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Knowledge about anti‐tuberculosis treatment among nurses at tuberculosis clinics
Author(s) -
Yükseltürk Neriman,
Dinç Leyla
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12026
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , family medicine , demographics , graduation (instrument) , disease , knowledge level , cross sectional study , tb treatment , descriptive statistics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pathology , statistics , geometry , demography , mathematics , artificial intelligence , sociology , computer science
Nurses are primary responsible for D irect O bservation T herapy S trategy and administration of anti‐tuberculosis ( TB ) medications. Lack of knowledge might result with medication errors and ineffective TB control. The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge of nurses about anti‐ TB treatment. A descriptive cross‐sectional study was conducted in T urkey with 208 nurses employed at TB and lung disease clinics of health‐care settings in A nkara. Data were collected through a questionnaire, which included questions about demographics and a knowledge test with true–false questions related to TB treatment. Overall scores were high with a mean score of 18.5 out of 24, but there was knowledge deficiency in effects and side‐effects of anti‐ TB drugs. Knowledge is foundational for any practice and for TB control. Clinical experience and continuing education after graduation influence the level of knowledge.