How to care for advanced lung cancer? Nursing methods for advanced lung cancer

Lung cancer is a very harmful disease, with a high mortality rate and morbidity rate. Lung cancer patients are often in pain in the late stage, so it is very important for nursing staff to do a good job of nursing. So, what should be paid attention to in the care of late stage lung cancer?

Lung cancer advanced care 1. Relieve symptoms: You should pay attention to help keep warm and prevent colds, so as to relieve fever and avoid pneumonia. For patients with severe cough, you can give them cough suppressants, and let them drink hot water when they cough at night. When patients have a lot of hemoptysis, they should contact the doctor in time.

Lung cancer advanced nursing 2. Bedsore prevention: Patients in the advanced stage of the disease often experience edema, which can easily lead to bedsores, so prevention of bedsores is necessary. Change the patient's position frequently, keep the skin clean, and keep the patient's bed clean.

Lung cancer late stage care 3. Condition observation and care: Because in the late stage of lung cancer, the lesions will metastasize, such as brain metastasis, liver metastasis, etc., you should pay attention to observation at this time, and give corresponding care once symptoms appear. In the late stage of lung cancer, you should also pay attention to ensuring that the patient's nutrition is balanced, giving the patient adequate nutrition, and giving the patient enough care and attention.

The above detailed introduction to advanced lung cancer care mainly includes these three aspects. I hope it will be helpful to nursing staff and help them take better care of patients. A warm reminder to everyone that lung cancer treatment should be started as early as possible, so as to minimize the harm of lung cancer and prolong life.