I am Ashley Thompson. I am doing my clinical rotations in Jacksonville, Fl. I am thoroughly enjoying my dietetic intern experience as the dietitians whom I am with have been so willing to share their knowledge and experiences with me. I am currently in the advanced clinical nutrition rotation where I am being challenged with patients on parental nutrition support. The RD I am with is a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician; she has much expertise and clinical judgment to share! I have been working on PN with a patient who had complications after having bariatric surgery last month. Ironically, I had given this same patient post op bariatric diet education the day after surgery. I have given many post op bariatric diet educations as part of my clinical experience so it is interesting to see a case of post-operative complications and the nutrition related impacts of those complications. Although I was intimidated to do PN initially, the precepting dietitians have created a comfortable learning environment for me and I have found that I am very interested in nutrition support! I am so thankful to have so many diverse experiences possible by the Sodexo Dietetic Internship!
