Nutrition screening in the ER?

Thank you for your responses!

Our triage sheet is 1/2 page including the boxes to check for domestic violence and nutrition screening. What I have found to work the best is after I triage the patient saying something like: "I am required to ask you 2 questions even though they have nothing to do with why you are here..."

Some people get very offended when they are asked about domestic violence, and I try my best to let them know that everyone needs to get asked these questions so they do not feel like they are being singled out. I agree that patients who are very sick or in alot of pain get aggravated with questions that have nothing to do with why they are in the ER. Why can't we be able to use our disgression when doing these screenings? If we see a patient with suspicious bruising or other indications of domestic violence, then we should be asking further questions, or if we see an anorectic person in the ER then we could ask more about nutritional issues and food security.