nurses

Six VA nurses who went above and beyond the call of duty have received Excellence in Nursing awards from the VA Secretary.

In honor of National Nurses Month and in celebration of VHA’s 75th anniversary, VA thanks its nurses and highlights nursing career opportunities.

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.

On her second trip to the emergency department at the San Antonio VA, Veteran Stephanie Weis knew she was in the capable hands of VA nurses. She decided to say thank you with a few large pizzas.

The VA Maine Healthcare System is currently hiring for more than 60 nursing positions in multiple capacities at the Togus VA Medical Center.

VA has hired more nurses to support Veteran patient health care during the coronavirus pandemic. In March, VA conducted more than 2,300 screenings and interviews for nursing staff.

SimLEARN Program helps VA health care providers keep skills sharp and maintain readiness. More than 1000 nurses will have trained in one their programs by the end of September.

Whole health programs at Roseburg VA are centered around what matters to you, not what is the matter with you. Facing your fears can be difficult but this nurse guarantees the process is worth it.

The ICU Liberation Bundle aligns people and technology to evaluate Veterans whole health, enabling nurses to provide holistic treatment to move patients off ventilators and out of the ICU sooner.

VA helps employees, especially frontline health care providers, focus on their mental health during this challenging time.

“No Wound Left Behind” helps Veterans receive telehealth wound care virtually at VA outpatient clinics or right in their own home. “Dr. Baharestani is so attentive and patient. It is unreal.”

“When I heard they needed us, I knew I had to go.” Seven nurses from Houston VA traveled to New Orleans VA to care for Veterans with COVID-19. They returned “more confident in my skills.”