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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

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