[Nursing practices in the attention to a chronic condition (tuberculosis): analysis of secondary sources].

OBJECTIVE To analyze nursing practiced in the treatment of tuberculosis, based on secondary data records. METHOD Descriptive study of the retrospective survey kind, conducted in Ribeirão Preto, from August to December 2013. The data of 109 electronic and clinical medical records, and a TB reporting system in the state of São Paulo for residents in the municipality monitored in the reference clinics. Descriptive statistic techniques were used. RESULTS The median of 46.0 (IQ: 17.0 to 96.0) calls throughout the treatment shows the patient's proximity to the health service and professionals, of which the primary persons responsible for follow-ups were nursing assistants (99.1%), which perform the House Visits (71.5%) for patients under a supervision regime (75.2%). CONCLUSION The actions developed with the patients were mostly focused on the nursing staff, making the importance of this category to achieve the indicators related to the Millennium Development Goals for tuberculosis visible.