The nurse is doing discharge teaching with the parents of a child with new diagnosis of CF. What is the most important concept for parents of CF patients to remember?
1. Hospitalizations can be avoided with consistent chest physiotherapy.
2. There are multiple support groups in the community available to help them cope when the symptoms increase as the child grows older.
3. It affects multiple body systems over a lifetime, which requires vigilant respiratory care and individualized dietary modifications.
4. All symptoms of cystic fibrosis can be managed by diet modifications and increasing the fluids and salt intake of the child.
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1. Multiple adaptations to the lifestyle will be needed to maintain a healthy body and avoid hospitalizations.
2. Support groups and summer camps should be implemented right away to learn how to adapt to the illness emotionally.
3. It affects multiple body systems over a lifetime, which requires vigilant respiratory care and individualized dietary modifications.
4. Some individuals will be more ill than others and need different modifications to their diet.
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