8:00am Maureen is awake. She is chatty this morning.
8:08am Our morning begins with a complete bed bath. We applied Nystatin under Maureen’s waist due to redness. Diaper is heavy - we cleaned, applied no sting barrier film followed by the Cavilon barrier cream, and put on a new diaper. We finished dressing for the day.
8:53am Marie is helping Maureen through a set of stretches and exercises in bed.
9:05am We transferred Maureen to the Geri chair using the Hoyer lift.
9:14am Spoonful of Manuka honey followed by thyroid pill with applesauce.
9:17am Breakfast - banana, oatmeal, 4 oz prune juice and a cup of water.
Maureen had a coughing fit this morning. She coughed up a significant amount of phlegm. We promptly gave Maureen a breathing treatment. We decided to cut breakfast short as Maureen’s energy levels are low at this point but we were successful in administering her Lisinopril, Claritin, and Flonase.
Vitals at 10:00am - BP 118/68, Pulse 78, Respiration 18, O2 97%.
10:23am We headed to the front room. Maureen is sitting comfortably in the recliner.
10:30am Fruit smoothie.
Maureen has perked up. She is talking, laughing, and enjoying her fruit smoothie.
11:30am We headed to the bedroom for rest period #1. Maureen’s diaper is medium wet and she had a large, formed bowel movement. We cleaned up and changed. Maureen will lie on her right side for one hour starting at 11:48am.
12:48pm Rest period #1 is through. Diaper is medium wet - we cleaned, applied Cavilon barrier cream, and put on a new diaper.
1:07pm We washed Maureen’s hair in bed. Marie styled and brushed after.
1:21pm Lunch - half ham and cheese sandwich, cabbage salad, and a bottle of organic coconut water.
1:48pm Oral care.
2:15pm We headed to the bedroom for rest period #2. Diaper is medium wet - we cleaned and changed. Maureen will lie on her left side for one hour starting at 2:34pm.
3:34pm Rest period #2 is through. Maureen’s diaper is medium wet - we cleaned, applied Cavilon barrier cream, and changed. We headed to the front room after. Maureen is sitting comfortably in the recliner.
3:52pm Fruit snack.
Saturday May 14, 2022 Dayshift Update
Updated: May 15, 2022
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