title: [Construction and implementation of nursing actions in the gastroenterology outclinic].
abstract: The reorganization of the Schistosomiasis Sector of Gastroenterology at UNIFESP started in 1998, when the Nursing Service was implanted.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  to develop administrative nursing actions, systematization of care and orientation program for the schistosomic patient.
  
  
  METHODS
  a descriptive study carried out at the Gastroenterology Outclinic, which attends schistosomic patients of different clinical types.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the reorganization of activities in this Sector resulted in the creation of an organizational structure and the implantation of the nursing visit; creation and distribution of explanatory leaflets and development of the Schistosomiasis Education Program; beginning of the database pilot project with all outpatients and an electronic register of the collection of biologic material.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  this initiative opens up a new opportunity for nursing actions and contributes to quality improvement in ambulatory care.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo. cris_kubo@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Cristina Hitomi
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: Patrícia de Jesus
authors.initials: Pde J
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Luciane Aparecida Köpke
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: de Aguiar
authors.forename: Carlos Fischer
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: de Toledo
authors.forename: Sônia Maria de Oliveira
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Barros
authors.forename: Durval Rosa
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Borges
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000451:nursing