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Chest Service
CIHE-Year 3
Ching Tsz Shan 1670216
Deng Xue Tong 1670213
Brief Introduction of TB&CS
General services
1. Provides services for client with tuberculosis/ other chest diseases
2. Implements control and preventive measures against
tuberculosis/ other chest diseases
Specific Services
1. Directly-observed treatment
2. Health education of chest problems
Nurses Roles
1. Conduct chaperon duty in consultaion room
● prepare clinical doc. eg. X-rays films
2. Responsible for directly observed treatment duty in treatment room
● assess any complains
● prepare treatment cards
3. Perform health education in public health unit
● sputum collection, healthy lifestyle, home setting and hygiene
4. Trace defaulters
● clinic follow-up → X → phone calling etc.
Observation Area Flow
Where we were learn and observed
SOUTH KWAI CHUNG CHEST CLINIC
Consultation Room
Chaperon Duty
1. DOT refers to the practice of observing the tuberculosis (TB) patient swallow
every dose of TB drugs by trained personnel.
5. ask how the patient feel after taking medicine, and record the patient’s
attendance.
Impressive Case observed
Defaulter Tracing…
● DOT on time on first few day, then absenced.
● Attended again but complained for ankle pain, nausea etc.
● Stop treatment, reserved for doctor consultation but absenced.