ADD/ADHD

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the condition ADD/ADHD. Specifically, the paper discusses the role of the school nurse in dealing with children with ADD/ADHD. The paper describes the role of the school nurse in improving some of the symptoms of ADD/ADHD such as low self-esteem, slow academic progress and behavioral problems, as well as being effective in its management by helping to administer drug treatment, providing counseling and therapy and educating other people in dealing with and improving the condition of ADD/ADHD students.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Diagnosis
Medication
Working with Parents, Teachers, and School Personnel
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) and Novartis have also launched a national campaign to provide nurses important information about ADD/ADHD. They emphasized working with parents, teachers, and health care providers in dealing with the condition. The organization has developed a kit containing manuals and texts that contain important information in handling ADD/ADHD. This kit may be purchased both by members and non-members and can be very useful in a school environment (KidSource n.d.)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Flaherty, Megan (8 February 1999). "School Nurses Monitoring Children with ADHD" http://www.nurseweek.com/features/99-2/ritalin.html
• KidSource (n.d.). "National Association of School Nurses (NASN) Supports Educational Program About Management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in School" http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content3/news3/adhd.nurses.html
• KidSource (n.d.). "Teaching Children with Attention Deficit Disorder" http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/add.html
• Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (2006). "How is ADHD Treated?" http://www.adhdinfo.com/info/start/treating/start_how_is_adhd_treated.jsp?checked=y
• Richardson, Sid (1998). "School Nurse Reference Sheet" http://ecdc.tamucc.edu/HELP/adhd/nursenotes.html

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