In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Ms. Kathryn Knight and Dr. Brian K. Jordan discuss a national survey of families of children with medical complexity on access to home health nursing. They describe the impact of the nursing shortage on families, development of a nonprofit resource that facilitates connections between families and home nursing, and outline next steps from this work.

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SPEAKERS
Kathryn Knight, BBA
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Hello Nurze

Brian K. Jordan, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Oregon Health & Science University

HOST
Emily J. Goodwin, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine
Pediatrician, General Academic Pediatrics Beacon Program
Children’s Mercy Kansas City

DATE
Initial publication date: September 8, 2025.

JOURNAL CLUB ARTICLE
Knight K, Knight G, Jordan BK. The Impact of the Lack of Access to Home Health Nursing on Families of Children with Medical Complexity in the United States. Home Healthc Now. 2025 Jul-Aug 01;43(4):213-220. doi: 10.1097/NHH.0000000000001356. Epub 2025 Jul 7. PMID: 40619624.

OTHER ARTICLES REFERENCED
Baker CD, Martin S, Thrasher J, Moore HM, Baker J, Abman SH, Gien J. A Standardized Discharge Process Decreases Length of Stay for Ventilator-Dependent Children. Pediatrics. 2016 Apr;137(4):e20150637. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-0637. Epub 2016 Mar 10. PMID: 26966133; PMCID: PMC4811306.

Hello Nurze. Connecting families and in-home nurses. Accessed August 27, 2025. https://www.hellonurze.com

Moore PE, Boyer D, O'Connor MG, Baker CD, Rettig JS, Sterni L, Halbower A, Wilson KC, Thomson CC. Pediatric Chronic Home Invasive Ventilation. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 Jul;13(7):1170-2. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201603-196CME. PMID: 27388405; PMCID: PMC5462000.

TRANSCRIPT
https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/87x9cmw5xfnkkt74v5g5pv3/Jordan_and_Knight_Final_Transcript__9-5-25‌

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CITATION
Knight K, Jordan BK﻿﻿, Goodwin EJ. From Crisis to Connection: Matching Families with Home Nursing Support in Complex Care. 09/2025. ﻿OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/from-crisis-to-connection-matching-families-with-home-nursing-support-in-complex-care.