How should lung cancer patients be cared for? Four aspects of care should be provided for lung cancer patients

Lung cancer is very harmful to health. One of the causes is long-term smoking. Some people get lung cancer due to other reasons. When you have lung cancer, you must treat it as soon as possible and take scientific care. The following experts introduce how to take care of lung cancer patients.

Daily care

1. Prevention of bedsores: Lung cancer patients in the advanced stage generally have poor nutritional status, hypoproteinemia, and sometimes combined with systemic edema. Bedsores are very likely to develop, and they spread rapidly and are difficult to cure. Prevention of bedsores is particularly important. Reduce local pressure, change body positions on time, and use air rings, pressure sore stickers, soft pillows, etc. to cushion 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 ulcerated skin to keep the local area dry.

2. Relieve symptoms: 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 irritation in the throat. If there is coughing up blood, hemostatic drugs should be given. When coughing up blood in large quantities, 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.

3. Observation and care of the condition: Lung cancer patients in the advanced stage often have systemic metastasis, which causes different symptoms. They should be observed and given corresponding care. For liver and brain metastasis, sudden coma, convulsions, and blurred vision may occur. Nursing staff should promptly detect and give symptomatic treatment. Bone metastasis patients should strengthen limb protection. Intestinal obstruction often occurs in abdominal metastasis. Patients should be observed for symptoms such as abdominal distension and abdominal pain. Due to weakness, fatigue, reduced activity and other reasons, patients often suffer from constipation. Enemas or laxatives should be given in time to relieve constipation. Edema may occur due to malnutrition and low plasma protein. Edema should be reduced by increasing nutrition, raising the affected limb and other measures.

4. Psychological care: Patients with advanced lung cancer may experience anxiety, fear, sadness, and often feel indifferent and lonely. We must have a high degree of sympathy and responsibility, and strive to create a warm and harmonious recuperation 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.

Lung cancer patients can effectively improve their condition and alleviate their pain by doing a good job of nursing. The above details how lung cancer patients should do nursing work. I hope that lung cancer patients can do a good job of nursing work. At the same time, as family members of lung cancer patients, we should also encourage lung cancer patients and help them do a good job of nursing work.