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So many names to remember! RD. Unit clerk. Diet clerk. Dietary technician. They're so crazy connected and it was confusing at first. But, today we went through the flow of a diet order from the doctor and dietitian to the foodservice staff down in the kitchen. It has to go through so many channels and people before it can actually be implemented. While it is good for the diet order to be checked by so many people, it just stinks because it leaves more room for error. Although it was an overall fun and informative day. Three of we interns actually got to log in, make a fake patient, and send notes back and forth to each other like they really would in the system. 

We also walked around with the person who controls/monitors all the refrigerators and freezers in the hospital. Think about it, some floors have as little as four refrigerators/freezers, while some has as many as twelve or more! And don't forget about the super-important appliances down in the kitchens. All of these fridges and freezers have a Temperature Tracker device which sends digital information down to a computerized system. Today we met with the guy who monitors all of these and he also walked around and showed us how he goes through all of the refrigerators every day and throws away expired items. Interesting position and experience - but not my forte of career path. After that, we completed nourishment room quality assurance checks to make sure that stock is properly rotated and everything looks clean and is in working order. They do these checks once a month.

Other than that, pretty relaxing day. Just working on projects and literature reviews so my life isn't movie-worthy at the moment.

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