Using the Educational Approach of Priming in Nutrition and Dietetics Programs to Prepare Students for Patient Encounters
Abstract
As nutrition and dietetics educators, one of our roles is to prepare nutrition students for their patient encounters in health care settings. Throughout nutrition and dietetics coursework, educators provide students with the knowledge and skillset to assess patients and prepare them for providing clinical interventions. Lectures, case study scenarios, and simulations may be used to teach students the vital steps when interacting with patients. In preparation for real patient encounters, guidance from faculty is essential to help students determine the relevance of the objective data and prioritize problems.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Dietetics
Nutrition
and Education
Innovations in Medical Education
Empathy and Medical Education
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
- Volume
- 58
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 507–511
- Publication date
- 11 February 2026
- Language
- EN