Yep...almost done with my 3rd week of clinical rotations. CF is an interesting and crazy disease state, and it's weird how the severity ranges from no symptoms at all to a horrible cough 24/7.
But surprisingly, I haven't seen any CF patients outside of the outpatient clinic. We saw about 10 patients in the clinic. If there was no one to see, I was kind of a catch-all for other dietitians, taking patients that would give me good practice. While I am excited to be practicing and getting patients and all that jazz, I'm kind of disappointed in the lack of CF and metabolic disorder patients this week. I mean, it's a good thing that not very many people with these diseases are having such bad issues they have to be hospitalized, but I guess this rotation wasn't what I expected. But don't get me wrong, I've learned a ton.
I haven't written in a few days because I was somewhat frustrated. Directors told us that each preceptor has their own style and it may, and most likely will, differ from person to person. I am an extremely detail-oriented person and so was my first preceptor. This worked out well and I wrote very detailed nutrition medical documents, without being too wordy or over-the-top. But the preceptor now is the complete opposite. But while going over my notes and it being chopped up, I felt like I was doing everything completely wrong, and it got very frustrating and discouraging. So, when I get back from the hospital, I've been doing some cooking, reading, talking with family/friends/boyfriend, and mostly relaxing.
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