Findings and Recommendations From the State of the Art (Sota) Conference on Nursing Research to Improve Veteran Outcomes

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ID9102432
AutoresAmelia E Schlak (0000-0003-3078-6799, Health System Research Broad Portfolio, Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC, autor de correspondencia), Sarah L Krein (0000-0003-2111-8131, VA Center for Clinical Management Research), Sarah Krein (University of Michigan), Laura A Petersen (0000-0003-0875-1231, Baylor College of Medicine), David Atkins (0000-0003-1381-6861, Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC), Catherine Battaglia (0000-0002-1606-3116, VHA Office of Nursing Service, Washington, DC), Elizabeth Burkhart (Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare (CINCCH), Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL, autor de correspondencia), Renee Colsch (0000-0002-4449-4028, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN), Marguerite Daus (0000-0001-7640-9986, Denver/Seattle Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value Driven Care, VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System, Aurora, CO), Heather Gilmartin (0000-0002-0264-4059, Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO), Nipa Kamdar (0000-0003-4445-703X, HSR Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, VA Houston Healthcare System, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX), Melissa K Knox (0000-0002-3757-4185, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center), Melissa Knox (0000-0001-7525-0854, HSR Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, VA Houston Healthcare System, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX), Ann Kutney-Lee (0000-0002-3934-8122, Center for Health Equity Research & Promotion (CHERP), Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, autor de correspondencia), Christine M Olney (0000-0003-3940-6107, Rehabilitation and Engineering Center for Optimizing Veteran Engagement and Reintegration (RECOVER) Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN), Kathryn Rugen (Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Nursing Services, Washington, DC), Kathryn Wirtz Rugen (Office of Patient Care Services), Tracy Weistreich (Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Nursing Services, Washington, DC), Sheila Cox Sullivan (0000-0003-0641-8822, Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Nursing Services, Washington, DC), on behalf the Nursing SOTA planning committee
Año2026
Volumen64
Número1S
PáginasS1-S8
Fecha de publicación2026-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMedical Care (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948
EditorialOvid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1097/mlr.0000000000002242
PMID41359983
OpenAlexW4417137330
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas17

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the largest employer of nurses in the United States, has more than 120,000 nursing personnel providing care to over 9 million Veterans across diverse settings. Despite nursing’s central role in delivering and sustaining care, research on strengthening the nursing workforce and optimizing nursing practice has remained underdeveloped in VHA. To address this gap, VHA’s Office of Research and Development, in partnership with the Office of Nursing Services, convened a State of the Art (SOTA) conference in November 2023 focused on nursing. The Nursing SOTA brought together nurses, researchers, operational leaders, and other stakeholders to review current evidence, identify research gaps, and develop recommendations. Five priority areas were identified: pressure injury prevention and treatment, care coordination models, social drivers of health, nurse staffing and care models, and the nursing work environment. Cross-cutting themes included the need for stronger data infrastructure and expanded support for the VHA nursing science workforce. Conference recommendations were incorporated into VHA’s 2024 Health Systems Research Priorities and are expected to inform future research, policy, and practice aimed at advancing nursing science and improving care for Veterans

General partnership · Health care · Nurse education · Nursing research · Occupational health nursing · Staffing · Team nursing · Work (physics) · Workforce · Health Policy Implementation Science · Health Sciences Research and Education · Nursing education and management