Carolyn Clevenger, GNP

Articles

Agitation in Alzheimer Disease: Proactive Assessment and Caregivers' Roles with Carolyn Clevenger, GNP

December 10, 2025

Clevenger speaks to primary care clinicians, emphasizing 3 priorities: engage family as partners, ask about agitation, and recognize its danger to patient and caregiver.

“There’s Always Something We Can Do" for Agitation in Alzheimer Disease, Says Carolyn Clevenger, GNP

December 03, 2025

Clevenger, a professor of nursing at Emory University, shares practical strategies to manage agitation in Alzheimer disease, emphasizing that this symptom is treatable.

Why Caregivers Don't Talk About Alzheimer Agitation, With Geriatric NP Carolyn Clevenger, GNP

December 02, 2025

Nearly one-third of caregivers hesitate to discuss agitation in a patient with AD. Emory's Clevenger, shares why and how clinicians can proactively address this barrier.

Understanding Agitation in Alzheimer's: Why Memory Care Isn't Enough – with Carolyn Clevenger, GNP

December 01, 2025

Emory's Clevenger discusses the neurotransmitter dysregulation behind agitation in AD and why memory-focused care doesn't address behavioral symptoms.

Geriatric NP Carolyn Clevenger Discusses Agitation in Alzheimer Disease: Overlooked, Misunderstood, and Progressive

November 28, 2025

Clevenger reviews survey findings behind the recent report "The Agitation Blindspot in Alzheimer’s Care."