Where to start with specialized nursing for lung cancer Five key directions for nursing of lung cancer patients

For patients with lung cancer, whether they have surgery or not, their quality of life is still not high, which requires us to improve the quality of lung cancer treatment. However, due to the decline in the quality of the social and natural environment in which we live, patients with this disease are emerging in an endless stream. For this reason, we should provide certain care for lung cancer patients, as follows:

(1) Patients with hemoptysis should follow routine nursing care for hemoptysis.

(II) Pain care: Provide a comfortable position, divert the patient's attention, and give analgesics as prescribed by the doctor if necessary. Oral care: Prevent infection. Skin care: Prevent pressure sores.

(III) Patients with superior vena cava obstruction cannot undergo upper limb venous puncture. They should rest in a semi-sitting position and observe the edema of their face and upper limbs.

(IV) Nursing during radiotherapy: The skin at the radiotherapy site often develops skin erythema, epidermal exfoliation, and even edema, blister formation, and complications such as radiation esophagitis and pneumonia. Therefore, patients are advised not to wipe off the marks on the irradiated area on their own: underwear should be soft and highly hygroscopic, and no tape should be applied to the irradiated area to prevent the zinc oxide contained in it from producing secondary radiation and aggravating skin damage.

(V) End-of-life care: Provide various symptom care and daily care to relieve pain and maintain the dignity of the patient. Comfort the patient's family and reduce their sadness.

We should provide psychological care to lung cancer patients during their hospitalization, because this malignant tumor disease has a great impact on the patient's spirit. We should continue to learn, explore, improve and develop the key points of nursing for lung cancer patients. Only in this way can the treatment of lung cancer be sustainable.