Nurses' views about tuberculosis patients' discharge plan at Moses Kotane in the North-West Province.

The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the opinions of nurses working with tuberculosis (TB) patients regarding hospital discharge plans at Moses Kotane in North-West, South Africa. METHOD: A qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study was conducted with these nurses. The populatio...

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Publicado en:Curationis Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 59 - 68
Autores principales: Motosomane SF, Peu MD
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: African Online Scientific Information System PTY LTD Mar2008
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          Motosomane SF
          Peu MD
        affil: Department of Nursing Science, University of Pretoria.
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          Attitude of Health Personnel
          Needs Assessment
          Nursing Staff, Hospital Psychosocial Factors
          Patient Discharge Standards
          Tuberculosis Therapy
          After Care
          AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections Therapy
          Attitude to Health
          Clinical Competence
          Continuity of Patient Care
          Directly Observed Therapy
          Focus Groups
          Health and Welfare Planning
          Hospitals, Public
          Nursing Assessment
          Nursing Staff, Hospital Administration
          Nursing Staff, Hospital Education
          Patient Education
          Qualitative Studies
          Quality Improvement
          Questionnaires
          Readmission
          Research, Nursing
          South Africa
          Treatment Refusal
          Tuberculosis Psychosocial Factors
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      ab: The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the opinions of nurses working with tuberculosis (TB) patients regarding hospital discharge plans at Moses Kotane in North-West, South Africa. METHOD: A qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study was conducted with these nurses. The population involved registered nurses working with TB patients for more than two years. The population was purposely selected. Focus group interviews were conducted to collect data from this population. The research process was guided by the research question: What are the opinions of nurses working with TB patients regarding hospital discharge plans at Moses Kotane in the North-West Province? The group moderator guided the participants throughout the interviews in which the central research question was posed. Tesch's qualitative method of data analysis was used to analyse the data obtained. FINDINGS: Subcategories and categories, and the following themes emerged during the data analysis: the need for education and involvement, the co-existence of TB and HIV/ Aids infections and the knowledge of continuous laboratory investigations. The participants discussed the suggestions and solutions for effective hospital discharge plans. The research findings could assist in the improvement of existing hospital discharge plans at Moses Kotane District. CONCLUSIONS: The results revealed both positive and negative opinions regarding discharge plans. The data were classified into themes, categories and subcategories. The participants' suggestions regarding discharge plans were addressed and discussed. Finally, recommendations were disseminated to concerned authorities.
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