Evaluación del rol del personal de enfermería en la aplicación de la estrategia DOTS en pacientes con tuberculosis del servicio de clínica del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, enero-septiembre de 2005

Abstract

The explanatory theory is addressed starting from the concept, etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical treatment of tuberculosis, nursing care; It addresses the administrative process related to the management of the DOTS strategy within the service. The number of patients with tuberculosis treated during the investigation period was 45, registered in the clinic department of the Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso; In the same way the personnel that were evaluated in relation to their participation in the DOTS Strategy, were 3 nurses and 17 nursing auxiliaries. Results: they determine that the nurses do not participate in the DOTS strategy, they are observers of processes, whereas the nursing auxiliaries participate during the collection phase of the samples and in the evaluation of the strategy. Recommendations based on results