Just got home from an exhausting day trip to Columbus that started at 5:30am. To say the least I am tired! We spent the day at the Ohio Dietetic Association conference about public policy. While we had an extremely difficult time finding out where to park and actually go, it was interesting to hear the speakers and meeting with different members of the House and Senate. We heard a speech from Representative John Carney about the importance of dietitians being advocates for public health to their members of the House and Senate in order to get issues addressed that may be overlooked by members of congress who may not be educated and aware of health issues. We also learned how a bill actually gets passes (very complicated and longgg process). In addition, we heard from Representative Anne Gonzales who discussed a breakfast school program that she was advocating for to get passed. Children hunger, especially at school, is a very important issue that does need to be addressed. Her pilot program involves each child receiving cereal, milk, and fruit every morning at school. While it does sound like a good idea on paper, it does seem like waste of the food and allergies to certain food products such as gluten could be areas of concern with this program. We heard from a couple other speakers and then were able to walk over to the Capitol building and have a tour inside.
The Capitol Building had an amazing ceiling!!
Lindsay and I in front of the Capitol Building
All in all it was an interesting experience but definitely a long drive! I am ready to get back to St. E's tomorrow. On Monday and the next two weeks, I am on the wound care and cardiac floors. Monday was definitely very interesting; I was shown extremely large pressure ulcers and with my weak stomach I almost puked. These wounds were at least 5 inches in width and 4-5 inches deep on patients' butts! This is why I didn't go into nursing; I thought I wouldn't have to see that kind of stuff! However, I do like the floors I am on and I feel as if I am getting more patient interaction which is what I wanted. I still have not actually consulted on my own but hopefully I will be ready to do that by the end of this week. Will blog soon!
Have a great day... I am going to bed =)
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