title: Speech of nurse managers related to conditions that (dis)favor the control of tuberculosis in the elderly.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the discourse of nurse managers related to conditions that (dis)favor the control of tuberculosis in the elderly.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study is qualitative and was held in a city considered a priority in the control of tuberculosis in Paraiba. Data collection was carried out between February and May 2014, through semi-structured interviews with eleven nurse managers. French Discourse Analysis was used the to analyze the empirical material.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The following discursive block was identified in the analysis: Conditions that (dis)favor the control of tuberculosis in the elderly. It was made evident that the training processes represent an important component in the effective control of this disease in the elderly. However, the speeches pointed to the maintenance of traditional educational practices in training and that tuberculosis in older people is not perceived as a priority.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The nurse managers should trigger training processes to improve the control of tuberculosis in elderly patients based on continuing health education.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil.
authors.forename: Amanda de Araújo
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Romera
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG), Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Enfermagem. Cuité, Paraíba, Brasil.
authors.forename: Anne Jaquelyne Roque
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Barrêto
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG), Hospital Universitário Alcides Carneiro, Laboratório de Análises Clínicas. Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil.
authors.forename: Patrícia Geórgia de Oliveira Diniz
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil.
authors.forename: Karinne Dantas de Oliveira
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Adário
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Enfermagem de Saúde Pública e Psiquiatria. João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lenilde Duarte de
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Sá
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000451:nursing*