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TB Guidelines for Nurses in the Care and Control of Tuberculosis and Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

Guideline
TB Guidelines for Nurses in the Care and Control of Tuberculosis and Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

This guideline is intended to help nurses in their role of detecting TB cases, providing care, and managing TB treatment. It provides a nursing approach to planning and delivering patient care, aimed at improving access and quality of care throughout the treatment period. It offers a review of TB and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB) and the directly observed treatment short-course (DOTS) and DOTS-Plus strategy, as well as guidance on how to adapt TB control information for local program implementation. Also included is an overview of organizational issues that can have an important impact on TB control programs.

Author:

International Council of Nurses, International Council of Nurses, ICN

Topic:

Treatment Guidelines Materials, MDR TB, Program Management, TB Treatment, Treatment- Directly Observed Therapy (DOT)

Country of Origin:

Switzerland

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