Grace Cucco
Spring 2017
Job Shadows
Clinical
Glenbrook Hospital, Glenbrook IL
At the Glenbrook Hospital, I learned how to calculate tube feeding, ensure, and other nutritional supplements. The dietitian allowed me to taste-test different supplements which I had never done before. I attended patient visits and observed the physical assessment of patients. She explained how she checks the patient's temples, quads, and other areas of the body for muscle wasting.
Food Service
Miami University Harris Dining Hall, Oxford Ohio
At Martin Dining Hall, I shadowed the assistant manager. He showed me how he scheduled employees and explained the skills he uses every day at his job. I learned that working in the food industry takes social skills as well as knowledge about management and food safety.
Research
UIC, Chicago IL
During this job shadow, I observed the dietitian as she met with patients in her office. She asked them questions about how their diet was going and their feelings about it. She practiced motivational interviewing and took their weight and food journal. After she got this information from them, she taught a small educational lesson about how to measure portion sizes.