Nsing Inteventins
eieving Exess Fid
* Administe tisteids as emmended by the heath ae pvide.
* bseve f advese effets and mpiatins f theapy sh as shing's syndme ineased bdy hai (histism), nding f the fae (mn fae), abdmina distentin, stiae, ineased appetite with weight gain, ataats, and aggavatin f adesent ane.
* Stess that these physia hanges ae nt hamf pemanent and that they wi disappea afte the steid teatment is stpped.
* bseve f seis advese effets and nmmn mpiatins f tisteids
* Administe immnsppessive dgs as pesibed.
* Make se that patient and paents ndestand the desied and advese effets f theapy.
* bseve f mpiatins f theapy, sh as deeased white bd e (WB) nt, ineased sseptibiity t infetin, hai ss ineased hai gwth (histism), gingiva hypepasia, hemhagi ystitis.
* Administe dietis as pesibed.
* Be awae f thse dietis that may ase ptassim depetin.
* ffe fds high in ptassim, sh as ange jie, bananas, and died fits (eg, aisins, apits).
* Administe sppementa ptassim hide as deed and if the ine tpt is adeqate.
* Enage ativity as teated.
* estit fids as deed (say ny ding the exteme edemats phases).
* estitin is aefy aated at feqent intevas, based n the ine tpt f the pevis day ps estimated insensibe sses.
* ffe sma amnts f fids spaed at ega intevas thght the day and evening. se a p f apppiate size f the amnt f fid being ffeed.
* Mease fids aatey in gadated ntaines. D nt estimate fid intake tpt.
* Pae a sign n the hid's bed t make se that n ine is aidentay disaded and that a intake is eded.
* Detemine tta intake and tpt evey 8 hs. In hiden wh ae nt tiet tained, a faiy aate ed f tpt an be btained by weighing diapes befe and afte viding.
* ed the ases f fid ss, sh as the nmbe f sts pe day, pespiatin.
* Assist with abdmina paaentesis; this may be eqied bease f maked asites. Ding the pede, fid is withdawn fm the peitnea avity t eieve pesse symptms and espiaty distess.
* estit sdim as deed (say dne whie the hid is pteini). A stating pint is 2 t 3 gday.
* se a w-sdim men when deing meas fm the hspita.
* Assist famiy in making fd hies that ae w in sdim.
* Fds that shd be imited inde ed, sated, anned, smked meats; pessed heese; ega anned fzen sps and bin bes; sated akes and the snak fds.
AET
N ive vainatins immnizatins shd be given ding ative episdes f nephsis whie the hid eeives immnsppessive theapy.
AET
Administe yphsphamide in the mning, with age vmes f fid, t pevent nentatin f the dg in the ine and ineased sseptibiity t ystitis.
Peventing Infetin
* Mnit mpete bd nt f deeased WB nt and netpenia.
* sey bseve the hid wh takes tisteids f signs f infetin. Be awae that feve and the symptms may be masked.
* Pvide metis skin ae t the edemats aeas f the bdy.
* Bathe the hid feqenty and appy pwde. Aeas f nen ae mist pats f the bdy and edemats mae genitaia. Sppt the stm with a ttn pad hed in pae by a T-binde, if neessay, f the hid's mft.
* Psitin the hid s that edemats skin sfaes ae nt in ntat. Pae a piw between the hid's egs when ying n side.
* Eevate the hid's head t ede edema.
* If pssibe, avid invasive pedes, sh as fema venipntes and I.M. injetins, t deease the hane f intding pathgens. Venipnte f the we extemities may as pedispse the hid t thmbembism bease f the hypvemia, stasis, and ineased pasma nentatin f tting fats.
* Edate paents egading signs and symptms f pssibe infetins.
Enhaning Ntitina Stats
* Assess ntitina intake, gwth, and devepment as apppiate f age.
* Pvide a diet w in sdim, fat, and sga. Pae a sign n the hid's bed that indiates dietay estitins, s that eveyne wi be awae f speia needs.
* Pvide fd hies that appea t the hid and that ae easy t eat ading t stage f devepment.
* Pvide ntitina sppements as needed.
Pviding Emtina Sppt
* Enage feqent visiting and aw as mh paenta patiipatin in the hid's ae as pssibe. Hspitaizatin, if neessay, is say bief.
* Aw the hid as mh ativity as teated.
* Baane peids f est, eeatin, and qiet ativities ding the nvaesent phase.
* Aw the hid t eat meas with famiy the hiden.
* Enage the hid and famiy t vebaize feas, fstatins, and qestins.
* Be awae that yng hiden feqenty fea abandnment by thei paents.
* Aw paents t expess fstatins egading the netainties assiated with the ase f the disease, the inia se, and pgnsis.
* Expain the diffeene between nephitis and nephsis if paents have qestins.
* Hep the hid adjst t hanges in bdy image, sh as shingid appeaane, by expaining hanges ahead f time.
* Disss the pbems f disipine with the paents. Enage them t set nsistent imits and easnabe expetatins f thei hid's behavi.
* Sggest paents get invved with a sppt gp f famiies f hiden with hni inesses, as needed.
Famiy Edatin and Heath Maintenane
* Pepae the famiy f hme management f the hid's ae pan.
* Have the dietitian disss speia diets with the paents.
* Teah the paents abt the hid's mediatin the desied effets and the ptentia advese effets.
* Demnstate ine testing f ptein.
* Initiate a mmnity heath nsing efea if neessay f eassessment and einfement f teahing.
* Enage ntined media fw-p visits.
* Emphasize the neessity f taking mediatin ading t the pesibed shede and f an extended time. Disss mpiatins ennteed with steid theapy.
* Teah peventin and egnitin f signs and symptms f infetin.
* Advise famiy n ativity estitins neessay.
* Teah signs and symptms f eapse (pteinia n ine dipstik at hme, ineased edema, deeased ine tpt) and whm and when t a with qestins.
* Teah signs and symptms f fid imbaanes (exess dehydatin).
Evaatin: Expeted tmes
* Deeased edema and asites; adeqate ine tpt
* Exhibits n signs f infetin
* Famiy vebaizes and fws dietay estitins as demnstated by apppiate weight gainss
* Famiy vebaizes nens egading hid's iness as demnstated by pen mmniatin with staff and the famiy membes