Specialty Areas: delirium, dementia, functional capacity of older adults

Geriatrics Specialty Clinic Provider: No
UNC Hospitals Provider: Yes, UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus

Chronology: BA University of California, Davis (1992), BSN / MSN Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (2000), Nurse Practitioner, VA Medical Center Outpatient Clinic, Charlotte NC (2000 – 2006), Nurse Practitioner, UNC Health Care, Inpatient Geriatric Medicine Service, Chapel Hill NC (2006 to present), Adjunct Clinical Instructor, UNC School of Nursing, Chapel Hill NC (2009 to present)

Description of research and/or clinical interests: dementia, delirium, urinary retention, indwelling urinary catheters

Personal Statement: I enjoy getting to know the patients and families who come to us for their health care needs.

Selected Bibliography

Gotelli, J., Neelon, V., Carlson, J. (2010) Delirium and Functional Decline by Discharge in Acutely Ill Hospitalized Elders. Abstract presentation at 2010 Gerontological Society of America Annual Conference.

Gotelli, J., Merryman, P., Carr, C., McElveen, l., Epperson, C., & Bynum, D. (2008) A Quality Improvement Project to Reduce Complications Associated with Indwelling Urinary Catheters. Urologic Nursing, 28 (6), 465-467, 473.