National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) Podcast with Dr. Patricia Hotaling, DNP, APRN-CNS, RN, AGCNS-BC - Rethinking Pressure Injuries in Older Adults

About this episode

The episode discusses the multifactorial nature of geriatric syndromes and the importance of interdisciplinary management for conditions like pressure injuries.

On today's episode episode, gerontological nurse practitioner Tricia joins our host Dr. Joyce Black to explore geriatric syndromes and their multifactorial nature. They discuss why conditions like pressure injuries, falls, delirium, and frailty require interdisciplinary management, and how reframing pressure injuries as a geriatric syndrome can improve recognition, collaboration, and patient outcomes.

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Patricia Hotaling

Topics covered

• geriatric syndromes
• pressure injuries
• interdisciplinary management

Keywords

• older adults
• falls
• delirium
• frailty

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