Nursing Care of a Child with Nephrotic Syndrome

A good nursing care helps child with Nephrotic Syndrome reduce sufferings and control illness condition effectively. It is an important part for patients to recover, so learning how to arrange a good nursing care is very important for parents who have child with Nephrotic Syndrome.

For parents with child suffering from Nephrotic Syndrome, they generally need to comply with the following several principles:

1.Well-planed diet

A well-planed diet is the number one thing of a good nursing care for child with Nephrotic Syndrome. Nephrotic Syndrome refers a group of clinical manifestations which are massive proteinuria, edema, hypoalbuminemia and hyperlipidemia. Protein is the essential substance of our body and when child releasing too much protein in urine, his physical development and mental development will be affected. However, as high protein intake will increase kidney burden and accelerate kidney condition, parents must be very careful in arranging protein foods for their child. Generally speaking, child with Nephrotic Syndrome can ingest adequate high quality protein which can be found in fish, egg white, lean meat and milk.

2.Help your child avoid infection and cold

Nephrotic Syndrome relapses easily, especially when patients catch a cold or infection. Clinic survey found that every relapse of Nephrotic Syndrome will make patient a step closer to kidney failure. Therefore, helping your child avoid infection and cold effectively is very beneficial for preventing kidney failure.

3. Do physical exercises regularly with your child

With poor immunity, child with Nephrotic Syndrome experience cold and various infection easily, which may bring your child to dialysis quickly. To prevent cold and infection more effectively, you can do some physical exercises reguarly with your child and this will help to increase their immunity and prevent cold and infection effectively.

4. Encourage your child more

For a child with Nephrotic Syndrome, he needs to pay special attention in their daily life to protect their kidneys. This make them different from other children, so they may feel self-abased because of their disease. Talk more with your child and encourage him to fight against Nephrotic Syndrome actively. Your words may help them build up self-confidence and keep being optimistic.

5. Help your child develop good living habits

A healthy life style is also an important part of a good nursing for child with Nephrotic Syndrome. Good living habits include washing hands before meals and after toilet, living a regular bedtime, regular diet and enough sleep and so on.

A good nursing care can not cure Nephrotic Syndrome, but for a child with Nephrotic Syndrome, if he can receive a good nursing care, he will recover quickly than these with poor nursing care.