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A National Survey Exploring School Nurses Knowledge and Experience When Working with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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McIntosh, Constance E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study explored school nurses knowledge of the diagnostic criteria and secondary conditions related to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), their involvement in the identification and treatment of ASD, their knowledge of medication used to treat ASD, and their overall medication management of children with ASD. Participants included 100 school…
Descriptors: National Surveys, School Nurses, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Diagnostic Errors in Ambulatory Care: Dimensions and Preventive Strategies
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Singh, Hardeep; Weingart, Saul N. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2009
Despite an increasing focus on patient safety in ambulatory care, progress in understanding and reducing diagnostic errors in this setting lag behind many other safety concerns such as medication errors. To explore the extent and nature of diagnostic errors in ambulatory care, we identified five dimensions of ambulatory care from which errors may…
Descriptors: Safety, Diagnostic Tests, Patients, Risk
A Metacognitive Confidence Calibration (MCC) Tool to Help Medical Students Scaffold Diagnostic Reasoning in Decision-Making during High-Fidelity Patient Simulations
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Garbayo, Luciana S.; Harris, David M.; Fiore, Stephen M.; Robinson, Matthew; Kibble, Jonathan D. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2023
The purpose of this study was to 1) help novice students scaffold problem-solving and engage safely in the deliberate practice of diagnostic reasoning and medical decision-making in real time; 2) assess how accurately students gather and apply data in medical reasoning and treatment during high-fidelity patient simulations (HFPSs); 3) identify…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Self Esteem, Problem Solving, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
Emotional Face Identification in Youths with Primary Bipolar Disorder or Primary Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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Seymour, Karen E.; Pescosolido, Matthew F.; Reidy, Brooke L.; Galvan, Thania; Kim, Kerri L.; Young, Matthew; Dickstein, Daniel P. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2013
Objective: Bipolar disorder (BD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are often comorbid or confounded; therefore, we evaluated emotional face identification to better understand brain/behavior interactions in children and adolescents with either primary BD, primary ADHD, or typically developing controls (TDC). Method: Participants…
Descriptors: Identification, Accuracy, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety Disorders
The Impact of Mindfulness Training on Hyperactive Behaviors Demonstrated by Elementary Age Children with a Diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Carboni, Jessica A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most prevalent childhood disorders in the United States. Although many children with an ADHD diagnosis are prescribed medication to control symptoms, behavioral concerns are still regularly noted in the classroom, home, and other settings. Therefore, school psychologists are often…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Clinical Diagnosis, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Control
Response Monitoring, the Error-Related Negativity, and Differences in Social Behavior in Autism
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Henderson, Heather; Schwartz, Caley; Mundy, Peter; Burnette, Courtney; Sutton, Steve; Zahka, Nicole; Pradella, Anna – Brain and Cognition, 2006
Children with autism not only display social impairments but also significant individual differences in social development. Understanding the source of these differences, as well as the nature of social impairments, is important for improved diagnosis and treatments for these children. Current theory and research suggests that individual…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Interpersonal Relationship, Clinical Diagnosis, Social Development