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Target Audience:
Nurses, health care professionals, and interested individuals
Purpose/Goal:
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of ADHD including the extent of ADHD in the United States, the signs and symptoms of the disorder, potential causes and risk factors, diagnostic issues to consider, and traditional as well as integrative treatment options for ADHD.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, you will be able to do the following:
- Describe the extent of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the United States.
- Discuss the signs and symptoms of ADHD.
- Identify the potential causes and risk factors for ADHD.
- Explain the issues related to diagnosing ADHD.
- Describe the treatment options for ADHD, including pharmacological, psychotherapy, and education.
- Discuss integrative therapies for ADHD.
Completion Requirements
In order to receive full contact-hour credit for this CE activity, participants must:
- Be registered for this activity,
- Review the course material,
- Complete the course post-test and obtain a grade of 70% or higher,
- Complete and submit the course evaluation survey.
- Other requirements for some of the courses may also include participation discussion boards, practice exercises, practice questions, etc.
Conflict of Interest (or lack thereof) for Planners, Authors and Presenters.
A conflict of interest exists if any individual/entity that is in a position to influence the content, design, or implementation of the CNE activity is ALSO in a position to benefit financially from the success of a CE activity.
The planners, authors and presenters of this CNE activity have disclosed no conflict of interest including no relevant financial relationships with any commercial companies pertaining to this CNE activity.
Commercial/Sponsor Support.
There is no commercial company or sponsor support for this CE activity.
Non-Endorsement of Products.
The CE provider approval status refers only to continuing nursing education activities and does not imply that there is a real or implied endorsement of any product, service, or company referred to in this activity nor of any company subsidizing costs related to the activity.
Off-Label Product Use.
This CE activity does not include any unannounced information about off-label use of a product for a purpose other than that for which it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Course Approvals:
Nursing Board Approvals National Healthcare Institute (NHI) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Florida and District of Columbia Board of Nursing. All CE courses offer by National Healthcare Institute follow the standards recommended by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation for this type of educational activities.
Florida Board of Nursing
Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Clinical Nurse Midwife
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Georgia Board of Nursing
Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse