NURSING PRACTICE REGARDING CARE STRATEGY TOWARDS CLIENTS AFFECTED BY LEPROSY

Results: There were evidenced the disease clinical aspects, its mode of transmissibility, the virus incubation period and especially the use of medication, complications and adverse effects caused by multidrug therapy to patients. The individual's immune response to the bacillus is the determin...

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Published in:	Revista de pesquisa, cuidado é fundamental Vol. 12; pp. 1194 - 1200
Main Authors:	Costa, Carzla Rossana de Lima, de Brito, Karen Krystine Gonçalves, de Santana, Emanuelle Malzac Freire, Nóbrega, Matheus de Medeiros, Antas, Ester Missias Villaverde, Soares, Maria Júlia Guimarães Oliveira
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Rio de Janeiro Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem 01-01-2020
Subjects:	Activities of daily living Content analysis Disease prevention Leprosy Nurses Nursing care Patients Professional ethics Professionals Public health Speeches Brazil
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Summary:	Results: There were evidenced the disease clinical aspects, its mode of transmissibility, the virus incubation period and especially the use of medication, complications and adverse effects caused by multidrug therapy to patients. The individual's immune response to the bacillus is the determining factor for the onset of the disease and its various clinical manifestations, with dermatoneurological changes being the main symptoms.2,3 Endemic in Brazil, with great repercussions on public health due to its high disabling power, having confirmed 485 new cases in 2017 in the Paraíba State, where 214 of which occurred in Joço Pessoa city.4 The investigation of new and contacting cases, in addition to early detection and maintenance of treatment are essential for the control and eradication of the disease.5 The persistence of the endemic signals the need for revision, improvement and creation of strategies in Brazil. The nurse is continuously present during the control, prevention and treatment of the disease, inserted in the community and other assistance services, becoming, therefore, the most important actor for the development of disease control actions.5,7 In the meantime, nursing presents itself as a salutary stone in the levels of primary, secondary and tertiary care for clients with leprosy. [...]this study meant to identify the nursing actions intended to clients affected by leprosy in a referral center for such pathology.
ISSN:	2175-5361
DOI:	10.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v12.8058