Cespedes. Spending 3 months studying and more time away from family, for the registration and license exams and her experiences from her internships was what prepared her for her career as a registered dietitian. This is what fascinated me on how Ms. Cespedes does her job, she doesn’t provide any sort of schedules, calendars, or meal plans to her patients. Instead, she educates them on how they are supposes to eat, based on their health conditions and lab results, and has them making their own decisions on what they believe is healthy. Through the use of communication and counseling, Ms. Cespedes is able to get through her patients and understand their situations. Since at Su Clinica, there is a lot of low income families that come in, mostly diabetic, and they believe that healthy food is more expensive than normal food so they don’t really try on balancing their diet. Ms. Cespedes tends to focus more on her patient’s personal situations, if they fell comfortable, rather than their stubbornness and gives them the motivation to start staying healthy. “The best way to get through a patient is through patienc”, says Ms. Cespedes, and asking them why they’re coming in, to her office, when it’s
Cespedes. Spending 3 months studying and more time away from family, for the registration and license exams and her experiences from her internships was what prepared her for her career as a registered dietitian. This is what fascinated me on how Ms. Cespedes does her job, she doesn’t provide any sort of schedules, calendars, or meal plans to her patients. Instead, she educates them on how they are supposes to eat, based on their health conditions and lab results, and has them making their own decisions on what they believe is healthy. Through the use of communication and counseling, Ms. Cespedes is able to get through her patients and understand their situations. Since at Su Clinica, there is a lot of low income families that come in, mostly diabetic, and they believe that healthy food is more expensive than normal food so they don’t really try on balancing their diet. Ms. Cespedes tends to focus more on her patient’s personal situations, if they fell comfortable, rather than their stubbornness and gives them the motivation to start staying healthy. “The best way to get through a patient is through patienc”, says Ms. Cespedes, and asking them why they’re coming in, to her office, when it’s