Medication Decision Making in Low-Income Families of Black Children With ADHD: A Mixed Methods Study.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore how and why some low-income Black caregivers seek medication treatment for their children with ADHD.

Methods: Using a sequential exploratory mixed method design, Phase 1 comprised an indepth case study design of seven low-income Black caregivers of children receiving medication for ADHD. Based on findings from Phase 1, the second phase involved a secondary analysis of data on Black uninsured or publicly insured children age 6 to 17 with ADHD ( = 450).

Effects of a short-term linguistic class on communication competence of international nurses: implications for practice, policy, and research.

International nurses face a host of challenges in their transition and adaptation to the U.S. health care environment.