Mission of Headache Center of Excellence is to provide quality headache care to Veterans. Holistic approach includes advanced therapies.
VA post-baccalaureate RN and nurse practitioner residencies prepare highly qualified nursing professionals for VA and the nation. Of VA’s 80,000 nurses, 55% are eligible for retirement.
Nurse executive Dr. Tracy Weistreich shares stories collected by the VA Office of Nursing Service about VA nurses who have demonstrated a commitment to Veterans’ well-being over the past year.
Student Nurse Day honors student nurses, approximately 25,000 of whom train at VA each year. Registered nurse and nurse practitioner residents are critical to VA and nation’s nursing workforce.
Navy Veteran suffered post-traumatic headaches, severe TBI and anxiety. She found relief at VA’s Polytrauma System of Care in Virginia.
Nurse executive La Tara Miller volunteered more than 300 hours providing COVID-19 relief in her community. “I felt like I had to do something. Nurse practitioner or nurse executive, I’m always a nurse.”
VA team responsible for distributing naloxone kits at Chillicothe VA identified a plan to best meet the needs of rural Ohio Veterans.
At the Los Angeles VA, a team of providers collaborated with home telehealth care coordinators to improve care for Veterans with heart failure.
Many Veterans in the Home-Based Primary Care program are elderly and extremely vulnerable to communicable diseases. Nurses and nurse practitioners volunteered to work the weekend to vaccinate them.
VA mental health professionals walk alongside Veterans on their journey to improve their mental health, prevent Veteran suicide.
Southern Colorado home-based primary care team sees patients in their homes. “We see them so often they don’t have to go to the hospital or the emergency room. We’re able to keep them in their home.”
With the arrival of the fall season, VA recruiters are […]