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  • VA Nurse Practitioner serves other Veterans

    VA Nurse Practitioner serves other Veterans

    TaTonja Jones, Veteran and Nurse Practitioner in the Rheumatology Clinic, brings compassion and understanding to every Veteran she serves.

  • ‘This one is for life’: VA nurse replaces Veteran’s Purple Heart

    ‘This one is for life’: VA nurse replaces Veteran’s Purple Heart

    An Army Veteran earned and lost a Purple Heart. A VA nurse and fellow Veteran replaced it.

  • VA nurse steps up when tornadoes threaten

    VA nurse steps up when tornadoes threaten

    As severe weather threatened Mississippi, local news warned of a dangerous outbreak of tornadoes. A VA nurse stepped up.

  • Nurse saves a Veteran’s life

    Nurse saves a Veteran’s life

    Nurse Joey Straw saved a Veteran’s life when he noticed blood on his patient’s dialysis tube.

  • Memphis Nurse Honor Guard

    Memphis Nurse Honor Guard

    Memphis nurses honor the distinguished careers of VA nurses in special services.

  • Vietnam Army nurse takes to the mountain to ski

    Vietnam Army nurse takes to the mountain to ski

    After Addison’s Disease and lumbar spine surgery, nurse Veteran Gayle Smith re-learned how to ski. “You have more courage than you think.”

  • Nurse practitioner resident training

    Nurse practitioner resident training

    “Scrub 101” teaches nurse practitioner residents how to assist providers in a sterile environment, such as in an operating room

  • Celebrate National Nurse Practitioner Week with VA

    Celebrate National Nurse Practitioner Week with VA

    Nurse practitioners have an array of options when they work at VA, from engaging specializations to diverse care environments.

  • A song for Veterans Day from a brave VA nurse

    A song for Veterans Day from a brave VA nurse

    Major Katie Lunning, Distinguished Flying Cross awardee and VA intensive care nurse manager, marks Veterans Day with a song.

  • Nurses have simple solution for cancer patients

    Nurses have simple solution for cancer patients

    Many cancer patients have ports for frequent infusions. Nurses’ solution… port shirts with strategically placed zippers.

  • Bay Pines VA nurses complete residency program

    Bay Pines VA nurses complete residency program

    Program is a 12-month paid residency that helps nurses transition from nursing school to clinical practice.

  • Nurse loses over 100 pounds with MOVE! program

    Nurse loses over 100 pounds with MOVE! program

    MOVE! program offers personalized support, education and resources to help Veterans and staff achieve their health goals.

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Last updated June 18, 2025

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