Clinical Rotation –  Week 2 Journal

Dates of rotation: Monday (April 9, 2018) – Friday (April 13, 2018)

Location: Martha McKittrick Nutrition

Activities & Assignments:

Monday (8 hours)

• Went to Trader Joe’s to look for more pictures for the blog
  • Edited Trader Joe’s blog
  • Challenge: It’s been difficult getting pictures for the blog since Trader Joe’s closely monitors their customers.
• Continued Fresh Direct blog

Tuesday (4 hours)

• Finished draft of Fresh Direct blog

Wednesday (8 hours)

• Sent Fresh Direct blog top preceptor
  • Made a picture banner for the Fresh Direct blog entry
• Discussed new project
  • Started research on new project which is a guide to eating out in NYC.  Preceptor and I discussed that we would divide it up into different cuisines.
• Edited preceptor’s food record
  • This is the food log that my preceptor gives to her client who need to keep a food records.  My preceptor was not happy with the format of the food record.
  • Thoughts: It was great to be able to design something that clients will be using.

Thursday 9:30 am – 5:30 pm (8 hours)

• Finished editing food record
• Made edits to the Fresh Direct Blog
  • Added 2 introductory paragraphs
• Observed PCOS client counseling
  • Thoughts: This is my first time seeing a client with PCOS.  I have read all about PCOS and I’ve always been interested about this topic so it was nice to finally listen to someone that actually has this condition.

Friday 11:00 am – 7:00 pm (8 hours)

• Finished Fresh Direct Blog edits
• Started Eating Out in NYC guide
  • Thoughts: This seems like a big undertaking since NYC has so many different cuisines available.  However, I am looking forward to contributing as much as I can since this will definitely be of help to many of my preceptors clients.

Learning Objectives Met:

CRDN 2.3: Demonstrate active participation, teamwork and contributions in group settings.

CRDN 2.4: Function as a member of interprofessional teams.

CRDN 2.10: Demonstrate professional attributes in all areas of practice.

CRDN 3.1: Perform the Nutrition Care Process and use standardized nutrition language for individuals, groups and populations of differing ages and health status, in a variety of settings.

CRDN 3.3: Demonstrate effective communications skills for clinical and customer services in a variety of formats and settings.

CRDN 3.5: Develop nutrition education materials that are culturally and age appropriate and designed for the educational level of the audience.

CRDN 3.8: Deliver respectful, science-based answers to client questions concerning emerging trends.

Total Clock Hours: 36 hours