title: New concepts in nursing management of the TB patient: a community training program.
abstract: This article describes the development and implementation of interventions aimed at improving return rates for reading of Mantoux tuberculosis (TB) injections and subsequent referrals. The TB screening program, sponsored by a midwestern Native-American primary health care service, was initiated in response to an identified Native-American TB case. The return rate of 61% was considered unsatisfactory, and a program training 20 community health care, alcohol and substance, and social-service workers to read TB tests after screening by a community health nurse was implemented. Implementation of an interagency agreement developed to improve referral completion rates is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Nursing, Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, IL 60612.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Boskovich
mesh_terms: D002641:Chicago / Q000453:epidemiology; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007198:Indians, North American; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*