I am alive...I swear!

Hello, hello family and friends!

So, I knew I would fall off of the face of the earth eventually! It was bound to happen. As you can probably guess, I have been incredibly busy! This week marks the mid-point of my clinical rotation! So crazy to think that I have a little over a month left...and scary at the same time! LOTS of projects have yet to be completed/started.

Let's see. Since my last post, I have been in the Med/Surg, Nutrition Support, Long-Term Care, and Rehab units. I've liked certain aspects of each unit. However, I have to say that I really loved long-term care. I think I liked it because I got to be there for two weeks and see if the patients improved with the suggestions I made for them. In the other units, I was only there for a week so I didn't get the opportunity to follow-up and visit the patients more than once. I'm coming to find that I really like the education component of nutrition. I enjoy trying to come up with ways to make small changes in someone's diet and lifestyle. 

This week, I be on the cardiac unit! I've had the opportunity to shadow a RD in this area and I really liked it! I can't wait to be in this unit again.

Overall, I am just trying to keep my head above water. I have a lot to do the next month in a half, but I'm trying to pace myself as much as possible! I've definitely learned a lot about myself in these last few months. I've learned that flexibility is HUGE! I've learned that I can't expect everyone to have Type A traits like myself. That's a big realization.

Anyway, wishing all of you well and hope that you're enjoying the last few weeks of summer!

Katie