DESAFIOS DO ATENDIMENTO NUTRICIONAL EM TEMPOS DE PANDEMIA: RELATO DE EXPERIÊNCIA

Abstract

Introduction: Considering the pandemic scenario that has occurred in recent years (2019-current) due to the great worldwide spread of the new Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), preventive measures have become necessary to corroborate the reduction of the contagion and spread of the virus, among these , social distancing. As a result, there were many changes and adaptations in care protocols as well as in the nutritional service that, based on regulations of the Federal Council of Nutritionists through a resolution, allowed the use of nutritional care in a non-face-to-face manner. Objective: Report the experience and challenges experienced during the curricular component Nutritional Outpatient Therapy-Practice II, of the Nutrition course, through hybrid nutritional care, considering the pandemic context.  Methodology: This is an experience report built from the experiences of the curricular component Nutritional Outpatient Therapy - Practice II (Practical Module), which is part of the Nutrition Course grid, of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Trairi-FACISA, of the Federal University from Rio Grande do Norte-UFRN, the calls took place in a pandemic scenario, demanding care and changes. Results: It was noticed from this experience, that in the face of the current scenario, many adaptations had to be carried out, however, the use of strategies was very present in order to make the proposal viable. Conclusions: There are many obstacles faced regarding nutritional care in the context of a pandemic, given that adjustments were necessary in the consultation schedule as well as limitations, which often made it difficult to carry out an approach equal to the planned one. However, the obstacles did not make the consultations unfeasible, so it was possible to achieve success in the consultations, goals and objectives of the patient.