How should we take good care of patients with bone cancer?

Everyone should know that bone cancer is a very serious disease, and it can even endanger the patient's life. In order for bone cancer patients to recover well, nursing work during the illness is very important, and this will also affect the patient's recovery effect. So, how to care for bone cancer patients? Let's take a look at the nursing knowledge of bone cancer.

1. Psychological care for bone cancer

All patients have different degrees of fear. For example, ordinary patients may have despair, despair, and thoughts of death, while divorced patients may feel lonely and abandoned. For the above situations, the following methods can be adopted: (1) Create a harmonious atmosphere and a comfortable and safe environment to gain the trust and sense of security of the patient. (2) Introduce disease-related knowledge, medical progress, adverse reactions and prevention and treatment methods of radiotherapy and chemotherapy for bone cancer to the patient in a timely manner, introduce successful cases, and enable the patient to establish the determination to defeat the disease. (3) Do a good job in the ideological work of the patient's family and unit leaders, so that the unit leaders and family will actively care for, support, and care for the patient, thereby eliminating the patient's loneliness, despair, and abandonment, and enhancing the patient's ability to fight the disease.

2. Painful care for bone cancer

The pain of bone cancer patients is characterized by some fixed, persistent dull pain, which is especially obvious at night, and is aggravated during activities (such as changing body position, walking, etc.), and relieved during rest. Therefore, patients should try to reduce the movement of the affected area, maintain a comfortable body position, and complete various maintenance operations as much as possible to avoid touching the handle. Help patients use relaxation techniques, such as listening to music and counting quietly, to distract their attention. Instruct patients to eat less and drink less water for dinner, empty their abdomen before going to bed, and soak their feet in hot water; for those who are affected by pain, use sedatives and analgesics as prescribed by doctors to promote sleep. And inform patients of the correct medication method and the importance of taking medication on time and in the right amount, so that patients can actively cooperate with drug treatment.

3. Query and maintenance of drugs and radiotherapy for bone cancer

A common side effect of radiotherapy is bone marrow suppression, which is mainly manifested by low white blood cells and platelets. In terms of maintenance, it is necessary to dynamically monitor changes in blood routine, especially changes in white blood cells and platelets. Those with low white blood cell counts should be placed in single rooms, with restricted visits, and patients should be advised to rest in bed and not go to public places. The room is irradiated with ultraviolet light and fumigated with vinegar for disinfection. Encourage patients to eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, and high-protein diets, and supplement nutrition through veins when necessary to improve the patient's resistance. At the same time, advise patients not to touch solid objects, prevent falls, and prevent bleeding. In addition to bone marrow suppression, the side effects of chemotherapy include gastrointestinal reactions, stomatitis, phlebitis, nephrotoxicity and cardiotoxicity.

The above content is a very clear introduction to the care of bone cancer. I think it will be helpful to many people. Don't ignore the care of bone cancer patients. Doing a good job in this area will promote the recovery of patients. And family members must have confidence. You know that the care of bone cancer patients is also a difficult job. However, in order for bone cancer patients to get the best recovery, I hope everyone will do a good job in every nursing job.