Date of Award
4-2019
Degree Name
Nursing (D.N.P.)
Department
College of Nursing
First Advisor
Amy Manderscheid DNP, RN, CMSRN
Second Advisor
Rebecca Davis PhD, RN
Third Advisor
Stacey Steen MD
Abstract
Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) vary widely in their symptom presentation and functional deficits, which can make management in the primary care setting challenging for providers (Morstedt, Corbisiero, Bitto, & Stieglitz, 2015). Measurement-based care is common in the management of medical disease, however is rarely used as standard practice in treatment of psychiatric disorders (Waldrop & McGuinness, 2017). As a result, treatment for psychiatric conditions, such as ADHD, may vary widely among clinicians and may result suboptimal treatment and patient outcomes (Waldrop & McGuinness, 2017). The proposed solution was to introduce the use of a standardized measurement tool for evaluating ADHD symptoms in the primary care setting. The purpose of this project was to implement an ADHD tool kit and a validated ADHD symptom scale and evaluate clinical practices surrounding the assessment and treatment of ADHD.
ScholarWorks Citation
Miller, Danielle, "Adult Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Quality Improvement Project" (2019). Doctoral Projects. 58.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/kcon_doctoralprojects/58
