There are several defining factors that go into choosing a career. You must evaluate your personality, desire for a personal life, and desire for a certain lifestyle. To achieve these goals, there are several steps I have to take. My short-term career goal is to become a clinical dietitian. I feel that my personality trait would be make me an exceptional clinical dietitian. I am an organized, meticulous, approachable extrovert. It’s important to be organized because each patient will have different nutritional needs. Being meticulous is important because a dietitian is in charge of establishing a food plan that allows the patient to get the proper amount of macronutrients and micronutrients. Being approachable allows the patient to feel comfortable and more likely communicate effectively. Most importantly, …show more content…
I liked the fact that clinical dietitians worked a 40-hours a week. I was also impressed that part-time dietitian jobs were also available. I would like to continue my education. This option would make attending graduate school less overwhelming. I believe I could definitely sustain myself on an entry-level salary, as well as a salary for an experienced dietitian. I found that the entry level salary for clinical dietitians was around $45,000 annuall and the median salary for an experienced dietitian was around $57,910 I was pleasantly surprised. Growing up in a low-income household has allowed me to tailor my needs and wants to a budget. I also do not plan on having a family of my own. This will make it much easier to pay back my loans and live comfortably. My long term career goal is to possibly open a private practice. Becoming a clinical dietitian first would allow me to gain experience and a feel for the business. Because having a personal life is important to me, I would to be my own boss. This would allow me to make my own schedule, decide how many clients I can handle, and be in charge of my
No matter what field I begin in, ER, maternity or intensive care. I will work as diligently and as efficiently as I could. It would not matter whether I had the day or night shift or if I was walking out the door to go home and a patient came in and needed help. Every patient that I work with will know I have the intention of helping them as well as I can. My personality is a “Persuader” which means I am most sociable of all
Although many would not want to admit it, money can be the deciding factor in some things. Public school teacher salaries can vary depending on the state that they teach in. According to Yakima Herald the average pay in 25 out of the 50 states for an elementary school teachers is less than $40,000. She also states that 13 states paid their teachers $45,000 or more (1). The amount of money that a teacher receives is very low. In North Carolina teachers are under payed as well. In most states teachers have a chance to increase their pay by going back to school and getting a Masters degree. In 2013 the governor of North Carolina decided to get rid of tenure for teachers and also to get rid of the pay increase for teacher with their masters degree (Banchero 1). To have a bachelors degree or even a masters degree and to be making under $50,000 is something that one should take into consideration when deciding on a career. Dental hygienist receive more money then an elementary school teacher. Nora Powell associate dean for the dental hygienist program at Broward College states, “You don’t have to have a bachelor's degree and you can make $50,000 to $60,000 annually, working four days a week..” (Pounds 1). Going to school for a less amount of time and making more money in the long run should be a deal
And I think that holding a position as a Registered nurse will help me financially and in many other areas of my life. Registered nurse is said to be making over $63,750 annually, depending on the industry you work in. This is a great amount to live a less stressful lifestyle; that is why know hard work brings success. My financial stability will encourage me more to thrive harder to help save people's life in my work place and those that are around me, in my society. I can afford to purchase a beautiful and cozy home. I would be at the advantage to have privacy, and also feeling comfortable in my quite
A healthy diet may help to prevent certain chronic long-term conditions such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes and may reduce the risk of developing certain cancers. Nutrition information offers a public health tool that could be used to promote informed consumer choice and aid consumption of a healthy diet. However millions of women chose to take dietary supplements to maintain good health, ease illnesses and defy ageing. Supplements are also used as a medication in women with decreased iron stores, because of menses and pregnancies (Anderson & Fitzgerald, 2010). The main aim of the research project is to explore the motivations surrounding the use of nutritional information among young women and relate this information to the choice to use supplements. This is important to women’s health and the topic of nutrition as a large amount of money is spent on both food and supplements. When nursing patients with a wide range of different conditions nutrition is the foundation of all treatment. It also reduces mortality, relapses and subsequent hospital admissions. The complexity of this subjective person and objective body aligned philosophically as interpretivism and positivism respectively reinforces the importance of both qualitative and quantitative approaches contributing to understanding of this (Gerrish and Lacey 2006). Nutrition is also crucial in health and social policy financially through reduction in readmissions which will reduce costs for practice as obesity and poor diet cost the NHS billions of pounds every year (Department Of Health, 2013).
Dietitian meeting the needs if the patients’ needs as ordered from a nutritional point of view.
This program also aligns well with my interest in public health and basic business background.
2. Orogastric: This route is used when NG is contraindicated, and to prevent sinusitis. It is tolerated well by the sedated patients but not in awake patients.
Last semester, knowing that my GPA was not competitive enough to enroll into a pharmacy school, I needed to find another major. By the end of the semester, I felt overwhelmed and decided to go for a bachelor’s that would lead to a career in at least 3-4 years from now. I want to stay in the health science field because of my strong inclination towards improving peoples’ well-being. After the first couple of weeks of my Nutrition 100 course it was clear that I would love this path, I liked reading my Nutrition book and enjoyed leaning all about the subject. I am worried, however, that a dietitian career will require post-graduate education. A major objective will therefore include obtaining a step-by-step guide toward this career path. At this time, I do not wish to delay my studies. Acquiring a bachelor’s degree in Nutrition will take two and a half years and I would like to take advantage of the summer research opportunities I have heard UTK offers.
There was an abundance of information gained from the nutrition assignment. Firstly, I am a vegetarian and I am always concerned about getting enough protein and micronutrients in my diet. Due to this concern, I often make dishes like curries, stews, and vegetable medleys to compensate for my perceived deficiencies. Another habit I acquired from my growing concern for a balanced vegetarian diet is the frequency in which I eat. I now find myself eating around five times a day with medium proportions. It seems as though, I am hungry every three hours without fail. I usually do not watch my proportions or calorie intake since I assumed those aspects of my diet were of little to no concern considering that my diet is mostly plant based. However,
When starting into a Health Science degree program, my goal was to become a Nutritionist. While I didn’t quite know all the preparation that specific career goal entailed, I have decided to stick with it as I have learned so much already of the steps needed to be successful in my plans. I want to be a Nutritionist because I have always enjoyed cooking and baking, even to the point of considering a culinary career. However, I have also always been passionate about making healthier food choices and trying to understand how simple changes in diet can affect our overall wellbeing. With that, I decided to go into a Nutrition related field, that way I can not only learn about what choices to make and why we should make them, but also so I can help
I am inspired to explore the field of dietetics which is very broad and dietitians perform a variety of functions in their jobs. As a dietitian, I can work in a wide variety of positions such as a foodservice manager in commercial or institutional, a community nutritionist, such as the WIC and Headstart, a consultant to major food corporations such as Kelloggs and Kraft or go into sales. I am very interested in working in a position where I can help people develop habits to improve their health. I may eventually go on to graduate school to advance my knowledge of dietetics.
In conclusion, selecting a career is not an easy-going task. I read an article that stated “The trick is to choose something you feel passionate about. What inspires you?” In today society choosing a career requires a lot more than that. Professional employment agents, college advisors, guidance counselors, networking research the job market, Internship and more; remember this is your life.
The process for nutrition and dietetic practice is a systematic approach which used for completing the nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention and monitoring/evaluation of patient.
Choosing a career is a big step. It’s important that you make sure to find the career that’s right for you. The first thing to do is to think about who you are. What are your interests? What type of personality do you have? What jobs might be a good fit for these characteristics? When you pick a few job matches, make sure to read about them. Decide if you think they will be a good match for you. When you think you have found the right one for you, you need to make a plan and set goals on how you are going to succeed in this career choice. Maybe a few years of college are necessary, maybe not. Then when you get to the step where you are ready to start looking for work, you will need to develop a cover letter and resume, and go on job interviews. All this will determine whether or not you get the job you are applying for.
Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions a person has to make in their life. It is so important because that is what we will have to do to support ourselves throughout life. Imagine being stuck in a dead end job and having to go to work every morning and dreading it. That is no spending oneÕs time and life is too short to work 35 years and be unhappy with it. If a person likes the job they do then it is not work, because finding satisfaction out of a job can bring great happiness. That information has enabled me to make the decision of choosing my area of study and career in the field of Information Technology.