Counseling Points - Family/Pediatric Nurse 11/08 - (Page 3)

welcome Dear Colleague, Welcome to the first issue of Counseling PointsTM, Caring for Individuals with ADHD Throughout the Lifespan, an official publication of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) and the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA). In this issue, two experts provide an overview of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Although ADHD was once thought to be a disorder of childhood, it is now known that symptoms often persist into adulthood. While many individuals may be able to manage their symptoms as children, with the challenges and demands of college, employment, and forming intimate relationships, as adults they may have more difficulty functioning adequately to meet their daily demands. The goal of the issue is to inform and empower you so you can recognize ADHD in children, adolescents, and adults, distinguish it from other disorders that may confound diagnosis, and provide the best care possible. Future issues will focus on treatment strategies and the nurse/NP’s role in supporting and educating children, adolescents, and adults with ADHD throughout the course of the condition.We are committed to the integration of evidence into nursing practice education. This educational program will incorporate the best available evidence in an explicit fashion. Evidence may include research, integrative reviews, practice guidelines, quality improvement data, and case studies. We would like to thank McNeil Pediatrics, Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., administered by Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, for sponsoring this publication under an educational grant. When there is commercial support for an educational activity, the role of the commercial supporter is to facilitate conduct of the activity by providing funding to support the activity. NAPNAP, as the CE provider, is responsible for the content and scientific integrity of all CE activities approved for credit and does not accept advice or services concerning authors or other education matters, including content, from a commercial supporter as conditions of contributing funds or services. We encourage you to learn more about NAPNAP if you are not already a member by visiting our website at www.napnap.org and reviewing the box on page 12. We also welcome your suggestions for topics you would like to see covered in future issues of Counseling PointsTM. A space is provided for your input on the evaluation form on page 15. Sincerely, Linda L. Lindeke, PhD, RN, CNP NAPNAP President 3 NOVEMBER 2008 http://www.napnap.org

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