How to care for lung cancer patients? Nursing measures that lung cancer patients must know

Nursing of lung cancer patients is a question that many people often ask. Lung cancer treatment experts said that lung cancer is a common cancer, which is very harmful and even endangers the patient's life. It is very important to do a good job of nursing. Everyone should know the nursing of lung cancer patients. Pay attention to good nursing in normal times and strive for early recovery. Bedsore prevention: It is also a common point of daily care for lung cancer. Nursing of lung cancer patients? Lung cancer patients generally have poor nutritional status, sometimes combined with systemic edema, and are very prone to bedsores, which spread rapidly and are difficult to cure. It is particularly important to prevent bedsores. Reduce local pressure, change body positions on time, and use air rings, soft pillows, etc. to pad the parts of the body that are prone to pressure to avoid long-term pressure. Keep the skin clean, especially for patients with incontinence, keep the bed clean and flat, and use a baking lamp to irradiate the broken skin to keep the local area dry. Psychological care: Lung cancer patients may have anxiety, fear, sadness, and often indifference and loneliness. We must have a high degree of sympathy and responsibility. The care of lung cancer patients should strive to create a warm and harmonious recuperation environment for patients, place them in single wards, speak in a friendly and sincere manner, encourage patients to express their psychological feelings, guide them in time, and actively introduce information about the improvement of their condition to patients. This is also an important daily care method for lung cancer. Condition observation and care: Lung cancer patients often have metastases to different parts of the tumor, causing different symptoms, and should pay attention to observation and give corresponding care. For example, liver and brain metastases may cause sudden coma, convulsions, and blurred vision. Nursing staff should promptly discover and give symptomatic treatment. Bone metastasis patients should strengthen limb protection. Abdominal metastasis often causes intestinal obstruction. It should be observed whether the patient has symptoms such as abdominal distension and abdominal pain. Due to weakness, fatigue, reduced activity, etc., patients often suffer from constipation, and should be given enema or laxatives in time. Edema can occur due to malnutrition and low plasma protein. Edema should be reduced by increasing nutrition and raising the affected limb. This is an important aspect of daily care for lung cancer. Through the above introduction, I believe everyone has learned about the care of lung cancer patients. Lung cancer is a common cancer disease, which is very harmful and even endangers the patient's life. Everyone should know the care of lung cancer patients. You must pay attention to it in daily life and do a good job of care to strive for early recovery.