November 28, 2025BMC GeriatricsOpen Access

Geriatric core competencies for non-geriatricians and nurses: a scoping review

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Scoping review highlights key geriatric competencies for medical students and nurses, indicating gaps in interdisciplinary teamwork in training.

Patient care emphasizes disease management and medication management, and shows key competencies identified among healthcare professionals.
The review analyzed ten studies and classified 257 competencies under Bloom’s taxonomy, highlighting cognitive application in geriatric training.
Expert consensus and the Delphi method were utilized to determine core competencies for non-geriatricians and nurses in the geriatric field.
A gap exists in curriculum development addressing interdisciplinary teamwork and caregiver needs in geriatric education.

Yang et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Scoping review highlights key geriatric competencies for medical students and nurses, indicating gaps in interdisciplinary teamwork in training.