Nursing Interventions for Cervical Cancer
September 6, 2010 | In: Nursing Interventions
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Nursing Interventions: Cervical Cancer
- Listen to the patient’s fears and concerns, and offer reassurance when appropriate.
- Encourage the patient to use relaxation techniques to promote comfort during the diagnostic procedures.
- Monitor the patient’s response to therapy through frequent Pap tests and cone biopsies as ordered.
- Watch for complications related to therapy by listening to and observing the patient.
- Monitor laboratory studies and obtain frequent vital signs.
- Understand the treatment regimen and verbalize the need for adequate fluid and nutritional intake to promote tissue healing.
- Explain any surgical or therapeutic procedure to the patient, including what to expect both before and after the procedure.
- Review the possible complications of the type therapy ordered.
- Remind the patient to watch for and report uncomfortable adverse reactions.
- Reassure the patient that this disease and its treatment shouldn’t radically alter her lifestyle or prohibit sexual intimacy.
- Explain the importance of complying with follow up visits to the gynecologist and oncologist.