8:00am Maureen is still sleepy, lying on her left side.
8:30am Maureen seems fully awake, we raised the bed to administer 75mcg Levothyroxine with apple sauce.
8:35am Our day starts giving Maureen a full body bath using damped washcloths and cetaphil cleanser. No redness observed. Joanne and I clean/change a medium wet diaper, applied Cavilon barrier film to sacrum and barrier cream to inner thighs. Dressed and continued to wash her hair, then headed to the kitchen.
9:00am Maureen had 6oz prune juice with half cap miralax. Reclined Geri chair one notch after.
9:10am Blowdried and styled Maureen’s hair.
9:20am Maureen had the rest of her breakfast, oatmeal/fruit smoothie with couple spoons of Greek yogurt.
9:30 Administered 10mg Loratadine with smoothie.
Daily Miralax dosage: half cap.
9:45am Oral care.
9:55am Facial routine performed.
10:30am Maureen is alert while watching a Disney movie. She had a cup of lemon water in the meantime.
11:00am Ann, RN arrives for her weekly visit:
Lungs are clear
Temp: 97.3
Pulse: 74
BP: 98/60
Arm circumference: 24.5cm
11:30am Transferred to the bedroom for Maureen’s first resting break. Diaper was dry, positioned on her right side.
12:30pm First break ends. Clean/change a medium wet diaper, dressed and headed to the kitchen.
12:45pm Lunch: Grilled turkey/cheese sandwich, fresh tomato, full cup of root beer and couple spoons of Greek yogurt for dessert. Maureen coughed twice during meal.
Carolyn visits Maureen.
1:30pm Oral care.
1:50pm In this gorgeous day, we take Maureen for a walk around the neighborhood. She stayed alert the whole way.
Back home, Maureen had 3/4 cup of lemon water.
2:35pm Transferred to the bedroom for Maureen’s second resting break. Diaper was light wet, clean/change, then positioned on her left side.
3:30pm Second break ends. Clean/change a medium wet diaper, dressed and headed to the living area.
3:45pm Maureen’s enjoying her fruit snack (melon/pear/kiwi).
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