How to care for liver cancer patients? Introduction to home care methods for liver cancer patients

Liver cancer patients need to rest for a period of time during treatment, and do not need to be hospitalized. Patients can go home to recuperate, which can reduce economic costs and increase the turnover rate of hospital beds. Home care is an integral part of nursing care and is a method of providing non-hospitalized care for patients.

There are certain differences between home care and clinical care in terms of form and quality of care. From the patient's perspective, the patient will have a sense of intimacy and trust, and develop emotions of mutual support and interdependence, which will improve the patient's quality of life.

1. Contents of home care

1. Provide psychological comfort to the patient. Liver cancer patients are irritable and easily angered, and their family members should be understanding and tolerant.

2. Keep the living environment clean and comfortable, and ensure cross ventilation in the room.

3. Basic nursing care should achieve "six cleanliness" (cleanliness of the oral cavity, face, hair, skin of hands and feet, perineum, and bed unit), "five preventions" (prevention of bedsores, prevention of orthostatic hypotension, prevention of respiratory system infection, prevention of cross infection, and prevention of urinary tract infection), "three no's" (no feces, no falling from bed, no burns), and "one management" (dietary management).

4. Use medication safely. Take medication on time and in the prescribed dosage according to the doctor's instructions, and keep the medication properly.

5. Health education, guide patients to take care of themselves, correct bad living habits, not smoke, not drink, and improve self-care ability. Experts from Hefei Phoenix Cancer Hospital point out that it is necessary to avoid the adverse effects caused by harmful stressors and help them maintain mental and physical balance.

6. Encourage patients to participate in normal life, take part in easy work, learn an appropriate amount of knowledge, and re-establish their own survival value through work and study.

2. Treatment of common symptoms in home care

1. Fever There are many reasons for fever. The fever of liver cancer patients is mainly cancer fever, infection and drug fever.

deal with:

(1) Rectal indomethacin suppository.

(2) Drink more water.

(3) If the fever is too high, you can use ice packs or warm water baths.

(4) Keep warm, change clothes frequently, and keep clothes dry and clean.

(5) If the high fever persists, you should contact your doctor.

2. Constipation Constipation in liver cancer patients is caused by long-term bed rest, taking diuretics, emotional factors, too little crude fiber in the diet, and too little water intake.

deal with:

(1) Develop the habit of going to the toilet at regular times.

(2) When using an anal suppository or enema, do not force yourself during bowel movements.

(3) Drink plenty of water.

(4) The diet contains sufficient amounts of crude fiber foods.

(5) Exercise appropriately if your condition permits.