2019
DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0384
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Tuberculosis: knowledge among nursing undergraduate students

Abstract: Objective:To analyze the knowledge about tuberculosis among nursing undergraduate students of a Federal Higher Education Institution. Method: Descriptive cross-sectional study, with quantitative approach. Data were collected through a questionnaire based on the WHO's guide to developing evaluation instruments on knowledge, attitudes and practices related to TB. Students were classified as "with knowledge" and "with little knowledge" based on the mean percentage of correct responses to the variables analyzed. D… Show more

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“…Considering the essential role of nurses in the control and prevention of TB, their qualification to face the problem must include theory and practical activities, enabling them to manage the disease with knowledge to implement new strategies. However, since training on TB is not always sufficient to prepare professionals to deal with the disease, it is necessary to evaluate the level of knowledge of the professionals and the structure of this training in education programs, in order to adapt teaching strategies to the knowledge gaps identified (Carvalho et al, 2019).…”
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“…Considering the essential role of nurses in the control and prevention of TB, their qualification to face the problem must include theory and practical activities, enabling them to manage the disease with knowledge to implement new strategies. However, since training on TB is not always sufficient to prepare professionals to deal with the disease, it is necessary to evaluate the level of knowledge of the professionals and the structure of this training in education programs, in order to adapt teaching strategies to the knowledge gaps identified (Carvalho et al, 2019).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Desde o ressurgimento da TB, há quase três décadas, tem ocorrido uma crescente preocupação com a educação e a competência dos profissionais de saúde para lidar com questões especializadas inerentes a essa doença (4) . O conhecimento sobre a TB é essencial para os universitários da área de Enfermagem, pois são atores importantes na efetivação do cuidado dessa doença, na medida em que gerenciam as ações de controle e compreendem a complexidade envolvida nesse processo (5) . .…”
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“…Ressalta-se que a prevenção e a educação em saúde constituem-se em meios inquestionáveis para evitar o surgimento de novos casos, sendo também veículo de conscientização e informação. Assim, é importante apropriarem-se desses conhecimentos para, com base neles, estimularem o empoderamento da pessoa com TB como instrumento de transformação social, consciente, capaz de garantir mudanças de comportamento e atitudes(5,16)…”
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“…Acerca da qualificação profissional, tal aspecto é fundamental para o avanço da implementação e desenvolvimento de ações que agreguem à melhoria da qualidade da atenção à tuberculose, prática que deveria ser melhor enfatizada desde a Graduação (5) .…”
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