Tuberculosis, difficulties and facilities for Nurses

The study proposed to analyze the amenities and difficulties faced by nurses’ professionals in the fight against tuberculosis within the field of primary health care. This was a cross-sectional study with a qualitative approach. The sample consisted of 36 participants, all of whom were nurses. The statistical program IRaMuTeQ was applied and we also applied Laurence Bardin and Minayo content analysis to discuss both aprioristic and non-aprioristic categories. In the study it was clear that the difficulties are diversified, such as: personal matters from the professionals, physical and organizational structure, awareness of patients and family about the therapeutic process and the administration, the latter being the one most pointed out as difficult; regarding the amenities, the multi-professional work and protocols defined by the National Tuberculosis Control Program were pointed out. The study proves that the administrative question is the key to the function of the entire process of fighting tuberculosis, serving as a reference for improvements and adjustments.