Manworren R C, Woodring B
Children's Medical Center of Dallas, TX, USA.
Pediatr Nurs. 1998 Nov-Dec;24(6):548-53.
Children's literature can be used to educate patients about illness, surgery, and hospitalization. However, nurses must evaluate popular literature for developmental appropriateness and content accuracy. Developmental considerations for selecting appropriate children's literature as patient education material include cognitive abilities, language development, and children's literary preferences. Content accuracy is judged based on current practice. Twenty-three children's books addressing surgery and hospitalization were reviewed by the senior author. A seven-step process was utilized to determine the appropriateness of each piece of children's literature reviewed. Based on the review, four common content inaccuracies were identified: (a) the depiction of nurses and their roles, (b) parental visitation policies, (c) preoperative preparation requirements, and (d) the depiction of inpatient surgeries that are currently performed on an outpatient basis. Only four of the 23 books reviewed were recommended to prepare children for surgery in the authors' community. The process of reviewing a book is demonstrated using the example of Curious George Goes to the Hospital.
儿童文学可以用于教育患者有关疾病、手术和住院治疗的知识。然而，护士必须评估通俗文学在发展适宜性和内容准确性方面的情况。选择合适的儿童文学作为患者教育材料时，在发展方面需要考虑的因素包括认知能力、语言发展以及儿童的文学偏好。内容准确性则根据当前的实践来判断。资深作者审阅了23本关于手术和住院治疗的儿童读物。运用一个七步骤流程来确定每本被审阅的儿童文学作品的适宜性。基于此次审阅，发现了四个常见的内容不准确之处：（a）护士及其角色的描绘；（b）家长探视政策；（c）术前准备要求；（d）对目前在门诊进行的住院手术的描绘。在作者所在社区，被审阅的23本书中只有4本被推荐用于帮助儿童为手术做准备。以《好奇的乔治去医院》为例展示了审阅一本书的过程。
