How to take good care of lung cancer patients? Nursing methods for lung cancer patients

The incidence of lung cancer has gradually increased worldwide in recent years, and the mortality rate has also increased significantly. We should pay enough attention to lung cancer and do a good job of prevention. Today, I will introduce to you how to take good care of lung cancer patients:

After the symptoms of lung cancer appear, it is important to pay attention to the disease and go to a regular hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time. Fever is one of the main symptoms of lung cancer. Patients should be advised to keep warm and prevent colds to avoid pneumonia. For irritating coughs, cough suppressants can be given. When patients have persistent coughs at night, they can drink hot water to relieve throat irritation. If there is hemoptysis, hemostatics should be given. When there is a large amount of hemoptysis, notify the doctor immediately, tilt the patient's head to one side, clear the blood in the mouth in time to prevent suffocation, and assist the doctor in rescue. Patients with advanced lung cancer often have metastases to different parts of the tumor, causing different symptoms. They should be observed and given corresponding care.

If the disease metastasizes to the liver or brain, the patient may suddenly become unconscious, have convulsions, or have blurred vision. Nurses should promptly detect the disease and provide symptomatic treatment. Patients with bone metastasis should strengthen limb protection. Intestinal obstruction often occurs in abdominal metastasis, and patients should be carefully observed for symptoms such as abdominal distension and abdominal pain. Due to weakness, fatigue, and reduced activity, patients often experience constipation, and should be given enema or laxatives to relieve constipation.

Edema may occur due to malnutrition and low plasma protein. Edema should be reduced by increasing nutrition and raising the affected limb. Patients with advanced lung cancer generally have poor nutritional status and sometimes have systemic edema. Bedsores are very likely to develop and spread rapidly and are difficult to cure. It is particularly important to prevent bedsores.

Reduce local pressure, change body position on time, and use air rings, soft pillows, etc. to prop up 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, use a baking lamp to irradiate the broken skin and keep the area dry.

Patients with advanced lung cancer may experience anxiety, fear, sadness, and often feel indifferent and lonely. We must have a high degree of compassion and responsibility, and strive to create a warm and harmonious environment for patients, place them in single rooms, speak in a friendly and sincere manner, encourage patients to express their psychological feelings, provide timely guidance, and actively introduce information about the improvement of their condition to patients.

Through the above simple introduction on how to take good care of lung cancer patients, everyone should have a clearer understanding of this issue. After suffering from lung cancer, active and scientific treatment is a must, and scientific care will also have a multiplier effect on the recovery of lung cancer.