"When it comes to taking care of pediatric patients, there are things that are pretty disturbing that we see and so we needed to help [nurses] prepare." — Rhonda Thompson, chief nursing officer and senior vice president of patient care services, Phoenix Children’s When her first-year nurses were leaving Phoenix Children’s hospital because they felt unprepared for the harsh realities of caring for their pediatric population, Rhonda Thompson, chief nursing officer, reached out to local nursing schools. For this week's lead story, I talked with Thompson about how those collaborations are redefining curriculum that is producing well-prepared pediatric nurses and appears to be reducing first-year turnover at Phoenix Children’s. | 
