Read and answer the following questions: 1) What role did writing play in Donna

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Read and answer the following questions: 1) What role did writing play in Donna Wong’s life? 2) What impact did her writing have on others? 3) What inspires you about the life of Donna Wong? CASE STUDY 8-2 oonna Wong, PhD, RN onna Wong wrote ne, Nursing Care te the best-selling nursing textbook of of Infants and Children. Like you, sheUniversity best-selli and of Oklahoma Medical Center, at Oral Roberts out as a health care professional and erting as a way to contribute to her profession. you, she School of many years, Donna was a nurse consultant at ildren's Hospital of the St. Francis Medical Center in knowl- reported in the literature and translate it to nursing University, and the University of Oklahoma Nursing. For only later Donna met someone for the first time, she sav. Were you expecting a little Chinese lady?" in sin1948, Donna looked a lot like her Italian- mother. She was raised in New Jersey, and would Tulsa. Donna had an amazing ability to synthesize new practice in her books. These born a nurse after attending Rutgers. In 1971, she files, one for eed Dr. Ting Wong, a Chinese immigrant who became published extensively in the joumsis assimilations went into her each chapter in the forthcoming edition. Donna herself and peer- an officer in the Air Force. a young nurse working with children, Donna was tion called Pediatric Nursing Consuitants to encounter children with serious ilnesses who the most talented pediatric nursing for their pain. In fact, in writing and publishing. She became a tion called Pediatric Nursing Consultants, teaching some of most talented pediatric nursing researchers about was were not being treated effectively hose days, it was not widely recognized that infants evenconferences and conventions. pain since their nervous systems were not fully ference on pediatric pain She started an ongoing con- developed. Moreover, young children could not effectively communicate the level of pain they were experiencing, and Donna is also known for the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale (Figure 8-5), whichs usually under-medicated. While this was one to assess children's pain. now used worldwide ey were sue that concerned the young nurse, there were many inconsistent in how they reported their pain, resulting h others, and she often thought how poorly student nurses inconsistent treatment for pain, Donna and her colleague had been served by the pediatric nursing textbooks of theConnie Baker extensively researched graphic representa- day. Soon, she earned a master's degree in nursing from tions of faces expressing comfort and pairn the University of California at Los Angeles and began think- Donna encouraged friends and colleagues to research ng seriously about what could be done to better educate issues that needed answers. Donna talked to kids about student nurses in the field of pediatric nursing. Through a what it felt like to have a cast removed, get blood drawn, series of fortunate coincidences, she teamed up with Lucille or experience chemotherapy. Moreover, her book reflects Whaley and wrote the now-famous textbook Whaley & the very latest in the pathophysiology of disease, explaining Care of Infants and Children, first published the mechanisms of disease, and what that means for treat- in 1979. Now in its ninth edition, this book is stll a treasured ment and nursing care. reference Donna went on to earn a PhD in child development from for nursing and her extraordinary ability Oklahoma State University. She was a professor at the accurately, helped her succeed and receive Donna came from humble beginnings, but her passion to write clearly and recognition, Hurts Hurts Hurts Hurts Little More Even More Whole Lot No Hurt FIGURE 8-5 Wong Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale. (From Hockenberry MUJ. Wison D. of Inlants and Children, ed 10, St Louis, 2015, Elsevier) Little Bit Nursing Care

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1) Writing helped Donna Wong to accomplish her life's mission to address the problem of children in pain and also,to equip nursing student with knowledge and information about their practice.

2) Her books on nursing are still the treasured references in the field of nursing. Her research and writing on understanding the pain of infants and pain during various medical procedures have helped the medical fraternity to be careful and empathetic during these procedures.

3. Donna Wong came from humble backgrounds and achieved is indeed remarkable. But, it was her determination and her dedication to her goal of helping others to be better, is really very inspiring.

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