![]() This week has been amazing! The first activity I did this week was a swallow study with the speech language pathologist Jen! I had to wear protective gear during the video swallow study. During the swallow study the patient couldn’t swallow without aspirating (choking). The swallow study wasn’t completed, so the patient couldn’t be cleared for a specific consistency of liquid. The next activity I completed was a counseling session with a phone interpreter. The patient required a Spanish interpreter, and the quickest interpreter was a phone call away. I remember learning about this during our counseling class! There were two phones, one for the doctor to speak in and one for the patient to speak into. It was very interesting to see how language barriers can affect health care. You could see the patient’s verbal reactions, but not understand what they were saying at that specific time. Then the interpreter listened over the phone and translated from Spanish to English. It’s also so interesting to watch the interaction. The doctor would make eye contact with the patient and then there would be a delay in the translation, and then the patient would respond. Sometimes the conversation would be delayed and the patient and the doctor would speak at the same time. If this happened the interpreter would first say the doctors response and then the patient's response. The interpreter told us she would do this in english, then she told the patient in spanish. It was a barrier in communication but everything ended up working out for the patient. It was a very serious conversation, so the patient was a little frustrated with the delay and the content of the conversation. The last activity I did was the completion of a breast cancer flyer for a breast cancer nutrition education session! I used canva and it came it came out so well! I had to put the James Graham Brown Logo at the top of the handout. In the education session the patient came to Loran’s office and wanted to know of some healthy ideas to add to her diet currently. In the session the patient was already eating a lot of health conscious foods. She just wanted to make sure she was doing the right thing in relation to her breast cancer. I made sure to tell her the importance of having smaller portions, limiting fat intake, and increasing fiber and protein. If she did this she would feel full for longer periods of time. The nutrition education session went well and I gave her the handout at the end of the session. I achieved CRDN 3.5 Develop nutrition education materials that are culturally and age appropriate and designed for the literacy level of the audience. On Monday I have my presentation to a breast cancer survivorship group. The presentation I am giving to them is about the ketogenic diet and breast cancer. The ketogenic diet is high fat, low carbs, and moderate to low protein. The group is looking to learn more about the ketogenic diet and how it affects breast cancer. The ketogenic diet was historically used to treat epilepsy in children (Champ, CE). The ketogenic diet is a very strict diet that requires a gram scale to weigh your food, and ketone urine strips to test your urine. The diet has not been approved to manage cancer by itself, but some people are very interested in learning more about it. One activity that I did well was forming a handout for the breast cancer counseling session CRDN 3.6 Use effective education and counseling skills to facilitate behavior change. One CRDN 4.10 Analyze risk in nutrition and dietetics practice. Competencies Achieved: CRDN 2.2 Demonstrate professional writing skills in preparing professional communications. CRDN 2.3 Demonstrate active participation, teamwork and contributions in group settings. CRDN 2.4 Function as a member of interprofessional teams. CRDN 3.5 Develop nutrition education materials that are culturally and age appropriate and designed for the literacy level of the audience. CRDN 3.6 Use effective education and counseling skills to facilitate behavior change CRDN 3.8 Deliver respectful, science-based answers to client questions concerning emerging trends. Sources:
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Melanie Palmer
2/17/2018 05:54:24 am
Hello Jada! That sounds like some exciting and productive weeks at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center. It is really neat that you got to experience a counseling session with a patient that could not speak English.
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AuthorHello! My name is Jada Linton and I am Dietetic Intern at the University of Kentucky. Welcome to my blog, follow me on my journey through my internship, it is going to be exciting!! Archives
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