What is the best nursing care after lung cancer surgery? Five nursing tasks should be done after lung cancer surgery

Everyone will feel very painful when suffering from lung cancer. It not only tortures the patient's body but also brings great psychological pressure to the patient, making the patient miserable. Everyone knows that lung cancer is difficult to cure. In order to achieve the ideal treatment effect, daily nursing work is very important. Let the experts explain to us what postoperative nursing work is for lung cancer patients. 1. Avoid colds. Lung cancer patients should pay attention to reducing the chance of catching a cold in postoperative care. Do not reduce clothing too much, and the time to go out in the sun should not be too long, 20 minutes is appropriate. Patients with allergic rhinitis should not put flowers at home, let alone go to the park to appreciate flowers, in case pollen stimulates the respiratory tract and causes allergic reactions. 2. Diet: Maintain a normal diet, generally do not avoid food, all kinds of food as long as they are light, fresh, nutritious and easy to digest can be eaten, do not eat or eat less spicy and irritating food, and prohibit smoking and drinking. This is the most basic item in postoperative care for lung cancer patients. 3. Maintenance: Postoperative care for lung cancer patients should pay attention to the maintenance of the respiratory tract, pay attention to the changes in climate, try to avoid colds, and if an upper respiratory tract infection occurs, seek medical treatment and medication in time, and treat thoroughly to avoid pneumonia. Do not stay in places with polluted air and avoid inhaling secondhand smoke. 4. Stay away from the kitchen. Oil fume itself is a carcinogen, especially the smell of oil fume emitted when cooking is more harmful. The combustion of kitchen fuels causes a sudden increase in the amount of nitrogen oxides, which increases indoor air pollution. After inhalation, it will cause lung lesions and diseases such as asthma, tracheitis, and emphysema. 2. Pay attention to sleeping posture. Patients after lung cancer surgery should choose two postures to sleep. One is to lie on the side of the surgical site or lie flat, which can prevent mediastinal swing, especially after complete lung resection. The other is a semi-recumbent position, because the semi-recumbent position can increase lung capacity by 10%~15%, increase the activity of the chest and diaphragm, thereby increasing the gas exchange area and improving ventilation. 5. Adaptation: If lung cancer patients have some irritating coughs during postoperative care, don't be nervous, because after lung resection, the bronchial stump may cause coughing during the healing process. Pay attention to coughing up sputum in time. If the sputum is thicker, you can take some expectorants. If the cough is more severe and affects rest, you can take some antitussive drugs. If you feel tingling pain and numbness in the surgical wound, it is related to the severing of the nerves in the chest wall during the operation. Be patient. After a few months, this discomfort will slowly subside. If you want to do a good job of nursing care for patients, you must first understand the importance of nursing work. Correct nursing can not only reduce the pain caused by lung cancer to patients, but also improve the treatment effect.