Cystic fibrosis: what is involved in the home treatment program for these children, adolescents and young adults?.

Cystic fibrosis is one of the most frequent of the serious chronic 
diseases of childhood and adolescence and is the most common genetic 
disease among Caucasian children. Medical research and home treatment programs have 
greatly improved the outlook for these children. The nursing profession has 
played a significant role in this progress at home, the hospital, 
the school, and the community. Our goal is to teach the 
treatments that may help maintain the health of these children for 
as long as possible and, in the face of this, to 
help them and their families to lead as normal a life 
as possible. 