Abstract:
To improve the medication of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis by setting up a
nursing facility within framework of HORAS program, which stands for Health belief,
Observation, Relaxation, Action, and Supporting. Method: Quasi-experimental design with a
cross sectional, from 11 May to 31 July 2020 in Community Health Center Medan Johor and
Medan Amplas. Samples were 52 nurses that received informed consent using total sampling
technique. Pre-test and post-test with Google form that contains an overview of questionnaires
for nursing management. Value of validity was 0.80 and reliability 0.87. Furthermore, ethical test
was carried out by the ethics committee of Faculty of Nursing, USU. Result: The application of
nursing management in treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis showed Good results 27 (51.9%),
fairly 17 (32.7%), and less 8 (15.4%). Conclusion: Application of HORAS program for the
treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in Medan Johor and Medan Amplas community health
center is effective.
