Most veterans from the Gulf War experienced a culture of medically unexplained chronic symptoms that came to be known as the Gulf War Syndrome. Veteran Affairs (VA) continue to research to understand the correlation between the Gulf War and Gulf War Syndrome (Gulf War Veterans’ Medically Unexplained Illnesses, n.d.). Care providers did not have the required training needed to handle veterans suffering from illnesses associated with the war. Consequently, veterans could not have access to quality care, which led to mistrust with providers. The study will determine the impact of the nurse and veteran relationship on the veteran’s treatment compliance during research participation. The theoretical framework applied to the research will appraise the relationships between nurses and veterans and assess how this association impacts veterans' treatment compliance during research participation. The critical variables under this framework include the nurses and veterans, while constructs in the study include education and training levels of nurses on Gulf War Syndrome and compliance during research. The poor relationship between nurses and veterans has created mistrust that has impacted the treatment process. To address this issue, nurses must focus on offering veteran-centric care that demonstrates an understanding and knowledge of military culture and language ( Galindo, Munoz, & Nash, 2017 ). Veteran-centric care will demonstrate an understanding of veterans' plight and struggles, and it will help improve relations with nurses. The research will employ Havelock's model of change to enhance the relationship between nurses and veterans. The first step is building a relationship that will assess the need for change (Udod & Wanger, n.d.). The second stage will require a diagnosis of the problem: change is needed because of the high mistrust between veterans and nurses. The third step is to acquire resources for change. In this study, nurses will be educated on the Gulf War Syndrome to understand veterans' struggles. Veterans will engage with nurses to build relationships. Finally, success will be measured by the level of treatment compliance among veterans.
References
Galindo, M. F. M. C. D., Munoz, C. A. P., & Nash, D. (2017). Impact of veteran-centric prepared nurses on veteran outcomes. International Journal of Nursing , 4 (1), 13-18.
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Gulf War Veterans’ Medically Unexplained Illnesses. (n.d.). U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/gulfwar/medically-unexplained-illness.asp
Udod, S. & Wagner, J. (n.d.). Common change theories and application to different nursing situations. Pressbooks, https://leadershipandinfluencingchangeinnursing.pressbooks.com/chapter/chapter-9-common-change-theories-and-application-to-different-nursing-situations/
