A School Nurse Is Speaking with One of the Teachers

A school nurse is speaking with one of the teachers in the elementary school. The teacher is discussing one of the students who has become very disruptive in the classroom. The student's grades are suffering and the teacher notices that the student is frequently out of his chair and not paying attention to what the rest of the class is doing. How should the nurse handle the situation?

A) Call the student's physician on file. The nurse should speak with the physician about prescribing attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) medication.
B) Inform the student's parents about the situation and let them decide how to proceed.
C) Instruct the teacher and the student's parents to complete a Connors Rating Scale. The nurse should also observe the student in the classroom.
D) Suggest methods of age-appropriate discipline for the teacher to try with the student.