Veterans

Details

Location:

We spend 9 days in Washington DC, in addition to local and rural clinical experiences with our Veteran population, and 3 days in DC at the end of May on an Honor Flight

Clinical Experiences:

All students obtain clinical hours in Washington DC at various Veteran-related sites and activities. In addition, students choose either a rural setting in Utah or sites within the Salt Lake - Provo area to complete individual clinical hours.

Other Experiences:

Various field trips within Utah to meet with individuals and groups of Veterans and those who care for Veterans.

Honor Flight:

Students will serve as a guardian on an Honor Flight to a WWII, Korean, or Vietnam War veteran on a trip to see their memorials in Washington DC. The Utah Honor Flight is a Utah-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a trip for veterans to visit their memorials in Washington DC, with our students helping to facilitate that trip for these deserving veterans.

Reflection

“I used to think that I knew everything that I needed to know about the Veteran population after growing up as a military brat and having a lot of relatives serving in the military. At first I didn’t even want to study Veteran nursing. However, I was completely wrong.

I learned so much more than I could have imagined and there is probably still so much more to learn. ”