People have finally started
to believe that “cancer” is a word and not a sentence. You can get well if you
have an early diagnosis and immediate treatment. But the treatment process and
the recovery from the chemotherapy sessions will go better if you can arrange
for the nursing care at home.
Impact on quality of life
The inevitable physical
impact of cancer can be partial or complete disability along with continuous
weakness. The emotional turmoil is even more. The common side effects of cancer
include:
• Pain
• Fatigue
• Hair loss
• Fertility issues
• Loss of sexual drive
• Dry skin, burns, and
rashes
• Body image change
• Decreasing agility,
physical skills, and body balance
• Insomnia
If these symptoms continue
over a long period, you will definitely need nursing care at
home, especially once the chemotherapies start.
Benefits of home care
Cancer makes you weak
physically and mentally. So you need to find ways to be stronger and also keep
yourself safe from additional health hazards. The following benefits of health
care at home will be useful to make the decision.
1. Reduced risk of infection
Amidst the pandemic, you have
to reduce the period of stay at the hospitals. As you know, staying for a long
time at the nursing home can be harmful to you. You may get infections that can
be fatal as your immune system will be the weakest at the moment. Getting the
care at home will reduce the risk of infections.
2. Chemotherapy with nursing
care at home
You will be glad to know
about progressive technology in medical science fields. So now, you can have
the chemotherapies at home if you have the nursing care arrangement.
• It is a painful process.
So being in the comfort of your home helps to calm down the nerves.
• You will always feel
better at home as the entire environment of a clinic makes you feel sick
already.
• Follow-up treatments can
also happen within the confines of your home.
So, the care system will be
of much help for the chemo sessions.
3. Medication
Recovering from cancer is a
long process. The continuous intake of medicine at the right time will be the
effort from the team of doctors. To get well soon, the medication is vital, and
the in home nursing care will ensure
that you take the right medicines as per schedule.
It will also help the
doctors to monitor the impact of the medicine on your health. Changes in
medicine also depend on the response of your body to the present medication.
4. Complete care
Paying for in home nursing personal care
services is like converting your home into a personal nursing home. The
oncology nurses will provide solutions for
• Pain and discomfort
• Diet management
• Psychological counseling
• Assessing side effects of
chemotherapy.
The care will ensure that
you can call the doctor if the nurse notices the slightest discrepancies in the
tests and monitoring.It
is the best possible way to shorten your stay at the hospitals without
compromising the care, attention, and medical support.