How should lung cancer patients take care of their bodies? Summary of 4 nursing measures for lung cancer patients

Most people realize that lung cancer is a very serious disease, but there are still many smokers in society, and many people do not take measures to protect their lungs, so the incidence of lung cancer is very high. So how should lung cancer patients take care of their bodies?

Daily care

1. Prevention of bedsores: Lung cancer patients in the advanced stage generally have poor nutritional status, sometimes with systemic edema, which makes bedsores very easy to develop, and they 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 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 broken 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 metastasis of the tumor to different parts, causing different symptoms. They should be carefully observed and given corresponding care. For example, if the patient has liver or brain metastasis, he or she may suddenly become unconscious, have convulsions, or have blurred vision. Nursing staff should promptly detect and give symptomatic treatment. Patients with bone metastasis should strengthen limb protection. Intestinal obstruction often occurs in abdominal metastasis. Patients should be carefully observed for symptoms such as abdominal distension and abdominal pain. Due to weakness, fatigue, and reduced activity, patients often suffer from constipation. Enema or laxatives should be given in time to relieve constipation.

Edema may occur due to malnutrition and low plasma protein. It should be reduced by increasing nutrition, raising the affected limb, etc.

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.

Every lung cancer patient should find ways to alleviate their symptoms and face life positively and optimistically, so that they can control their condition in time. At the same time, every lung cancer patient should stay in the hospital for treatment, so as to protect their body.