rule too.
The next speaker, Kathy Pertzborn, RD, LD from Children's Hospital in Des Moine spoke next about pediatric nutrition. This woman was amazing. She talked about how parents freak out when their kids won't eat what was made for supper and so they make them something else so their kid won't "go hungry". She quotes author Ellyn Satter's book "Parents are responsible for the what, when and where of feeding. children are responsible for the how much and whether of eating". So parents are the ones who choose what to eat for supper (hopefully something nutritious!), and what time the meal is served. If children say "no way", that is a choice they are making. Soon they will learn that they cannot control the situation and will have to eat what is in front of them or nothing at all. And if they don't eat simply because they are not hungry, that is completely fine. Why should we be forcing our kids to eat when they aren't hungry, especially when obesity among children is already on the rise. THEY WILL NOT STARVE. Simply tell them that supper will only be offered at this time. Still offer a night snack, (also chosen by the parent) which should be offered every evening anyway.
We had another buffet style lunch that included the most amazing vegetarian lasagna I've ever had, bread stick, green beans, side salad, and iced tea. Right afterwards, there was a panel discussion with 3 former interns and 2 RD preceptors. We asked a ton of questions and got some really useful information from how to manage time to how to deal with "grouches" on the job. One of the interns actually planned a wedding and got married by the time she was done with her internship. Another one had two teenagers to take care of. Personally, I think those women are very inspiring. A couple of days ago we were told we couldn't even have a very part time job during this the internship because "it is certain you will fail".
For the last few hours we worked on case studies and worksheets focusing on how to use the Nutrition Care Process. It's something we did a lot of in undergrad so I'm pretty comfortable with it. I get to spend all of tonight working on another one to go over tomorrow.
Here's a picture from my new fancy little iPod Touch.
We had another buffet style lunch that included the most amazing vegetarian lasagna I've ever had, bread stick, green beans, side salad, and iced tea. Right afterwards, there was a panel discussion with 3 former interns and 2 RD preceptors. We asked a ton of questions and got some really useful information from how to manage time to how to deal with "grouches" on the job. One of the interns actually planned a wedding and got married by the time she was done with her internship. Another one had two teenagers to take care of. Personally, I think those women are very inspiring. A couple of days ago we were told we couldn't even have a very part time job during this the internship because "it is certain you will fail".
For the last few hours we worked on case studies and worksheets focusing on how to use the Nutrition Care Process. It's something we did a lot of in undergrad so I'm pretty comfortable with it. I get to spend all of tonight working on another one to go over tomorrow.
Here's a picture from my new fancy little iPod Touch.
Two more days of orientation, then home!
"Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us." ~Stephen R. Covey~
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