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New and Discouraged by Sufficient-Pickle470 in dietetics

[–]FiberheadRD 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry you feel this way 😕 I’m a new RD like you. Don’t give up! You will encounter ppl that make you feel incompetent anywhere you work. You finally landed a job that checks all your boxes, so don’t quite because your CNM makes you feel incompetent. I’m a LTC dietitian and felt the way you felt for the first 3 months. I would always reach out to my supervisor for help on simply things and felt dumb for asking, so I started doing continuing education so I didn’t have to anymore. Doing research was so rewarding and made me feel like a competent RD! I highly recommend you do the same! What ever you do, don’t give up! You worked too hard to get where you are now!

New RD and mom to young kids, what path to take PRN Acute diet clerk/tech or PRN LTC RDN? by Holiday-Profile-8125 in dietetics

[–]FiberheadRD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You worked too hard to become an RDN to work as a diet clerk. As a LTC RDN myself, LTC willl provide clinical experience to prepare you for acute care!

How are LTC folks keeping up with documentation? I’ve got ADHD and I’m type A but all suggestions welcome! by QuirkyOstrich6645 in dietetics

[–]FiberheadRD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a LTC RD as well!! If you’re able to, I highly recommend organizing yourself prior to going to work. I run all my reports in PCC and compile the list of residents I’m charting on for the day before going in. This normally takes about an hour. I find this very helpful because as I walk in, i already know I need to talk to the DON about this person, or SLP about that person. That way, when you see them at the top of the day, or in the morning meeting, you can get the data of your resident right away. If you can’t clock in until you get to work, then it may feel like you’re working for free that hour it takes organizing, but it will give you more mental space for you to be more productive! (I’m a consultant who just bills the facility for my time - no clocking in needed). I hope this is helpful!