1948-2008.With deep sadness, we share the news of the passing of Dr. Donna L. Wong, 1948-2008. Dr. Donna Wong is internationally renowned for her textbooks on pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. nursing, Nursing Care of Infants and Children, Clinical Handbook of Pediatric Nursing and Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, all mainstays in nursing education. She served as an instructor, researcher, mentor and consultant in the areas of nursing education, patient care and pain management. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The impact of her research extends well beyond the profession of nursing. The Wong-Baker FACES pain scale--perhaps her most well-known contribution to international health care -reflects her compassion and concern, as well as her innovative approach, in health-care research. This chart of six faces with expressions ranging from happiness to severe pain is a fixture of health clinics around the world, familiar to even the youngest children and their parents. The University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. , where Dr. Wong was an adjunct adjunct (aj´ungkt), n a drug or other substance that serves a supplemental purpose in therapy. adjunct faculty member in the College of Nursing and in the College of Medicine-Tulsa, raised $250,000 in private funds to establish the Donna L. Wong Professorship of Pediatric Nursing Research in honor of her outstanding career and contributions to nursing. Thanks to generous donors, the College of Nursing reached its goal of $250,000 in 2007. It is important to note that gifts to the Wong Professorship will be maximized through the Oklahoma State Regents Endowment Program, which provides matching funds Noun 1. matching funds - funds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sources cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource - assets in the form of money for endowed en·dow tr.v. en·dowed, en·dow·ing, en·dows 1. To provide with property, income, or a source of income. 2. a. faculty positions. Though Dr. Wong has been honored many times for her work, an endowed professorship endowed professorship Chair Academia A university or academic appointment supported by income from an endowment, usually awarded to a person who is already a fully-tenured professor. See Professor. Cf 'Chair.'. in pediatric nursing at University of Oklahoma College of Nursing is just one of many. Dr. Wong says: "My work is finite, but this endowment offers immortality immortality, attribute of deathlessness ascribed to the soul in many religions and philosophies. Forthright belief in immortality of the body is rare. Immortality of the soul is a cardinal tenet of Islam and is held generally in Judaism, although it is not an . Through other gifted and dedicated nurses my efforts to improve the quality of health care for children and their families will continue." |
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