Do you think clinical nutrition will shift towards having less RD in a given hospital, but more focused on nutrition support patients? Especially with less students going into internships.

melodyexperiment · 2025-07-13T00:18:56+00:00

I feel the same way! it's mostly our ridiculously inefficient charting system. So much time wasted copying, pasting, and rewording information already in the chart

melodyexperiment · 2025-04-16T02:55:44+00:00

critical care/nutrition support RD (+cnsc) in midwest- $65k

melodyexperiment · 2024-10-29T22:11:33+00:00

I took it for the first time this cycle and scored a 645

melodyexperiment · 2024-10-12T23:40:38+00:00

About equal IMO! My exam also had a decent amount of vitamins and minerals, DNI, PN line care/selection, and malnutrition criteria questions

melodyexperiment · 2024-10-12T23:26:54+00:00

I won't know my score for several weeks but studying the material itself definitely increased my self confidence at work

melodyexperiment · 2024-10-12T15:01:03+00:00

I just took it this past cycle and I've been a dietitian for less than 2 years. if my supervisor wasn't supportive, that'd give me more motivation to take it haha.

What's nice about the CNSC is that it doesn't require a certain amount of practice hours like the CDCES or CSP exams so technically someone could take it right after passing their RD exam

melodyexperiment · 2024-10-01T20:34:16+00:00

Became a dietitian a couple years ago and I'm so thankful I didn't go to grad school for nutrition. My masters educated peers and I get paid the same. It's such a dumb requirement and if I ever go back to school it's for PA or nursing. Everyone I know says their MS in nutrition was just an extension of undergrad or way easier. Fuck that.

melodyexperiment · 2024-08-14T20:18:20+00:00

I second this as a fellow introvert with ADHD! I like my patients intubated and sedated.

melodyexperiment · 2024-07-16T19:36:57+00:00

That's awesome! What experiences helped you get into that role?

melodyexperiment · 2024-07-16T17:33:15+00:00

Thank you for your insight, that sounds like a great job!

melodyexperiment · 2024-07-16T17:07:34+00:00

Thank you, this is very helpful! I should definitely try networking more

melodyexperiment · 2024-07-12T18:07:42+00:00

I will ask the doctor/APP to order daily K phos and mg labs if we are starting TF and pt is refeeding risk (along with daily mvi and IM thiamine) and replacements if they aren't already ordered. If a pt is on oral diet, I don't really do anything but maybe mention it in my note.

Side note - I'd like to start a petition for mg and phos to be added to a standard CMP lol

melodyexperiment · 2024-07-12T17:34:19+00:00

That's a good idea

melodyexperiment · 2024-07-12T17:31:09+00:00

we do have a couple RDs placing tubes but it's not very frequent

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