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Supportive approaches for Alzheimer disease.

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Davis, NJ; Hendrix, CC; Superville, JG
Published in: The Nurse practitioner
August 2011

Alzheimer disease (AD) accounts for most dementia diagnoses. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and antipsychotics are first-line drug therapies for cognitive decline and to manage neuropsychiatric symptoms, respectively. Because AD is relentlessly progressive, NPs will need to provide long-term support to patients and their caregivers.

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The Nurse practitioner

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EISSN

1538-8662

ISSN

0361-1817

Publication Date

August 2011

Volume

36

Issue

8

Start / End Page

22 / 29

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Social Support
  • Nurse-Patient Relations
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Humans
  • Cognition Disorders
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors
  • Caregivers
  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Alzheimer Disease
 

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Davis, N. J., Hendrix, C. C., & Superville, J. G. (2011). Supportive approaches for Alzheimer disease. The Nurse Practitioner, 36(8), 22–29. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.npr.0000399724.54519.ae
Davis, Nicole J., Cristina C. Hendrix, and Jemma G. Superville. “Supportive approaches for Alzheimer disease.The Nurse Practitioner 36, no. 8 (August 2011): 22–29. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.npr.0000399724.54519.ae.
Davis NJ, Hendrix CC, Superville JG. Supportive approaches for Alzheimer disease. The Nurse practitioner. 2011 Aug;36(8):22–9.
Davis, Nicole J., et al. “Supportive approaches for Alzheimer disease.The Nurse Practitioner, vol. 36, no. 8, Aug. 2011, pp. 22–29. Epmc, doi:10.1097/01.npr.0000399724.54519.ae.
Davis NJ, Hendrix CC, Superville JG. Supportive approaches for Alzheimer disease. The Nurse practitioner. 2011 Aug;36(8):22–29.

Published In

The Nurse practitioner

DOI

EISSN

1538-8662

ISSN

0361-1817

Publication Date

August 2011

Volume

36

Issue

8

Start / End Page

22 / 29

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Social Support
  • Nurse-Patient Relations
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Humans
  • Cognition Disorders
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors
  • Caregivers
  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Alzheimer Disease