Day in the Life of a Dietitian

All hospitals are a little different in terms of how things are run, how involved dietitians are, and policies/procedures. Hopefully this gave you a glimpse into what it might be like to be a clinical dietitian in an acute hospital!
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[@yentzu88]

Hello from a recent di graduate! I love all the positivity you are showing in the video. Hope to see you share more of the RD experience. 💛💛

[@ireanybeany]

Hi!!!! Congrats on finishing! Will definitely be sharing more RD content :)

[@Lovelife10934]

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[@ireanybeany]

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[@katiebrasher4026]

Awesome video :) I have a couple questions if you don't mind? You said you are working at the hospital you interned at, but you're the only RD there- who was your preceptor?!?! Also, roughly how many patients do you think you see a day? Love your content!!!

[@ireanybeany]

Good question! I had 2 preceptors- the director of food and nutrition (who was an RD) and my main preceptor, whose place I took. She happened to be exiting as I was finishing my internship so the director offered me the position. When I worked at that hospital, I saw anywhere from 1-20 patients depending on how busy the hospital was. Now I work at a different hospital and I see 3-6 because it takes much longer to complete assessments (there's also more RDs).

[@beethemessiah9973]

I’m type 1 diabetic and have been for 31 years. I want to major in nutrition. I know it requires a master’s degree. I think I have something truly unique that is really unmatched. I’m a walking talking complication pincushion if that makes sense 😂. My A1C is 6.7 so I’m trusting myself a lot more than usual. Any tips you can offer? Same concept I guess? One day at a time, hour at a time and TONS of patience?

[@ireanybeany]

Hi! I think it's important to talk a doctor/dietitian that knows your medical history to develop a plan that will work for you. As a type 1 diabetic, it's going to be a combination of medications, diet, and lifestyle. Exactly what medications and what your diet looks like really depends on the patient, where they're at in life, and what the patient's goals are. For example, a plan for a 10 year old type 1 diabetic is going to look very different from a 30 year old type 1 diabetic. Since diabetes is something that you'll have likely your entire life, it is important to give yourself grace and patience and know that you might mess up a little bit sometimes- we all have those moments. But also trust yourself in knowing what is working well for you and what is not and talk to a medical professional about the things that aren't working.

[@silviaguzman1775]

Did you feel like your undergrad prepared you enough for the internship?

[@ireanybeany]

Hi Silvia, unfortunately I can't give you a straight answer on that. I didn't go to undergrad for dietetics (I ended up doing a graduate program instead) so I'm not sure if undergrad programs prepare you well for internships. But from experience, your preceptors don't expect you to know everything going into the internship so it's totally okay to feel unprepared. Just go in with a good attitude and be ready to soak up a lot of information!

[@Bookwasbetter]

@@ireanybeany I also didn't get my bachelor's degree in Nutrition, but I've been looking into going back to school for a MS in nutrition or dietetics. How hard is it to get accepted into an internship with no prior experience ot education in the field? How long does it take to complete the graduate program?

[@ireanybeany]

@@Bookwasbetter Hi Gretchen, sorry if my previous comment was confusing! I double majored in nutrition and biochemistry in undergrad, but I did not go the dietetic route in undergrad so I did have a background in nutrition and science before going to grad school, I just hadn't taken all the required courses to go directly to a dietetic internship (DI) program. So unfortunately, I do not have the answer to your question 😥 But I do also feel like dietetics is a relatively easy career change. In my grad school classes, I had quite a few classmates that were looking to change careers to get into dietetics. How hard it is may depend on how many years it's been since you have been in school and what you went to undergrad for since most programs have quite a few science prerequisite courses. I talk a lot more about my journey to becoming a dietitian in another video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6XIY4SjrcqbgtU Hope that helps and good luck on your journey!

[@NancyLiam]

Mind explaining why you use a calculator?

[@ireanybeany]

I'm don't think I understand the question. I use a calculator as opposed to manually calculating everything as most people do now adays? It would take forever if I did all the arithmetic by hand

[@NancyLiam]

@@ireanybeany I meant as a dietitian why do you use a calculator? I see one in almost all your day in the life. I'm just curious!

[@ireanybeany]

There's a lot of math. Though I use my phone calculator more now than a physical one since I don't like carrying an extra thing with me.

[@keemmahkitane8110]

you should make a video about how much dietitians make

[@ireanybeany]

How much dietitians make really depends where you live, years of experience, what area of dietetics you work in, etc. I'm not very knowledgeable about dietitian salaries as a whole. But if you're based in the U.S., the Bureau of Labor and statistics is a good resource if you're looking for salary information. You can find the national estimates for dietitians here: www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes291031.htm Just keep in mind that some of the data is across all experiences, education backgrounds, industries of work. So when starting out, the pay for new dietitians may be closer to the 25th percentile rather than the median.

[@pm660]

we dont make a lot in general

[@bruhhhhhhhhh3182]

​@@pm660 what's the estimated salary of a dietician then? Like a rough figure for a new dietician to be precise

[@carissaingram5618]

@@bruhhhhhhhhh3182 look it up for your area. The salary is different depending on where you live.