The Official Joyce Update Blog

5:47 p.m. - Nurse's aide arrived to take Joyce's blood sugar level. Reading was 168. Joyce asked if that was good or bad and nurse's aide said "That's pretty high." Joyce's blood oxygen levels at 94%. After nurse's aide departed, Joyce asked if she had ordered prune juice. Dusty stated she had not. Joyce said she had been dreaming about it. Dusty let Joyce know he would ask room service for some prune juice when they brought her the broth and half banana, or that he would ask nurse Becky to bring some if she arrived before the room service hostess did.  5:59 p.m. - Becky returned to check in on Joyce. Dusty relayed that Joyce wanted prune juice. Becky thought that was a good idea.  6:01 p.m. - Joyce asked Dusty to inform her on what is going to happen to her tomorrow. Dusty reviewed plan that Dr. Keizur laid out for tomorrow. Joyce pressed call button to go to the bathroom soon afterward. Bed pad and diapers were changed due to incontinence issue. Nurs...

Shift change occurred at ~6:02 p.m. with overnight nurse (Amanda) taking over. Day shift nurse verified that Joyce is currently taking two Norco (painkillers) as current dosage. Catheter still in use (will be removed once Joyce has been cleared for walking and can travel to bathroom under her own power). At 6:52 p.m. Joyce's blood pressure and temperature was taken.  Blood pressure was 118/72 and deemed good. Temperature was 98.1 degrees.  Blood samples collected from Joyce at 7:13 p.m. Nurse checked Joyce's breathing at 7:45 p.m. using stethoscope and checked Joyce for any belly pains. Checked for bruising on torso. Hands, arms, feet and legs were inspected for pain and movement capabilities. Nurse and nurse's aide helped adjust Joyce into a more comfortable position for the evening. Nurse confirmed that Joyce uses oxygen at home (2 litres).  Plan for the overnight hours are for Joyce to rest and nurse to keep the pain under control. Pain medication to be administered in...