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Monday August 21, 2023 Daytime update

  • Writer: protesi-este
    protesi-este
  • Aug 21, 2023
  • 2 min read
  • 6:30am Maureen’s lying on her Lt side, she’s just opening her eyes.

  • 7:00pm Maureen’s in out of sleep. She was able to take water via swab earlier.

  • 7:30am Sleepy, opening her eyes from time to time.

  • 8:00am Maureen’s still in and out of sleep.

  • 8:35am Maureen’s awake, we raised her bed an administered 75mcg Levothyroxine with apple sauce.

  • 8:40am Maureen’s ready to start the day. Emily I gave her an upper body bath using warmed purple wipes and aloe vesta. Diaper was dry but we changed anyway and applied Cavilon barrier and cream. No redness observed, the one by her Lt arm fold healed completely. Dressed and headed Maureen to the kitchen.

  • 9:00am Maureen’s enjoying an oatmeal/fruit smoothie, 6oz prune juice with 1/4 cap Miralax and couple spoons of Greek yogurt for breakfast. She coughed twice and sneezed three times, nose was also runny during breakfast.

  • 9:20am Administered 25mg Metoprolol and 10mg Loratadine with smoothie.

  • Daily dosage of Miralax: 1/4 cap.

  • Reclined Geri chair one notch for comfort.

  • Blood pressure is 111/65.

  • 9:25am Saline Neb treatment.

  • 9:35am Oral care.

  • 9:45 Facial routine, eyes care and eyes drop performed.

  • 10:00am Maureen’s snoozing in the chair. Around 10:30am Maureen opened her eyes briefly and went back to sleep. She‘s very relaxed and peaceful.

  • 11:10am Transferred Maureen to the bedroom for her first break. Diaper was dry. Positioned on her right side first break starts at 11:20am.

  • Maureen slept for 30 minutes during her first break.

  • 12:10pm First break ends. We changed and cleaned a md wet diaper and a medium formed bowel movement. Dressed and headed to the kitchen.

  • 12:25pm Lunch: chicken noodle soup, chicken salad, steamed carrots, cup of sparkling water and two spoons of Greek yogurt for dessert. Reclined Geri chair one notch, Maureen was leaning forward. She coughed three times and her nose was runny during meal.

  • Maureen finished drinking her first cup of lemon water.

  • Blood pressure: 116/71.

  • 1:00pm Oral care.

  • Maureen is alert and awake after lunch. She finished the whole cup of sparkling water.

  • 2:10pm Headed Maureen to the bedroom for her second break. Diaper was light wet, changed and cleaned. Positioned on her at 2:25pm.

  • 3:20pm Second break ends. Cleaned and changed a md wet diaper and a small for BM, dressed and transferred Maureen to the living room.

  • 3:40pm Blood pressure is 129/74.

  • 3:45pm Maureen’s enjoying her fruit snack.

Smmary

Maureen morning was a sleepy one. Her energy level improved in the afternoon though. Ate very well, had plenty of water and stayed awake in the chair and in bed during her break.

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