Cleveland Clinic Summer Volunteer June - August 2014
Hypoglycemia Reduction Program -
I trained almost 300 PCNAs on new meal consumption protocol throughout the hospital in order to reduce incidence hypoglycemia during the hospital stay. The new protocol discussed the importance of proper recording of meal consumption as well as a more consistent method of recording patient meal consumption.
Pictorial System for Non-English Speaking Patients -
I developed a pictorial system in order to more effectively communicate with non-English language speaking patients. Working with different cultures and being sensitive of other nutrition traditions, I devised a pictorial system to help English speaking dietitians communicate with non-English speaking patients during nutrition assessments. Pictorial System
Metabolic Cart Study -
I worked on data collection with the metabolic cart study that employed indirect calorimetry to determine caloric needs as opposed to standard equations to estimate energy requirements within the cardiovascular intensive care unit.
Food Demonstrations -
Conducted food demonstrations and nutrition education for smoking cessation that was featured on Channel 21 News.
Sustain -
I worked with the Home TPN department to enter patient information into the Sustain database from the Cleveland Clinic database. Sustain is, "A.S.P.E.N.’s National Patient Registry for Nutrition Care is a comprehensive, web-based tool that allows clinicians to enter patient data, measure and analyze results, benchmark outcomes against the aggregate data, and publish findings".
Multivitamin Spreadsheet -
I created an Excel spreadsheet featuring almost 100 different multivitamins in order to compile the nutrient information for each of the featured multivitamins for Home TPN department use. Multivitamin Spreadsheet
I trained almost 300 PCNAs on new meal consumption protocol throughout the hospital in order to reduce incidence hypoglycemia during the hospital stay. The new protocol discussed the importance of proper recording of meal consumption as well as a more consistent method of recording patient meal consumption.
Pictorial System for Non-English Speaking Patients -
I developed a pictorial system in order to more effectively communicate with non-English language speaking patients. Working with different cultures and being sensitive of other nutrition traditions, I devised a pictorial system to help English speaking dietitians communicate with non-English speaking patients during nutrition assessments. Pictorial System
Metabolic Cart Study -
I worked on data collection with the metabolic cart study that employed indirect calorimetry to determine caloric needs as opposed to standard equations to estimate energy requirements within the cardiovascular intensive care unit.
Food Demonstrations -
Conducted food demonstrations and nutrition education for smoking cessation that was featured on Channel 21 News.
Sustain -
I worked with the Home TPN department to enter patient information into the Sustain database from the Cleveland Clinic database. Sustain is, "A.S.P.E.N.’s National Patient Registry for Nutrition Care is a comprehensive, web-based tool that allows clinicians to enter patient data, measure and analyze results, benchmark outcomes against the aggregate data, and publish findings".
Multivitamin Spreadsheet -
I created an Excel spreadsheet featuring almost 100 different multivitamins in order to compile the nutrient information for each of the featured multivitamins for Home TPN department use. Multivitamin Spreadsheet
Job Shadows
I also completed the following job shadows throughout the Cleveland Clinic with the following dietitians in their specific departments:
Denise Konrad, MS, RD, LD - Home TPN
Kylene Guerra, MS, RD, LD - Sports Nutrition
Mary Pat Morris, MS, RD, LD - General Internal Medicine
Gretchen Spetz, MS, RD, LD - Bariatrics
Lindsay Malone, MS, RD, LD - Oncology
Jennifer Willoughby, MS, RD, LD - Outpatient Pediatrics
Christine Ruebensaal, MS, RD, LD - Cardiology
Carrie Gonzales, RD, CSP, LD - Inpatient Pediatric Nutrition Support
Denise Konrad, MS, RD, LD - Home TPN
Kylene Guerra, MS, RD, LD - Sports Nutrition
Mary Pat Morris, MS, RD, LD - General Internal Medicine
Gretchen Spetz, MS, RD, LD - Bariatrics
Lindsay Malone, MS, RD, LD - Oncology
Jennifer Willoughby, MS, RD, LD - Outpatient Pediatrics
Christine Ruebensaal, MS, RD, LD - Cardiology
Carrie Gonzales, RD, CSP, LD - Inpatient Pediatric Nutrition Support