MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing
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Pammy had never been home in her 16 months of life. She'd never been in a car seat, seen her sister go off to school, or sat outside in her stroller. Today was the first day of a new life. ⋯ The back-up ventilator filled a quarter of the small living room, and the tubing, suction catheters, vent parts, formula, and water bottles filled the closet in Pammy's room--large enough because Mom and Dad had moved out of the master bedroom. Judy had helped Pam's mother set up the room a week ago and already had a sense of her concerns, the four-year-old's busyness, and the irregular schedule that the father worked. This would be an enjoyable, but challenging experience.