title: School nurses' knowledge and beliefs about the management of children with ADD.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine school nurses' knowledge and beliefs about the management of children with attention deficit disorder (ADD). Seven hundred eighty-six school nurses responded to mailed surveys regarding their attitudes and knowledge about the management of children with attention deficit disorder. Surveys were mailed to school nurses randomly selected from the membership of the National Association of School Nurses. School nurses' knowledge of school management of ADD and their attitudes about physicians' participation as part of a team effort in this care were explored. School nurses responded that physicians should increase their efforts to educate children and parents about ADD. Recommendations for school nurses in the management of children with ADD are offered.
authors.affiliation: Alan Kwasman, MD, is a clinical pediatrician with the Pediatric Medical Group, Riverside, CA, and a professor at the Department of Psychology, University of California at Riverside.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kwasman
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tinsley
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000451:nursing*; D002648:Child; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015399:Nursing Research; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012572:School Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012573:School Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012938:Social Perception; D014481:United States