Speech therapists

[Guest guest]

Hi- there was one speech therapist at our facility who was like that- if

someone had weight loss and COPD, she put them on a dairy free diet (

inappropriately as dairy was all the patient would eat) without consulting me as

well as many other abuses of her position. I went and talked nicely to her about

nutrition plans and her role in determining safe texture and she was very huffy.

She had worked independently in the school systems before and apparently did a

lot of nutrition counseling there. (shudder) I went to DOR and after awhile she

was transferred to another facility. The other speech therapists have been great

to work with. Adrienne O. Burns, MS, RD, LDN Manorcare King of Prussia

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[Guest guest]

I don't understand how the speech therapist can order a therapeutic

diet, particularly when RDs discuss extensively about the RDs lack of

order writing privileges. What procedures and protocol are in place

(or not in place) that allow this to happen. In addition, does anyone

have dairy free menus for dietary staff to follow. While we (RDs) are

trying to be nice, and not 'territorial' this all seems just off the

wall to me. Raphaela

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> Hi- there was one speech therapist at our facility who was like

that- if someone had weight loss and COPD, she put them on a dairy

free diet ( inappropriately as dairy was all the patient would eat)

without consulting me as well as many other abuses of her position. I

went and talked nicely to her about nutrition plans and her role in

determining safe texture and she was very huffy. She had worked

independently in the school systems before and apparently did a lot of

nutrition counseling there. (shudder) I went to DOR and after awhile

she was transferred to another facility. The other speech therapists

have been great to work with. Adrienne O. Burns, MS, RD, LDN Manorcare

King of Prussia

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