How to do daily care for small cell lung cancer

Small cell lung cancer is a disease that occurs in the bronchi. This disease cannot be treated solely by surgery and medication during treatment. Patient care during the treatment process is also very important. So how do we care for patients in daily life? Next, let us learn about the daily care of small cell lung cancer.

Cancer care "three steps" psychological care: strengthen psychological care, give patients psychological comfort, help build positive emotions, make patients eliminate anxiety, fear, uneasiness, avoid unnecessary mental pressure, cooperate with diagnosis and treatment with a normal mental state, exercise strong will, and be full of hope for life. This is an important spiritual pillar to overcome cancer. Getting close to patients and talking more is the best way to relieve them, because it is conducive to understanding the patient's psychological state. Doctors, nurses and family members should master verbal communication and non-verbal communication, the latter refers to attitude, posture, behavior, etc. The first thing is to be sympathetic, speak kindly, be sincere, and strive to create a good atmosphere. Make the patient feel that the people around him, especially nurses and family members, sympathize and understand him. Sometimes just sitting next to the patient is a manifestation of spiritual support and comfort for him. Let the patient be willing to speak his true thoughts, and do not force patients who are unwilling to talk or are unwilling to talk at the time. Some advanced patients have a sense of loneliness due to the fear of being indifferent and abandoned, and the fear is particularly severe at night. In this case, it is best to allow family members to stay with the patient to comfort the patient. At all times, the dignity of the patient should be maintained and the quality of life should be improved as much as possible. It is important to understand that the patient's family members are also working hard and suffering for the patient, so arranging proper rest and diet for the family members when possible and giving them a certain amount of care is also a great comfort to the patient.

Diet care: Cancer is a wasting disease. Especially during surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, proper dietary care is a necessary condition to ensure the smooth progress of treatment. Ordinary rice, soft rice, semi-liquid and liquid diets should be provided according to the condition and digestion and absorption capacity. Patients receiving radiotherapy and chemotherapy may have poor appetite or abnormal taste. It is necessary to create a pleasant and comfortable dining environment for them, do some publicity and education on the necessity of nutrition for treatment, and add seasonings appropriately. During hospitalization, different ways of supplementing nutrition can be selected according to the patient's condition. Oral diet is used for oral administration, and nasogastric diet is used for nasogastric feeding. The food can be thicker than that of nasogastric feeding through gastric or intestinal fistula tube feeding. Intravenous nutrition is suitable for gastrointestinal failure or insufficient feeding. Patients have different conditions and should not be forced to be the same. According to the specific situation, the opinions of doctors, nurses, and nutritionists should be consulted to ensure the quality and quantity of appropriate diet.