Dietitian

(Sisters of St. Joseph and Sisters of Mercy). We work as an interdisciplinary team to provide assisted living level of care. The interdisciplinary team consists of Physicians, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Recreational Therapists, Dietitian, Nurses, Home Care Coordinator and a Team Leader. My supervisor and I mostly are there to for emotional support and a person to come to if they have a problem so we can help them get the services need to resolve the problem. We mostly use…

against each other relative to their nutritional profile? Their ability to support intense training? Their ability to provide lasting results? Nutrisystem works on portion control, balanced nutrition, and frequent meals. They have a team of dietitians that design the program. They claim they use: High protein—25% of calories from lean protein, low fat—less than 30% of calories from fat, low sodium—less than 2,300mg a day, low-glycemic carbs to stabilize blood sugar, and between 25-35g of…

At first I followed what my dietitian told me to eat, but as the semester went along, I got off track. Due to stress and anxiety about homework, I would snack too much especially when studying. My eating habit I followed in the middle of the semester was definitely not healthy at all…

Clinical health psychology is an area of health psychology that focuses on treating individuals. Professionals pursuing clinical health psychology careers often focus on how an individual's lifestyle and behavior might affect his overall health. Clinical health psychologists will also usually work with individuals to help change bad habits or overcome lifestyle problems that may be affecting their physical health. (Becoming a, n.d.) Similarities and Differences Similarities in the training and…

Even though the Scarsdale diet is still one of the more popular diets available today, the rapid weight loss can cause certain nutrient deficiencies. For this reason anyone choosing this or any other diet should consult with their physician or dietitian for…

can receive help and care from a variety of multi-disciplinary supports which often include professionals specializing in occupational therapy, expressive arts, psychopharmacology, medicine, emotional and psychological experts, nutritionists, and dietitians. In addition to group work, most inpatient drug rehab centers in North Carolina create opportunities for patients to meet one-on-one with health care providers on a weekly basis. This could either be a therapist or psychiatrist who would be…

On Thursday, August 24, 2017 I got the experience to follow Horizon Specialty Hospital of Henderson’s Wound Care Team. During this experience, I was able to witness the removal of a wound VAC (vacuum assisted closure) and surgical stitches, different methods of wound monitoring and discussed the healing process. For new admissions, the Wound Care Team does a physical examination of the body, looking for any wounds, bruises, scars, tubes and IV placements. They take pictures, measurements and…

Annotated Bibliography Decostole, Jessica. (2014) “The Truth About Organic Foods.” HeartCommunication Inc. Jessica Decostole is a dietitian nutritionist, her focus of study is diabetes. In this article she talks about her point of view with stats and examples about the problems that the organic food can cause on who consumes it. And how Americans uses to consume it and do not even know the food is organic. This article is good to people who does not know how they can be consuming organic food…

New York Times about the childhood obesity epidemic featured Mary Savoye. Mary Savoye, a dietitian recalled an encounter with a 16-year-old boy that displayed signs of liver disease because he was sixty pounds’ overweight. Upon discovering his condition his mother took him to a pediatric weight management clinic in New Haven, Connecticut. The mother a nurse herself did not like the advice from the dietitian. The mother was unable to accept the harsh fact that she played a role in her son’s…

Acute care service is a level of health care in which a patient is treated for a brief but severe episode of illness, for conditions that are the result of disease or trauma, and during recovery from surgery. Acute care services are usually delivered by a team of health care professionals from a range of medical and surgical specialties using technical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and medical supplies. The acute care settings include but are not limited to the emergency department, intensive care…