EXPERIENCE REPORT ON EXTENSION PROJECT: NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT IN ACTION
Keywords:
Nutritional Assessment; School Clinic; Physical assessment.Abstract
Nutritional assessment is considered a diagnostic tool, which aims to evaluate and analyze the nutritional status of an individual so that, from there, a nutritional approach can be adopted. The project aimed to promote dialogue between scientific knowledge and practice, with regard to nutritional assessment. The extension project was developed at the Nutrition School Clinic at Faculdade Estácio de Teresina, carrying out the following activities: monitoring nutritional care, physical assessment and analysis of the nutritional diagnosis of patients treated. Based on the information collected, it is evident that women are the group that most seeks care at the Escola Clínica, while men have a reduced participation. Furthermore, it was possible to verify that the majority of patients treated are facing overweight problems and looking for solutions to lose weight. It is concluded that the School Clinic plays a fundamental role in addressing the general public.
