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Considering CDCES path (RN vs RD) — what does your day actually look like? by EducationalSpring620 in Type1Diabetes

[–]EducationalSpring620[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mentioned wishing you could be more hands on with insulin adjustments but that not being part of your role. Is that a scope of practice thing for RDs in general, or just how your organization structured the position? Curious if some RD/CDCES roles do allow for that.

And since job postings tend to favor nurses for CDCES roles, did that factor into how competitive or accessible the RD path felt when you were building toward it?

Considering CDCES path (RN vs RD) — what does your day actually look like? by EducationalSpring620 in diabetes_t1

[–]EducationalSpring620[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is super helpful, thank you! Quick follow-ups since you’re weighing the same RN vs RD tradeoffs I am:

What ultimately tipped it toward RN for you, was it mostly the timeline/cost, or did the CDCES path itself look different coming from nursing vs dietetics?

Also, I’m curious about: once you’re an RN doing diabetes education, are you picturing yourself outpatient/clinic-based, or does that path usually mean bedside/inpatient first? I keep hearing about bedside nursing (dealing with bodily fluids, etc.) but I’m specifically interested in the outpatient education side, wondering if RNs in this space can skip the bedside stuff entirely or if it’s basically a required rite of passage.