VA Nurses

Eduardo Alegria's experience in Operation Iraqi Freedom with the front-line medics and health care personnel launched his new career as a nurse.

Annie is a VA text messaging system that sends automated messages to Veterans covering a variety of health-related topics.

Study: Severe shortage of providers throughout the country by 2030. Leading that list is Texas and Florida. South Texas VA is preparing for the future.

VA nurses Wendy and Arlene went to nursing classes together…30 years ago. Now they help Veterans in North Carolina with virtual care.

“VA Pathway Nurse of the Year epitomizes shared decision-making, professional development, and well-being. Efforts kept staff engaged and excited to provide the highest quality of care.”

Lorilea Johnson pioneered a protocol for providers to assess the risk of a cardiac event occurring in patients experiencing chest pain.

The efforts of Nurse Borrinaga and team proved that good oral hygiene helped in preventing the onset of non-ventilator associated pneumonia.

Kathy Lawrence and Leslie Davis are nurse recruiters whose mission is to find the best quality nurses to care for our 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.

Five retired nurses suited up for the COVID-19 battle at the Houston VA. “As a Veteran and a nurse, this is where I belong right now.”

A distressed young girl was sitting outside the VA hospital. Three nurses went to her aid and discovered she had been missing for months.

VA nurses Linda Longshaw and her daughter, Heather Longshaw, were on their way to dinner. Frantic people flagged them down to help with a person lying on the ground. Their quick actions saved his life.