She slept upon her return--she did not get much food today, so it is certainly a good thing she has a feeding tube to provide her with nutrition, regardless of how scant it may be. Meanwhile, I met with the nurse practitioners in charge of orchestrating discharge while she slept. We discussed possible discharge time-frames, and I reiterated the list of things I believe must be dealt with prior to a successful discharge with no touch-backs (re-admissions).
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
One Year Ago Today: 01/28/2013 - Talkin' 'bout Discharge
(01/28/2013, Monday) Dialysis is life-saving. This is a mantra one must repeat when the
patient has been dialyzed to the point of vomiting one too many times.
Evie used to view it as an annoying or unpleasant stop in her day. All
the other patients are 60 years or more her senior, but we still managed
to do kid things there: homework, TV, games, books, etc. She now views
it as a place of suffering. Dry weight 18.0 kg.
She slept upon her return--she did not get much food today, so it is certainly a good thing she has a feeding tube to provide her with nutrition, regardless of how scant it may be. Meanwhile, I met with the nurse practitioners in charge of orchestrating discharge while she slept. We discussed possible discharge time-frames, and I reiterated the list of things I believe must be dealt with prior to a successful discharge with no touch-backs (re-admissions).
She slept upon her return--she did not get much food today, so it is certainly a good thing she has a feeding tube to provide her with nutrition, regardless of how scant it may be. Meanwhile, I met with the nurse practitioners in charge of orchestrating discharge while she slept. We discussed possible discharge time-frames, and I reiterated the list of things I believe must be dealt with prior to a successful discharge with no touch-backs (re-admissions).
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