Renal at NEMC

This week my patient was a 58 yo woman with ESRD (end stage renal disease). She was admitted with a fever and naseau. She was a great patient to have. She was on a heparin drip and about 13 PO meds. She had a Hx a mile long and talked alot! I was able to teach her about repositioning every 1-2 hrs. I also had a chance to talk to her about some of the side effects of her meds that she was not aware of (glad I had my cards in my pocket!). We also discussed the importance of not eating something on the tray when she knew she wasn't supposed to eat it. (she said she thought it was ok bc it was on the tray!!) All in all a good week.