NUTRITION COUNSELING SCORING FORM
 
First Name: 
Last Name: 
Student ID: 
 
History Checklist
 
 CC: I don't know what to eat, or how to prepare it!
 HPI -History of diet: Used to eat well when wife and then daughter prepared good meals
 Progression: Now on my own with few cooking skills
 Daily diet: Now it?s fast food; cold cereal
 Barriers: Lack of skills in planning and cooking
 Assets for change: I like eating good food and am eager to change
 PMH: History of depression
 Medications: Treated with anti-depressant; doing well
 Allergies: No allergies to food or medications
 Family history: Mother: diagnosed with Type II diabetes at age 63, not overweight, father has untreated depression, still alive, age 73.
 Psych history: No history of obesity or eating disorders
 Social history: Lives alone (divorced, had full custody of daughter because divorce happened on grounds of her mother?s alcohol abuse),
 Finances: Has insurance, landscaper is financially stable
 Social Support: A happy loner; talks to Dad and daughter weekly
 Alcohol: Does not drink
 Smoking: Not a smoker
 
Counseling Checklist
 
 Student affirms the importance of good nutrition for good health
 Student asks about resources: community college cooking class; daughter's help when she comes home
 Student recommends a healthier options for one meal a day
 Student suggests a contract for patient to get the initiative to sign up for cooking classes, and to ask grocers at the store for suggestions of healthier cuts of meat
 Student shows support, and emphasizes her role as a support-provider, and that he can call the office with questions
 Student recommends that patient sees a dietician to get more tailored recommendations, it is covered by patient's insurance
 Student suggests a log of daily food choices to take to dietician
 Student plans for follow-up.
 
MIRS
 
Opening
Elicits Spectrum of Concerns
Negotiates Priorities and Sets Agenda
Organization
Pacing of Interview
Types of Questions
Summarizing
Lack of Jargon
Verification of Patient Information
Verbal Facilitation Skills
Non-Verbal Facilitation Skills
Empathy and Acknowledging Patient Cues
Patient's Perspective (Beliefs)
Impact of Illness on Patient and Patients Self-Image
Support Systems
Patient's Education and Understanding
Assess Motivation for Changes
Achieve a Shared Plan
Encouragement of Questions
Closure