The Veteran's Administration

to the Veterans who have served our country. As the organization moves forward they envision

To the veterans that are still with us today. I want you all to know that we do the pledge of

There are many ways that we can keep Lincoln’s promise to veterans and their families. First, we need to recognize that they have given us and the people of the U.S a lot to be thankful for. Like protecting us from terrorist groups that could kill people in the U.S if the Army and other people where not there. Some of them even give up their lives to protect us and do their duty and everybody should recognize that. And if they have a disability they should be getting some help from the government for protecting them. We can't be taking advantage of them either for the service they are performing like saying for example “it’s their choice that they joined and that is what happened to them” if they where hurt. Next, if they have a family and they have a disability it shouldn't be forced on the family.

Speaker Gary J. Augustine, in his excerpt, “Living Proof of Why We Need a Strong VA” tells readers how after returning home from a combat tour severely injured, the veteran affairs provided him with a substantial amount of assistance. Augustine’s purpose is to establish the importance of a strong veteran’s affair for every generation. He uses personal experiences to prompt an empathetic tone that persuades readers by appealing to their emotions and feelings.

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” by Abraham Lincoln. How can we keep Abraham Lincoln’s promise to Veterans and their families? Well, if you think about it that is a hard question to think about, how do can we keep a promise to someone who passed away before most of us were even born. Abraham Lincoln was a very important person in most of all American’s life. Lincoln lead us through wars, he was our president, he established the Emancipation Proclamation that made slaves free, and after all of this he was assassinated watching a performance in a theater. So think about it how can we keep his promise.

We can keep Lincoln's promise to our veterans and their families by giving our time and donating to them. Lincoln's promise is “ To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan.” This means if a veteran got hurt in war then someone would help them recover or take care of them. Also if a veteran dies than the Veterans Administration (VA) should help the families financially or with services like health care. We can help keep this promise by donating to the VA to help give veterans and their families money so they can recover. You could also give time to organisation that help veterans so you could help a veteran after they come back from helping our country. Another thing we could do is donate money to hospitals

The promise that Lincoln made to the Veterans was “to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan.” This is the motto for the VA, Veterans Administration, and has been since 1959. Lincoln's words stand as a reminder of what we and the government have to do for them since they have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

How do we keep Lincoln’s promise to our veterans and their families? Well think about it. You should always respect their work for our nation for thing. The work they have done for us is fighting for our lives. We should cherish them for all the things they have been through to save us and our nation. Lincoln was one of those people. I think he would love if we cherish all the veterans including him. That is only part of his promise. We need to thank the veterans for Lincoln’s promise. We should also always praise God and trust him with all your heart. He’s the one who gave us our lives. Without the veterans lives, what would have done without them fighting for our nation. What would it be like today? Probably not very good. That’s why we need

A problem that I see in my clinical area at the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) is appropriate direct care staffing on the inpatient psychiatric unit. The current staffing model being used by the VA is staffing methodology. The Staffing methodology model was created to account for acuity of patients, their illnesses, and the task that are required to be performed by nurses (U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2008). Staffing methodology has created an environment where there are either an abundance of staff which is resulting in wasting resources or too little staff which is creating risks for safety and poor patient outcomes. Current available staffing model have been created in mind for caring for medically ill patients (American Psychiatric

This report is the result of the contributions of several team members, who conducted site visits, processed and analyzed data, managed team activities, and enabled the Grant Thornton team to execute a rigorous study over a short period of time. The team was led by Grant Thornton, with integral support from team member FTI Consulting, and three independent contractors.

To achieve the goal of ending homelessness among veterans by 2015, the VA has numerous programs. These include providing healthcare, rehabilitation services, employment assistance, and transitional housing for veterans, and supportive services for the families of veterans to help them better understand and deal with conditions the veteran spouse may have. Additionally, the VA works with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide long-term housing solutions for homeless veterans (Homeless Veterans, For Homeless Veterans).

A little history on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) which happens to be the largest of three administrations sections within the department. The primary mission of the VHA is to provide quality medical care and services to America’s military Veterans. VHA operates one of the largest health care systems in the world In addition they responsible for providing training to the majority of America’s medical, nursing, and allied health professionals. This account roughly for more 60 percent of all medical residents whom obtain a portion of their training at VA hospitals and our medical research programs benefit society at-large. Today’s VHA continues to meet Veterans’ changing medical, surgical, and quality of life needs. New programs provide treatment for traumatic brain injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicide prevention, women Veterans, and more. For that reason the VA diligently seeks to bring into the administration reliable and highly motivated people. The mindset within the administration that is essential to providing quality health care. With that being said the Department of Veterans Affairs, Human Resource department is vitally important to bringing into all facets of the organization quality personnel in order to accomplish such a complex mission. During a recent interview that conducted with one of VA Human Resource Professional, the following questions were posed to her:

It’s possible to distinguish higher levels of employment among female veterans than female non-veterans. In fact, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (2016) reports that around 34.2% of women

On March 4, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln promised the following, “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and for his orphan.” His promise means when veterans return from war we should care for them. If a soldier died, care for their widow and make sure they are alright. We should care and respect the people who fought in the war. Lincoln wanted us to know what these people have done for our country and for our protection. We need to care for them so they know we care for their well being.

The goal of the V.A. is to provide quality and timely service to all veterans. The current budget deficit has made it increasingly difficult for the V.A. to provide the aforementioned services to the veterans. According to Thomas B. Edsall, in his article about veteran healthcare, “Clinics are shutting down, and appointments delayed” (Edsall 1). In both its old and new forms, the VA drew its mission statement from an extract of President Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address: “to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphan” (V.A.) this means that the VA’s ultimate purpose is to take care of veterans.