Nursing groups promise PTSD, TBI training

Nursing groups promise PTSD, TBI training
By LEO SHANE III
Published: April 10, 2012

WASHINGTON — A coalition of nursing schools and medical organizations will train more than 3 million nurses in coming years on how to recognize and respond to post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and other unseen war wounds in veterans, White House officials announced Tuesday.

The news comes three months after officials from the nation’s leading medical colleges announced they’d work similar lessons on war wounds into their curricula.

But Amy Garcia, chief nursing officer of the American Nurses Association, said the new initiative should have a more immediate impact on veterans care, because officials can introduce the lessons into professional development courses, medical journals and other nursing resources in a matter of weeks, not years.
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