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Assessing and managing nausea and vomiting in adults

11 June 2020

At a Glance

02 June 2020

Volume 29 · Issue 11

ISSN (print): 0966-0461

ISSN (online): 2052-2819

Nausea and vomiting are unpleasant and potentially distressing symptoms that are commonly experienced by patients. This is especially the case for individuals on the perioperative care continuum, during pregnancy and childbirth, patients receiving chemotherapy and patients in the advanced stages of a disease or at the end of life (Vidall, 2011; Kelly and Ward, 2013; Dye, 2017; Leach, 2019). Nausea and vomiting can also be a sign of more serious impairment, emotional distress or an adverse reaction to therapeutic treatments (Keeley, 2019).

The potential impact of nausea and vomiting on an individual's wellbeing and quality of life can vary and will depend on the length and severity of the specific episodes, but in some cases can be so severe that individuals may decide to stop treatment (Brooker and Waugh, 2013; Kelly and Ward, 2013).

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