The nurse has a crucial role in the initial and ongoing
education of affected children, parents, and caregivers about
the signs and symptoms of adrenal insufficiency, stress
dosing with acute illness or trauma or surgery (“sick day
rules”), intramuscular injection of hydrocortisone, and
communication with school and other health care providers
(i.e., medic alert) (VanRyzin, 2013). Challenges in caring for
the child or adolescent treated for CS include optimizing
growth and pubertal development, normalizing body composition, and promoting psychological health and cognitive
maturation. Normalization of body composition in children
and adolescents post-cure of CS may not occur; therefore,
strategies to improve diet and exercise regimens are important
to discuss with the child and family (Keil, 2013).
The nurse has a crucial role in the initial and ongoingeducation of affected children, parents, and caregivers aboutthe signs and symptoms of adrenal insufficiency, stressdosing with acute illness or trauma or surgery (“sick dayrules”), intramuscular injection of hydrocortisone, andcommunication with school and other health care providers(i.e., medic alert) (VanRyzin, 2013). Challenges in caring forthe child or adolescent treated for CS include optimizinggrowth and pubertal development, normalizing body composition, and promoting psychological health and cognitivematuration. Normalization of body composition in childrenand adolescents post-cure of CS may not occur; therefore,strategies to improve diet and exercise regimens are importantto discuss with the child and family (Keil, 2013).
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