What are the nursing methods for advanced lung cancer? Provide two aspects of nursing for advanced lung cancer

For some patients with advanced lung cancer, it is important to provide them with meticulous care, pay attention to daily care, and relieve their pain. Next, experts will introduce several nursing contents for patients with advanced lung cancer.

Nursing methods for advanced lung cancer

1. Relieve symptoms

1. Fever and irritating cough are common symptoms in patients with advanced lung cancer. When fever occurs, patients need to keep warm and effectively prevent colds to prevent the occurrence of pneumonia; if irritating cough occurs, antitussive drugs can be used for treatment. Patients who cough at night need to drink hot water to reduce the irritation of coughing on the throat. If a small amount of hemoptysis occurs, hemostatic drugs can be taken. When a large amount of hemoptysis occurs, the patient's head needs to be tilted to one side to prevent congestion from causing suffocation of the patient, and the doctor should be notified in time for rescue.

2. Lung cancer patients in advanced stages have poor nutritional status, and are prone to systemic edema and bedsores. In the nursing methods for advanced lung cancer, patients need to change their body positions regularly to reduce local pressure on the body. When necessary, they can use air rings, cushions, etc. to prop up the pressured parts of the body. Patients should also pay attention to keeping their skin clean. For patients with incontinence, they also need to keep the bed flat and clean. If the skin is ulcerated, a heat lamp can be used to keep the local skin dry.

2. Observe the condition

Patients with advanced lung cancer often experience tumor metastasis and a variety of symptoms after tumor metastasis. For example, after liver and brain metastasis, patients may experience blurred vision, convulsions and coma. At this time, patients and their families need to observe the condition at all times and take appropriate nursing measures in a timely manner. For example, when bone metastasis occurs, it is necessary to strengthen the protection of the patient's limbs.

Warm reminder: The above are some nursing methods for advanced lung cancer that are often used based on the patient's symptoms and the development of the disease. Experts need to remind the patient's family to provide spiritual comfort to the patient.