Mandie Jane Foster, PhD, is a lecturer and research scholar at Edith Cowan University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, in Joondalup, Perth, Australia. Her research focuses on child- and family-centred care and the experiences, perceptions, and needs of children, parents, families and staff within various healthcare settings globally. Her doctoral work developed the Needs of Children Questionnaire (NCQ), an 18-item instrument that measures self-reported psychosocial, emotional, and physical needs of school-aged children in hospital. Her present research includes children’s participation in shared decision-making in hospital, family-centred care within a rural healthcare setting, and serving as co-chair of the newly developed International Network on Child and Family Centred Care with other IFNA members under the mentorship of Professor Linda Shields. Dr. Foster also teaches child and adolescent health for graduate students in the Masters pediatric program, providing a child and family nursing lens to educate advanced pediatric nurses. For more information contact IFNA member, Mandie Foster.
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