院内老年精神病患者便秘的护理

Nursing care of constipation among elderly psychiatric patients in hospital

精神病患者出现便秘的原因多种多样,其中最常见的原因是由于长期服用抗精神病药物引起的抗胆碱能不良反应。便秘不仅给患者带来痛苦,同时也给护理工作增加了难度,尤其是老年精神病患者,如不及时处理,则可能出现麻痹性肠梗阻等严重不良后果,甚至危及生命。积极采取有效措施预防便秘,及时发现并且处理便秘,避免不良后果的发生,已成为精神科护理工作的重点。

There are many reasons of constipation in psychiatric patients, and the most common reason is anticholinergic adverse reaction caused by long-term use of antipsychotics. Constipation not only makes the patients suffer from great distress, but also increases the difficulty for the nursing work. Especially the elderly psychiatric patients, the constipation may cause the serious adverse reaction, such as paralytic ileus, and even threaten their life. It is important to carry out effective prevention measures, discover and treat the constipation as early as possible, and avoid adverse consequences, which has become the emphasis f nursing care in psychiatric department.