Chandra L. Pester, MSN, RN, CS
Title
Advanced Practice Nurse
Email
chandra.pester@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-8926
Fax
513-636-7743
Bio
Chandra L. Pester, MSN, RN, CS, has 30 years pediatric experience including acute care and school health and 11 years as an Advanced Practice Nurse in child and adolescent mental health.
Credentials
BSN: Miami University, 1982
MSN: Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing
Certification: American Nursing Credentialing Center, 1996
Certificate to Prescribe: Initial 2002 and current
Awards and Honors
- Pro Kids "Special Friend of Children" Award
- Patricia Ryan Whal Award in Psychiatric Nursing
- Johnson & Johnson School Nurse Fellowship at Duke University
- "Valuable Resource Person Award" from Southwestern Ohio Educational Regional Resource Center
Research
Relationship between parent and teacher empathy and the number of environmental modifications for children who have ADHD
Professional Organization Memberships
- Ohio Association of Infant Mental Health, current state Vice President
- Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses
Special Interests
Early childhood mental health; trauma and attachment issues; parenting and development
Presentations, Most Recent
Pester C.: Attachment Problems and their Role in Early Childhood Mental Health, Presented at Cincinnati Children's Hospital March 10, 2005.
Pester C.: Infant and Toddler Attachment; The Caregiver's Role, Presented Conference for Cincinnati Association for the Education of Young Children September 20, 2004; Cincinnati OH
Related Areas
This person works in these other areas at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: