title: Nursing interventions for patients with Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: Common nursing concerns and patient needs within the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social dimensions are addressed. Nursing interventions that help the patients maintain the maximum level of independence for as long as possible are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Heacock
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D003071:Cognition; D003142:Communication; D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D012919:Social Behavior; D012931:Social Environment