Bernie Carter is Professor of Children s Nursing at the University of Central Lancashire and Alder Hey Children s NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom. She is a Clinical Professor at the University of Tasmania and Editor-in-Chief for the "Journal of Child Health Care". She was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in recognition of her contributions to the field of children s pain.Bernie s research and writing focuses on children s pain experiences and the assessment of children s pain. She is particularly interested in improving the lives of children with complex health care nee...