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Nursing, MS - Veteran and Military Healthcare 

Nursing, MS - Veteran and Military Healthcare
 at 
University of Colorado Boulder 
Overview

Develop a professional, ethical, caring, and culturally sensitive approach when working with veteran and military patients, families, populations, or systems

Duration

24 months

Total fee

54,811

Mode of learning

Online

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Course Level

PG Degree

Nursing, MS - Veteran and Military Healthcare
 at 
University of Colorado Boulder 
Highlights

  • Earn a Veteran and Military Healthcare Single Specialization degree from the University of Colorado Anschutz
  • The program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
  • Become a Veteran & Military Healthcare Professional, VA Registered Nurse
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Nursing, MS - Veteran and Military Healthcare
 at 
University of Colorado Boulder 
Course details

What are the course deliverables?
  • Participate in an interdisciplinary healthcare team as a leader and an active member to promote quality and safe care at the patient, family, population, or system levels
  • Integrate patient care technologies to improve veteran and military patient, family, population, or system outcomes
  • Use theoretical frameworks to address veteran and military patient, family, population, or system needs
  • Integrate evidence-based knowledge into managing the care of veteran and military patients, families, populations, or systems to improve and protect health and wellness in Colorado and beyond
  • Formulate strategies to advocate for veteran and military patients, families, populations, systems, or the nursing profession in Colorado and beyond
More about this course
  • The Veteran and Military Healthcare (VMHC) degree is a healthcare specialty based on the unique attributes of the veteran and military service member population and health care delivery systems
  • Through the Veteran & Military Healthcare master's program, students will learn how to be a leader and innovator in caring for this population and discover how to coordinate care and treatment options
  • Gain an understanding of not only the veterans dealing with physical and psychological issues of war and military service, but also how to best understand and communicate with the loved ones of those veterans

Nursing, MS - Veteran and Military Healthcare
 at 
University of Colorado Boulder 
Curriculum

NURS 6023 ? Veteran and Military Healthcare Systems

Sociopolitical, economic, ethical and current national health care issues confronting the veteran and military healthcare delivery systems

NURS 6024 ? Caring for Veterans: Aging, Chronicity & End of Life Care

Explores aging/chronicity in veteran populations, environmental exposures in military environments, and long term effects of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive materials

NURS 6018 ? Home from the Battlefront

Introduction to veteran/military culture and historical perspectives of war. Exploration of post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, suicidality, and effects of psychological health on family and parenting. Issues related to diversity, reintegration, redeployment, healthcare navigation and ethics

NURS 6017 ? Supporting Veteran and Military Families

Dynamics and attributes of military/veteran families during and after military service

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