Registered Dietitian

A dietician is a trained professional who enables and empowers people to make informed and practical choices about the food they eat and lifestyle choices. They are trained in hospital and

Carolyn Tobin Director of Food and Nutrition & Environmental Services at Pennsylvania Hospital has a wide variety of education. She has a degree in Food Service management, Speech Pathology and Audiology and Nutrition. And she doesn’t eat correct. She has been in hospital Nutrition for the past 20 years. Prior to that she worked in food service at universities like Lehigh University and Chestnut Hill collage. She has also spent some of her early career in hotels and casinos. Out of all her jobs working in hospitals she favors the most.

Currently, I have been working as a community nutritionist for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children for over a year and half. My job responsibilities at the office include determination of eligibility of clients, assessment of nutritional health risks, and presentation of nutrition

A good protocol is created from evidence-based medical practices agreed on by medical staff involved in anticoagulation therapy (i.e., all stakeholders) and addresses key decision points and respective courses of action integrated with the clinical judgment and experience of the practitioner.

Nursing is a profession concerned with human responses to actual and potential health problems. Nursing focuses on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. The best qualities that every nurse should have is being compassionate, understanding, honest, and ethical. Nursing offers a variety of specialty areas to further your knowledge. In the future, I would like to aspire for a certification in the specialty area of anesthesia. To become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), it is important to keep in mind the many years of study that is required, why CRNAs are important in the healthcare field, and the job outlook along with the best places to work.

Registered Dietitians are food and nutrition experts. Dietitians can help in a variety of areas but especially in solving world hunger. One way they can help is by educating others. An example of this is working at a food pantry by providing their knowledge they can help customers pick the correct foods that provide nutrients and calories. A second way they can help is through research, by researching food insecurity dietitians can investigate the causes of food insecurity and also see the effectiveness of food programs. Lastly advocacy, dietitians can support in efforts to improve food accesses and partner with local organizations to improve food

As the years go by, the nursing field is expanding. Different types of nurses are being needed for a variety of jobs in the nursing field. This field of work is especially one of the most important because the world will always need nurses. Although the nursing field is very competitive to get into, the need for nurses increases rapidly as time goes on. A CRNA, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, is one of the most popular fields being practiced. A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist is a step further than a Registered Nurse. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists are advanced nurses that specialize in anesthesia. CRNA’s provide anesthesia care for millions of patients in the United States of America. Anesthesia is a form of medicine that puts a person that is undergoing surgery to sleep while also numbing the pain. There are many steps in the process to becoming a CRNA, it is a very serious field, therefore it requires more experience and training.

The US News ranked a Nurse Anesthetist number 4 in the top 100 best jobs of 2016. Although satisfying, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) is a highly stressful nursing specialty (Phillips, 2010). According to Gouveia (2016), a registered nurse is ranked top 5 in most stressful jobs. Some of the brightest and best CRNAs, even past presidents of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) have taken their own life because of addiction (Quinlan, 2009). Substance abuse and addiction is a well-known topic unfortunately, it continues to be an issue and struggle everyday for some anesthesia providers. CRNAS are well-educated individuals; however, the prevalence, and relapse rates for substance abuse are alarming. The

Ever since I was little, I always knew I wanted to be a nurse but I never really knew what department in nursing I wanted to work in. As I grew up, I discovered my passion for kids and how well I worked with them. After some thinking, I decided I would major in Pediatric Registered Nurse. The main focus on Pediatric Nursing is obviously working specifically with kids, infants, toddlers, and teens. Pediatric Nurses deal with children’s illness and injuries. They also give parents information on nutrition, diet and health plans. Pediatric Nurses mainly work in hospitals, doctor’s office, outpatient care centers, clinics, or immunization centers. The main job of a Pediatric Registered Nurse is to record patient symptoms as well as medical history, draw blood, administer medication and give vaccinations. They also help pediatricians with examinations, oncology, dermatology, or cardiology.

Medical Assistants help offices and clinics run smoothly. A Medical Assistant can work individually with a doctor. In a small office they tend to report directly to a physician, health practitioner or office manager. In a larger office they tend to specialized in a particular area and they report to department administrator or other operations management.

Institutional Powers have always affected my life in many ways. The main institutional power that control both positive and negative consequences of my life would be the FDA the Food and Drug Administration. The first way they control my life is they regulate all human and veterinary drugs in our country. Second, the FDA is responsible for protecting the public health and products. Lastly, they supply and control the entire United States Food supply. I believe that this specific governmental institutional power is 100% the authority over my life. The FDA needs to care more about the general health of the public and take into consideration how they play a major factor in the health of our bodies, minds, and environment as well.

Jocelyn: What is a Registered Dietician? Registered dietitians are experts in the disciplines of food and nutrition. They translate the complex science of nutrition into healthy, real-world solutions for clients. Registered dietitians work in many different employment settings, but most hold advanced degrees. Some registered dietitians maintain certifications in specialized practice areas, such as nutrition support, pediatric nutrition and diabetes education.

Dietitians spend their days with people, talking to them, explaining and helping them. To be a dietitian, you need to have amazing people skills. You need to know how to make small talk, calm people down and explain to them what is happening. They need to be accepting and appreciative of diverse people and be able to listen to people’s problems and concerns. They also need to be quite organised, they need to safely manage all the client’s information and keep records of everything. Another key quality of being a dietitian is being a problem solver. Their job is to help others solve their problems and to do that they need to be quick thinkers and know many problem solving techniques. Finally, to be a dietitian you need to be able to clearly communicate your thoughts in writing. They must also need to clearly explain medical terms to people who may not understand as easily.

My journey to become a registered dietitian has been longer and maybe more complex than the average college students. As a first-generation college student I was faced with many challenges that to this day have shaped me in a unique way as a dietitian. During this year of my internship, I want to be able to reflect on my own growth, strengths and weaknesses and be open to feedback to improve as a dietitian.

Public health dietitians’ work options are broad, they can work in various places such as in food manufacturing sector, in relevant government departments, education sector and management. The TYPE of organisations that public health dietitians in New Zealand can work in probably is public ownership, public funding, non-for-profit and community based organisations. In New Zealand, public dietitians can work in, for example, Cancer Society, which is an independent non-government organisation that is non-for-profit and totally funded by community.(Cancer Society) It does not only serve for the people who already had cancer , but also help those one who may expose to the risk factors of cancer to prevent cancer and manage their health from their present to their future.(Cancer Society)