More adventures

Hello once again,

This week flew by. I cannot believe we are already finished with week three of our internship. Wow! Over the past four days I rotated with two dietitians on the trauma, general medicine, rehabilitation, psychiatric, geriatric, and joint replacement floors. A lot to take in at once! However, I feel like I learned so much and thoroughly enjoyed the busyness. As Amaris previously mentioned, it has been interesting performing rotations with different dietitians. Each dietitian has his or her own way of charting and talking with the patients. For example, one of the dietitians I worked with this week was very thorough in charting and during patient consults. In contrast, the other dietitian saw about 20+ patients a day and quickly talked with each person and charted briefly. I feel like I am adjusting my "ways" with each RD I follow and think that has been one of the most challenging aspects of the internship thus far. Just as I start to chart the way one dietitian likes to take notes, I change rotations and have to learn other aspects of charting. I spoke with another dietitian about this challenge today, and she said that I should see it as an advantage to have the opportunity to observe 26 different RDs. From each I can learn something and develop my own style! Very true.

On Tuesday and this morning I attended the geriatric and trauma rounds, respectively. Both were extremely interesting. MDs, nurses, social workers, case managers, and dietitians were all present. I felt like attending the rounds was advantageous in fully understanding each patient's case. Afterward, I felt as though my expanded knowledge helped me better relate to the patients once I talked with them and also helped me in providing interventions. If you have the opportunity to sit in during rounds, I would highly recommend it. Plus, it provides a neat perspective on the workings of interdisciplinary relationships.

Hope all is well. Enjoy your weekend!

Rachael