Boise State\u2019s School of Nursing is joining forces with hundreds of other nursing schools and organizations from around the country in an initiative to educate nurses on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the coming years.<\/p>\n
In a broad and coordinated effort, more than 150 state and national nursing organizations and more than 500 nursing schools, including Boise State, have committed to further educate the nation\u2019s 3 million nurses so they are prepared to meet the unique health needs of service members, veterans and their families.<\/p>\n
Led by the American Nurses Association, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, American Association of Colleges of Nursing and the National League for Nursing, in coordination with the departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense, Boise State\u2019s School of Nursing has committed to educate current and future nurses on how to recognize and care for veterans impacted by PTSD, TBI, depression and other combat-related issues in ways appropriate to each nurse\u2019s practice setting.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe School of Nursing is proud to partner on this initiative,\u201d said Pamela Springer, associate dean and chair of the School of Nursing. \u201cWe are dedicated to ensuring students graduating from Boise State are well prepared to care for our veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n
As part of the initiative, which will kick off during National Nurses Week May 6-12, nursing schools including Boise State have committed by 2014 to:<\/p>\n
Approximately one in six troops returning from Afghanistan and Iraq, or more than 300,000 veterans, has either PTSD or TBI. Veterans seeking care within the Veterans Affairs (VA) health system often are treated by health care professionals who have received extensive training in mental health issues.\u00a0But the majority of veterans in the country seek care outside of the VA system, usually visiting their local hospital staffed by nurses and doctors in their communities. That\u2019s why, administrators say, this announcement is significant. America\u2019s nurses are trusted partners in providing lifesaving and life-sustaining care in nearly every community and every setting where health care is delivered. They can make a dramatic and positive impact on the long-term health of hundreds of thousands of veterans. And they are eager to understand the needs of those who have served, to recognize the warning signs of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, or suicide and to know where to send them for help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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