Nursing Management & Teaching
This aspect of care addresses body image concerns and provides emotional support for both patients and their families.
Psychosocial Support
Because CAH is a permanent condition, the family must understand that hormone therapy is this.
Lifelong
As nurses, we must maintain a 'strict' record of this to monitor the patient's hydration and kidney function.
Intake and Output (I&O)
Nurses must teach parents this specific protocol: increasing the steroid dose during times of fever, surgery, or injury.
Stress Dosing
This is the primary goal of nursing care during an acute Adrenal Crisis.
Restoring Fluid Volume and Correcting Electrolytes