Veteran-Centered Care in Education and Practice: A Comprehensive Guide for Nursing Faculty

Authors Brenda Elliott PhD RN CNE, Katie Chargualaf PhD RN CMSRN, and Barbara Patterson PhD RN ANEF FAAN have created an essential resource for nursing faculty, addressing the national priority of improving veteran healthcare. This guide highlights the significant impact nurses can have on enhancing veteran health and provides a roadmap for integrating veteran-centered care into nursing curricula.

A Holistic Approach to Veteran Health

The expert authors take a comprehensive approach to addressing veteran needs, starting with an overview of the importance of veteran health in nursing education and a primer on military culture and lifestyle transitions. The book delves into a wide range of veteran-specific healthcare issues, including:

• Occupational and environmental exposures
• Common physical-related issues
• Mental-health issues
• Special topics such as women’s health and military sexual trauma, gender issues, and end-of-life concerns

Innovative Teaching Strategies for Veteran-Centered Care

This book offers innovative teaching and learning strategies to build a foundation of knowledge related to nursing prioritization of veteran healthcare needs. The authors provide guidance on:

• Teaching strategies for the classroom and clinical setting to integrate veteran content into existing courses or build a Veteran Health elective or topics course
• Key competencies and essential knowledge faculty and students need to teach and provide basic veteran-centered care
• The expansion of Veteran-to-BSN programs and current research on veterans transitioning to the classroom
• Strategies to enhance learning within this student population and maximize their skills and leadership abilities

National and Organizational Efforts to Improve Veteran-Centered Care

The book discusses national and organizational efforts to improve veteran-centered care, providing nursing faculty with a comprehensive understanding of the multifaceted nature of veteran health needs.

Key Features

This essential guide includes:

• Evidence-based instructional strategies and resources to incorporate into classroom and clinical settings
• Learning activities to enhance knowledge acquisition
• Details on the unique needs of the veteran student population, as well as strategies to enhance their learning and maximize their skills and leadership abilities

Purchase includes access to the ebook for use on most mobile devices or computers.

Product Details:

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; 1st edition (November 17, 2020)

Language: English

Paperback: 394 pages

ISBN-10: 082613596X

ISBN-13: 978-0826135964