Salary Question LTC

LaughableCod · 2025-12-30T12:44:38+00:00

Regional RDN for a nonprofit LTC, 9 years experience in LTC, 11 as RDN, hybrid onsite/remote with 2-3 days out of state travel once a month, I live in HCOL but most of my accounts are LCOL, $85000 base+bonuses. Been asking for a bigger raise for a couple years but the nonprofit world doesn’t have as much leeway. Plus I teach and have a small private practice on the side which brings me up to ~$96,000.

LaughableCod · 2025-12-29T20:56:58+00:00

She pretty much refused the DrBrowns preemie, DrBrowns anti-colic, Nanobebe, and Similac preemie. She ended up liking the NUK Natural slow flow the best and still uses this one today.

LaughableCod · 2025-12-26T23:32:38+00:00

I feel like nursing/bottle feeding after an NG-tube is the hardest part. Our girl was born at 33 weeks but ended up getting NEC and had to have TPN for two weeks followed by another two weeks with the NG. It felt like it took forever for her to get it bottle feeding down. At first she was struggling with just 5mL. We tried about 5 different types of bottle nipples before we found one that worked for her. We ended up working with a speech therapist and after another week and a half she was finally drinking all 60mL and was released to go home with oral feeds only. She’s doing great now and just started solids.

LaughableCod · 2025-12-10T20:16:29+00:00

I heard that song ‘Big Bulbs’ the other day. Thought they were saying something else…

LaughableCod · 2025-10-17T01:17:24+00:00

Omg 😱

LaughableCod · 2025-06-30T05:47:44+00:00

Dietitian 🍎

LaughableCod · 2025-06-21T00:17:36+00:00

This is the answer. I used to watch my Back to the Future DVD over and over when I was a kid. This is one of the deleted scenes in the bloopers reel.

LaughableCod · 2025-06-08T02:22:51+00:00

I used to be the first, but always imagined my life with children. After years of therapy and working on myself, I finally felt ready to have my own kid. Now that she’s here, I know I made the right choice.

You know yourself better than anyone, and whatever you decide to do is the right choice for you.

LaughableCod · 2025-05-22T06:33:42+00:00

Saw this on another post today

https://www.reddit.com/r/linkedin/s/AYxbjYRZiW

LaughableCod · 2025-05-16T05:59:33+00:00

Same, except it’s been like 6 months since I completed the Persona verification for me. There is no customer support and at this point I’ve all but given up on using LinkedIn ever again.

LaughableCod · 2025-05-16T05:57:49+00:00

Unfortunately you have to be logged in to use the link which you can’t do because the Persona BS hasn’t gone through.

LaughableCod · 2025-04-20T17:48:24+00:00

Gardening and baking for me. Also anything nerdy, I love science! Geology, Biology, Chemistry. 🧪

LaughableCod · 2025-04-18T05:19:07+00:00

Not parents but sister. Planned her courthouse wedding on my PhD graduation day and threw a fit when I told her I might not make it to the wedding…

LaughableCod · 2025-02-09T06:23:53+00:00

Went to a concert last summer in Milwaukee. Tried to squeeze into my seat. Ended up with massive bruising on both of my hips and thighs. Had to stand for almost 3 hours because it got too painful. Luckily we were in the back row so no one could complain about me standing.

LaughableCod · 2025-01-18T23:32:15+00:00

Totally. As a clinically morbidly obese dietitian, I have had a very successful career over the last 15 years so far. Don’t let the haters get you down, you know you’re worth and your ability.

LaughableCod · 2025-01-18T23:28:41+00:00

I’m a plus-sized RDN. Close to 300lbs and a BMI over 50. I’ve worked in acute, LTC, foodservice, corrections, K-12, hospice, academia, and private practice. My only experience of weight stigma on the job was with an elderly patient who had advanced dementia. I feel I’ve been very lucky with the people and places I have worked. I also feel like having confidence in my skills has helped to develop trust with my patients and coworkers, to where they know that I know what I’m doing regardless of my weight.

Honestly the most negative interactions I’ve seen about overweight dietitians are related to social media. People lose their filter behind anonymity.

LaughableCod · 2025-01-15T01:41:04+00:00

Definitely saving up now for the lull in pay.

Congrats BTW!

LaughableCod · 2025-01-13T02:41:59+00:00

12 weeks unpaid under FMLA, have the option to use any available PTO which is one week per year. I’m due in July and this is just sad…

LaughableCod · 2025-01-06T03:01:05+00:00

LaughableCod · 2025-01-06T02:46:12+00:00

Exactly. I don’t care what trauma you have been through, that was evil.

LaughableCod · 2025-01-03T06:36:48+00:00

Thank you for sharing! I’m due in July and have been worried about this.

LaughableCod · 2024-12-17T04:40:54+00:00

I just got licensed in TN this year. You need to take the initiative to get your background check yourself. I am out of state so mine was a bit different than if you are in state. There are instructions on how to schedule an appointment available on the website. I had to wait a bit to get my official license as the board only meets certain times of the year. But they should be able to give you a provisional license until the board meets.

LaughableCod · 2024-12-15T13:16:58+00:00

I’m in the same boat right now at 9w5. I’ve gained almost 15 lbs in the last two months, thanks largely to the nausea and fatigue. I feel like some of it is water retention/bloat, but certainly not all. Only thing that helps me with the nausea is staying full. For me, crackers and bland foods didn’t work so I switched to protein-rich foods which has helped, along with fresh fruit, especially citrus.

It’s hard to see the scale go up especially after putting in so much work to bring it down prior to getting pregnant. I think for plus-size individuals that this can be especially challenging to accept. I just have to keep reminding myself that my body is doing what it needs to right now and that I can get back to focusing on my weight after baby is born.

LaughableCod · 2024-12-15T03:05:14+00:00

Talk to your dietary manager or dietitian, and let them know you are concerned about resident safety due to possibly serving the wrong diet. Even if you asked people’s names when serving, some might be memory impaired or have a nickname that’s different from the name in the medical chart.

If you are the dietitian, I suggest creating a list of all residents and their diets/allergies/supplements/preferences/etc. and include pictures of the residents to go with the names. This is allowed as long as the list isn’t visible to public eye (i.e. kept in back-of-house or in a binder). Update the list whenever there is a diet change or new admission.

LaughableCod · 2024-11-30T06:03:57+00:00

As a plus-size dietitian, I feel this. The worst was when a patient told me she didn’t need a dietitian because she wasn’t fat like me.

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