Which of the following nurses was the first to systematically study how children and parents cope with hospitalization and to document the effectiveness of nursing in allaying and managing the fears and concerns of children?
a. Florence Erickson c. Gladys Sellew
b. Dorothy Marlow d. Florence G. Blake
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A Incorrect. Florence Erickson is remembered as an educator and researcher in the field of nursing and child development who emphasized the therapeutic use of play in the hospital (1914-2002).
B Incorrect. Dorothy Marlow is remembered for her Textbook in Pediatric Nursing which uniquely arranged the content of child care by age groups alongside concepts of growth and development (1921-1992).
C Incorrect. Gladys Sellew pioneered nursing work in the tenements, ghettos, and settlements of Cincinnati, Cleveland, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Her thesis was the first nursing research to be based upon an original investigation that used as its methodology participant observation (1887-1977).
D Correct. Florence G. Blake was the first nurse to systematically study how children and parents cope with hospitalization and to document the effectiveness of nursing in allaying and managing the fears and concerns of children (1907-1982).
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