Nurse Case Management

TB Nurse Case Manager Core Competencies

To preserve and grow expertise in the specialty area of TB nursing, this publication seeks to provide a framework with which new nurses can expand their knowledge about and master the skills required in the practice of TB nurse case management. National TB Nurse Coalition, 2024.

Case Studies in TB: Training in Nurse Case Management, 2023 Edition

Case studies include airborne infection isolation (AII), contact investigation, TB infection with adverse drug reaction, TB treatment in patients at risk for hepatoxicity, delayed treatment response, culture negative TB, pediatric TB, patient with multidrug-resistant TB, and cutaneous drug reaction. Heartland National TB Center, 2023.

Nursing Guide for Managing Side Effects to Drug-Resistant TB Treatment

This guide is a reference and job aid to assist nurses to quickly identify symptoms that may indicate a side effect related to drug-resistant TB treatment or antiretroviral medication; assess for severity as well as other potential contributors; and intervene appropriately to minimize patient discomfort, reduce side effect progression, and ultimately support successful treatment completion. Curry International TB Center and International Council of Nurses, 2018.

TB Case Management: A Guide for Nurses

For nurses who are responsible for case management of TB patients, this guide provides information on the TB case management process and how it is applied when caring for patients and implementing essential activities for controlling TB.  The guide describes the rationale for and activities of TB case management, patient-centered strategies for improving adherence, and TB in special circumstances, ranging from people with HIV to those in correctional settings. Case studies, tips from experience nurses, sample tools, and resource lists included. Tools from the guide are available in Microsoft Word to be modified as needed. Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Global TB Institute, 2017.

Planning and Implementing the TB Case Management Conference

This manual is a step-by-step guide for developing and conducting the case management conference. It includes guidelines for the conference coordinator, presenters and moderator in the form of “to-do” checklists, sample letters, presentation template and evaluations. New Jersey Medical School National TB Center, 2004.