Question

A 10-year-old girl with adhd has been on ritalin (methylphenidate) for 6 months. the girl's mother calls and tells the nurse that the medication is ineffective and requests an immediate increase in the child's dosage. what should the nurse say?

Answer 1

Well the side effects are sleeplessness, nervousness, reduced appetite, headache, abdominal pain, tachycardia, changes in blood pressure and heart rate from taking methylphenidate. An over dose is unhealthy and could case death. That is what he or she must say