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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.

  • 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.

  • Nurse practitioner has a heart “as big as Texas”

    Nurse practitioner has a heart “as big as Texas”

    Nurse practitioner patient: “She takes all her patients concerns seriously and gives them the best care, like she is giving it to one of her loved ones.”

  • Nurse practitioner serves Veterans, shares Native American culture

    Nurse practitioner serves Veterans, shares Native American culture

    Nurse travels to geriatric Veterans’ homes to provide care and is also the American Indian/Alaska Native Special Emphasis program manager.

  • Career of advocating for nurse practitioners… and Veterans

    Career of advocating for nurse practitioners… and Veterans

    Dr. Holly Martin, Doctor of Nursing Practice, family nurse practitioner, recently retired from a 22-year career of advocacy for equitable compensation for nurses and serving Veterans.

  • Dr. Loretta C. Ford, co-founder of the nurse practitioner profession

    Dr. Loretta C. Ford, co-founder of the nurse practitioner profession

    This Nurse Practitioner Week, VA recognizes World War II Veteran Dr. Loretta C. Ford, co-founder of the nurse practitioner profession.

  • Saluting VA’s 7,167 nurse practitioners

    Saluting VA’s 7,167 nurse practitioners

    VA recognizes nurse practitioners for the critical role they play in increasing access to care for Veterans throughout the VA health care system.

  • Nurse practitioners – a unique program for expanding care for Veterans

    Nurse practitioners – a unique program for expanding care for Veterans

    Twenty-eight new nurse residency programs were added in academic year 2021-2022 in response to one of America’s critical health care occupation shortages.

  • VA Nurse Practitioner recognized with national award

    VA Nurse Practitioner recognized with national award

    Melissa Fadipe, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, a nurse practitioner at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, is the recipient of the 2019 Magnet Nurse of the Year Award for Transformational Leadership.

  • Nurse practitioners can discover a career leading and shaping Veterans’ health care during the 2019 AANP National Conference in Indianapolis

    Nurse practitioners can discover a career leading and shaping Veterans’ health care during the 2019 AANP National Conference in Indianapolis

    At the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a career [...]

  • Nurse Practitioners: meeting the needs of rural Veterans

    Nurse Practitioners: meeting the needs of rural Veterans

    VA strives to deliver high-quality, compassionate health care to Veterans [...]

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Last updated June 18, 2025

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