ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 06/06/20263) Sometimes carers need to balance basic caring duties (washing, feeding, changing clothes) with risk of causing overexertion and PEM. The guides recommends stabilization before optimizing nursing care. 1100
ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 06/06/20264) It also mentions that severely ill patients, pacing increasingly becomes a task for the nursing team. They need to balance tasks so to not cause overexertion and worsening. In this case, the goal of pacing is not activation, but stabilization. 290
ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 06/06/20265) The guide gives a lot of practical tips on personal hygiene, clothing, communication, feeding, pressure ulcers, skin protection, washing hair in bed (e.g. with a wash cap or inflatable tub), etc. 1100
