Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
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Review Case Reports
Tackling sundowning in a patient with Alzheimer's disease.
The early evening exacerbation of behavioral symptoms in sundowning has been recognized by medical professionals as a challenge. The circadian, hormonal, physiological, and environmental correlations with sundowning behaviors are described.
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Interdisciplinary collaboration is viewed as a critical factor in delivering quality patient care. The purpose of this study was to describe nurse-physician perceptions of collaboration relationship on general medical-surgical units.