01505nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653002200051653002000073653001100093653001100104653001200115653002600127100002200153700001600175700001500191700001600206700001200222245008000234300001000314490001500324520089800339022001401237       2008                            d  c200810aAged, 80 and over10aContact Tracing10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aTranscultural Nursing1 aSilva Júnior FJG1 aFerreira RD1 aAraújo OD1 aCamêlo SMA1 aNery IS00a[Nursing assistance to a Leprosy-infected patient: transcultural approach].  a713-70 v61 Spec No3 a<p>This is a case study, developed in a health center in Teresina-PI, which dealt with the issue of nursing assistance given to a patient with Multibacillary Leprosy, focusing on the Transcultural Nursing care, Diagnosis and Nursing Interventions according to NANDA Taxonomy II. A semi-structured interview and participant observation were carried out, which enabled data collection handled according to normative patterns, values and daily practices, ways of popular care and cares required in the professional system. In this study, we realized that nursing assistance planning aimed, especially, to contribute on the disease treatment support, reducing potential risks and using preservation, negotiation and re-standardization of the professional system. We also observed the support to the treatment and the development of self care turned to leprosy in a culturally satisfactory way.</p>  a0034-7167