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[Nursing practices in the attention to a chronic condition (tuberculosis): analysis of secondary sources]
Maria Eugenia Firmino Brunello1, Maria Fernanda Simiele-Beck1, Nathalia Halax Orfão1
1Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-infantil e Saúde Pública, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil.
Objective:
To analyze nursing practiced in the treatment of tuberculosis, based on secondary data records.
Method:
Descriptive study of the retrospective survey kind, conducted in Ribeirão Preto, from August to December 2013. The data of 109 electronic and clinical medical records, and a TB reporting system in the state of São Paulo for residents in the municipality monitored in the reference clinics. Descriptive statistic techniques were used.
Results:
The median of 46.0 (IQ: 17.0 to 96.0) calls throughout the treatment shows the patient's proximity to the health service and professionals, of which the primary persons responsible for follow-ups were nursing assistants (99.1%), which perform the House Visits (71.5%) for patients under a supervision regime (75.2%).
Conclusion:
The actions developed with the patients were mostly focused on the nursing staff, making the importance of this category to achieve the indicators related to the Millennium Development Goals for tuberculosis visible.
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