DNP Veteran and Military Health Care Leadership

3 Credits - Fall Semester

Explores aging/chronicity in veteran populations, environmental exposures in military environments, and long term effects of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive materials. Examines specific service connected conditions for veterans of Vietnam, Gulf War, and Iraq/Afghanistan and end-of-life care.

3 Credits - Fall Semester

Sociopolitical, economic, ethical and current national health care issues confronting the veteran and military health care delivery systems. Examination of overall structure, functions, and processes, and influence of these contextual elements on policies guiding/regulating the organization/delivery of services.

3 Credits - Spring Semester

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, health care navigation, and ethics.

3 Credits - Spring Semester

Dynamics and attributes of military/veteran families during and after military service. Explores issues of deployment, reintegration, parenting, compassion fatigue, and living with sequelae of combat stress (family violence, suicide, homelessness, PTSD). Evaluates preparation of civilian providers and family care interventions.

3 Credits - Summer Semester

Roles of women during war, gender specific policies, deployment considerations including reproductive and urogenital health, military sexual trauma, and psychological effects of deployment. Appraise women's experience, roles in the family, reintegration to community, and selected issues relating to war-time service.

3 Credits - Summer Semester

Detailed examination of the military/veteran integrated disability evaluation system including processes, policies, clinical conditions, and complex case studies. Investigate benefits associated with service- connected disabilities, special considerations for Reserve/ Guard members, and assistance in preparing for disability evaluation and appeals.

2 Credits - Recommended in Fall or Spring Semesters

This course enables students to integrate and apply veteran and military health care competencies in an advanced nursing practice role. The preceptored internship facilitates engagement in administrative roles and empowers students to innovate in health care delivery practices.

(after all 6 specialty courses)