exhausted

It's been a long 24 hours for Dad. They have decreased the sedation to monitor his mental status and to decease the effect on his lungs. He is uncomfortable in the bed, slides down, shifts to the right, can't get head settled. He has not slept. He starts to doze and startles awake and tries to shift position again. His muscles are fatigued from all of the work. His face is showing his exhaustion. Lungs now are worse. No signs of infection but decreased breathe sounds and very wet required that he be up in a chair. That seems to be even less comfortable for him. He wants to rub his mustache and scratch the itchy scab on his head but those damn restraints won't let him. The nurse on shift makes a huge difference. Yesterday I was allowed to stay with him and calm him. I could shift his position for him, get him pillows and blankets, chapstick, etc. This night nurse, cute as she can be, but was a pain in my *%#. I could hardly touch him, no blankets, too many pillows don't move his arms. Grateful for shift change. Hoping that the doctors will choose a medication that will help him sleep today. Not much response from him yesterday afternon or last night. Got some head nods this morning and he said "_______home" I am not sure what the first word was. He repeated it but I still didn't get it. Nurse said he was non responsive with her all night. Took a couple minutes for me to get a response. Even he didn't like her. Hoping today will bring a positve shift in his recovery.