Nursing assistance to people undergoing cancer treatment in health services in the emergency of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Objective: To identify in the literature the factors related to nursing care for people undergoing cancer treatment in health services, during the emergency of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Bibliographic review: In the emergency of the pandemic, patients undergoing cancer treatment are a risk group because they have greater deficiencies in the immune system and, with this, their care has become a challenge, due to the current change in priorities imposed by the Pandemic itself. Nursing care within the health system is fundamental and proved to be even more necessary. The pandemic demanded that health professionals working in cancer patient care rethink new care strategies in order to reduce the negative effects of Covid-19. It was identified the implementation of measures such as: virtual consultations, outsourcing of laboratory and imaging tests, therapeutic adjustments and postponement of surgical treatment, in addition to the expansion of telemedicine and nursing teleconsultation. Final considerations: The new care technologies imposed by the Covid-19 emergency proved to be viable to efficiently and effectively serve the population of patients undergoing cancer treatment.