title: Opening doors for the child "inside".
abstract: Music, storytelling, and humor are increasingly recognized as appropriate and effective interventions to help children cope with illness, hospitalization, and pain. Two pediatric nurses created an opportunity to collaborate on a project that offers songs, stories, and laughter to help children talk about the many emotional issues raised during hospitalization.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Grimm
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Pefley
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009147:Music Therapy; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D013637:Tape Recording