Military and Uniformed Services Nursing: Service History, Deployment-Related Health and Trauma-Informed Care

Course Purpose

This course provides essential knowledge for nurses caring for service members and veterans, a population often encountered outside federal healthcare systems. It explores the critical importance of identifying military affiliation in patient assessment and equips nurses to understand deployment-related health concerns.

Continuing Education Credit Designation

This educational activity is credited for 3 contact hours at completion of the activity.

Overview

In every healthcare setting, nurses encounter individuals who have served or are currently serving in the military. Their experiences, often unique and profound, significantly shape their health and healthcare needs. Recognizing this history is not merely a formality; it fundamentally alters the assessment that follows, guiding nurses toward a more holistic understanding of the patient's presentation. This foundational insight allows for care that acknowledges the diverse impacts of service on physical and mental well-being. Understanding the varied aspects of military and uniformed services nursing is crucial for providing comprehensive care.

Objectives

Upon completion of this independent study, the learner will be able to:

1. Explain why asking every patient whether they have ever served in the military changes the assessment that follows, and describe the initiative that emphasised this.
2. State how much of the United States population has served or is serving, and explain why most of this care happens outside federal facilities.
3. Describe the post-traumatic stress disorder symptom clusters and the functional impairment criterion required for formal diagnosis.
4. Name self-report screening scales used for post-traumatic stress disorder and explain the difference between a positive screen and a diagnosis.
5. Summarise the retrieved prevalence and risk-factor evidence for deployment-related post-traumatic stress disorder and depression without overstating it.
6. Administer and interpret depression and alcohol screening instruments within nursing scope, including their stated sensitivity and specificity limits.
7. Assess suicide risk using the retrieved approach while acknowledging the documented weakness of prediction tools.
8. Define moral injury and a potentially morally injurious event, and explain why the concept is contested rather than settled.
9. Classify traumatic brain injury severity using the retrieved parameters and describe the prognostic implications of the initial score.
10. Explain why comorbid mild traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder are difficult to distinguish and what the evidence base does not yet answer.
11. Provide trauma-informed care to a patient disclosing sexual assault, including the assessment elements the retrieved review calls essential.
12. Describe deployment-related environmental exposure concerns and adjustment disorder prevalence as retrieved, and document exposure history appropriately.

Who this course is for:

Healthcare professionals who want continuing education on Military and Uniformed Services Nursing: Service History, Deployment-Related Health and Trauma-Informed Care.

Course outline

12 sections · finish in any order across devices

1. 1

   Course overview and learning objectives

2. 2

   Introduction

3. 3

   Have You Ever Served? The Question That Changes the Assessment

4. 4

   Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: What the Criteria Require and What a Screen Can Do

5. 5

   Depression, Suicide Risk and Alcohol: Screening You Can Actually Perform

6. 6

   Moral Injury: A Contested Concept a Nurse Will Nonetheless Recognise

7. 7

   Traumatic Brain Injury: Severity, Evaluation and the Long Tail

8. 8

   When Both Are Present: Comorbid Mild Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

9. 9

   Sexual Trauma: Disclosure, Assessment and Trauma-Informed Practice

10. 10

    Deployment Exposures, Adjustment and Documentation That Lasts

11. 11

    Nursing Considerations

12. 12

    Conclusion

This Course Satisfies

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Questions about this course

How many contact hours is Military and Uniformed Services Nursing: Service History, Deployment-Related Health and Trauma-Informed Care?

3 contact hours, credited at completion.

How much does it cost?

$15.00 on its own, or included with All-Access ($29.99 a year, renewing yearly until you cancel).

Can I listen instead of reading?

Yes — every section can be read or heard, on your phone or computer.

When do I get my certificate?

As soon as you finish the course requirements and the evaluation. It stays in your account.

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