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TB Training Roadmap for Public Health Nurses

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TB Training Roadmap for Public Health Nurses

Effective tuberculosis (TB) control and prevention activities require public health nurses who possess the necessary background knowledge and skills. This Training Roadmap allows you to design a personalized training guide, utilizing a wide range of existing resources. The materials included in the Roadmap are our recommendations for a nurse who is new to TB. Many of these materials are also appropriate for other TB staff, such as disease investigators.

Author:

Global Tuberculosis Institute at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey

Topic:

Training, Comprehensive TB Material

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