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VA Nurses

  • Memphis Nurse Honor Guard

    Memphis Nurse Honor Guard

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

  • From the front lines to nurse at Bay Pines

    From the front lines to nurse at Bay Pines

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

  • VA nurses improve care for Veterans with Annie app

    VA nurses improve care for Veterans with Annie app

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

  • South Texas VA preparing for nurse shortage

    South Texas VA preparing for nurse shortage

    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.

  • Two nurses working together…30 years after nursing school

    Two nurses working together…30 years after nursing school

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

  • Texas VA nurse named 2022 Pathway Nurse of the Year

    Texas VA nurse named 2022 Pathway Nurse of the Year

    “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.”

  • VA nurse develops first chest pain triage protocol for urgent care

    VA nurse develops first chest pain triage protocol for urgent care

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

  • North Texas VA nurse’s innovation helps prevent pneumonia

    North Texas VA nurse’s innovation helps prevent pneumonia

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

  • Nurse recruiters: On a mission to find the best for Veterans

    Nurse recruiters: On a mission to find the best for Veterans

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

  • 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.

  • A call to duty for retired VA nurses

    A call to duty for retired VA nurses

    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.”

  • Birmingham VA nurses reunite Veteran with missing daughter

    Birmingham VA nurses reunite Veteran with missing daughter

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

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Last updated July 15, 2025

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