“I love technology” name that movie? (Answer at bottom). No but really, I am a nerd and technology really fascinates me. So Amy has lots of wires and technology all around her. All
this stuff helps Amy a ton, but makes it very hard for her to move around and do
anything really.
- Oxygen – Helps her keep her oxygen saturation up because of the pressure the liquids are putting on the lungs it makes it hard to breath. Also it hurts to take a deep breath
- Humidification – This is hooked into the Oxygen so the inside of her nose does not get so raw.
- Feeding machine thingy – This pumps food from a milk carton thing through her tube and into her.
- IV pump & Antibiotic pump – This is also giving Amy the fluids she needs and antibiotics she needs.
- Heart monitor & Oxygen Stat – This Machine has a thing that hooks to Amy’s finger and monitors her heart rate and her Oxygen saturation.
- PCA machine – This little baby gives her the big gun pain meds she needs as she needs it. She has a little button she can push every 10 mins then it locks her out for 10 mins. (Only she can push it because it is a good way to monitor how much she needs for her pain. When she is sleeping I really want to push it for her but I can’t and I know it’s only a matter of time before she wakes up in pain.)
In all she has 4 cords attached to her at all times. One in
the nose, one at the nose, one attached to her finger and an IV in her wrist.
And I guess you could count the pain med button as a 5th because she
always keeps it close by. So all you hear is pumping sounds from a few
machines and it seems one of them starts beeping for one reason or another all
the time.
Answer: Napoleon Dynamite... song by Kip Dynamite "I love Technology"
Hey! I've been thinking of you guys and as a nurse I love reading about all that they are doing for her. Just an idea that they might want to consider if she wakes up in tons of pain is adding on a low dose continuous setting on her PCA at night. Usually from 10p-6a doctors where I work will write an order for continuous so the patient isn't up all night hitting the button. It's usually a small set amount each hour plus they can hit the button if they wake up. Might be a good way to help her sleep better.
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