Background:

attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder in infants affects the adaptation and well-being of their primary caregivers, which demands the upgrading of nursing professionals for their care.

Objective:

to determine the effectiveness of an upgrading course, aimed at nursing professionals on the care of primary caregivers of infants with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder.

Methods:

a pre-experimental study was carried out at the "Chiqui Gómez Lubián" University Polyclinic of the Santa Clara municipality, in Villa Clara, from 2018 to 2020. Theoretical methods were used: historical-logical, analytical-synthetic, systematization, inductive-deductive and systemic-structural; empirical ones: documentary analysis, questionnaire and open interview; and mathematical-statistics.

Results:

an upgrading course aimed at nursing professionals was designed and applied, based on the integration of theoretical foundations from the identification of learning needs, and made up of seven topics with their objectives, topics, materials and teaching aids and evaluation system, which was approved by the scientific council of Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences.

Conclusions:

the upgrading course implemented on the care of primary caregivers of infants with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder is considered effective as it produces meaningful changes in the level of knowledge of the professionals and the satisfaction expressed by them.

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