Select and research a veteran population. Examples:
• Homeless veterans
• Senior veterans
• Gulf War veterans
• Veterans with TBI
• Veterans with PTSD
• Women veterans
• Veterans with physical injuries
• Veterans with a co-morbidity
Etc.
Include the following:
Detailed information about the population
o Military experience
o Demographics ( expressed numerically, as statistics)
Examples:
• age, race/ethnicity, gender, single/married
• Other: Total number of your population, era of service, disability status, education, income, employment, geographical location
Healthcare needs in your population
Analysis of policies or laws that impact your population
Resources available to this population
Barriers to resource utilization
How the nursing profession can promote change to improve healthcare outcomes for this veteran population
Interprofessional collaboration to meet healthcare needs of veterans
Requirements:
• APA format
• 7-8 pages in length, not including the title page or reference page
(minimum – 7 full pages, maximum – 8 pages)
• Four or more peer-reviewed current articles (within 3-5 years of current date)
• Three professional web-based resources
Examples: va.gov, hud.gov, publichealth.va.gov, usa.gov/veterans, nrd.gov, vets.gov, congress.gov, army.mil, marines.mil.
• Section Headings
• Turnitin score of 24% or less
