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Triservice Nursing Research Program
Combat & Disaster Nursing
Evidence-Based Practice in Operational Environments
DIGITAL EDITION
In complex operational landscapes, military nurses must deliver exceptional care under conditions that challenge the limits of modern healthcare. Combat & Disaster Nursing: Evidence-Based Practice in Operational Environments is the definitive reference for nursing clinical practice across combat, disaster, and austere environments — where resources are constrained, threats are evolving, and clinical decisions directly impact survival and mission success.
Edited by:
Retired US Air Force Reserve Nurse Corps, Colonel Dr. Elizabeth J. Bridges, PhD, RN, FCCM, FAAN, a renowned military nurse scientist and educator, with input from a multidisciplinary team of military nurses and physicians with operational, deployment, and humanitarian mission expertise, this reference distills the latest evidence-based practice into practical, mission-ready guidance that fits in a duffle, sea bag or tablet. It reflects the reality of military medicine — where care is delivered far forward, under fire, at sea, underground, in the air, and amid natural disasters and pandemics.
Grounded in current research and operational experience, this reference bridges policy, practice, and performance emphasizing the readiness, return to duty, and retention of service members. It equips military nurses, medics, disaster first responders, and other healthcare professionals with the knowledge to make sound clinical decisions in the most demanding settings on earth.
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Military Medicine Supplement
Building Health Through Military Family Readiness and Community Partnerships
Volume 190, Issue Supplement 3, November/December 2025
Editor:
Dr. Lisa Braun, PhD, MBA, JD, FNP-BC, FAANP, CAPT (Ret)
The articles submitted in this Military Medicine supplement are the contributions of military healthcare providers and research scientists engaged in the TriService Nursing Research Program’s Family Research Interest Group. These submissions highlight and explore a broad-range of Military Family Health topics, which have the potential to contribute to health policies, evidence-based care for the military members and their families, and enhance military readiness—a critical component aligned within the National Defense Strategy.
NEW! EBP Council Toolkit
Gain practical guidance for implementing and sustaining EBP within your Military Treatment Facility. Developed by a triservice team of nursing professionals from the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force Nurse Corps, this toolkit offers user-friendly resources for establishing an EBP Council and integrating EBP into existing processes.
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Evidence-Based Practice: A Quick Introduction
Learn where Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is present within military healthcare, models for EBP, and decision trees to translate research evidence into clinic practice guidelines. Plus, gain resources available from TSNRP.
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Military Medicine Supplement
Advancing Evidence-Based Practice in Military Nursing
Volume 189, Issue Supplement 1, January/February 2024
Editors:
CAPT (ret) Heather C. King, PhD, PMHNP-BC, CRNA, FAAN
COL Young J. Yauger, AN, USA,PhD, CRNA, FAANA
As the military healthcare system embraces, implements, and sustains evidence-based practice (EBP) into all aspects of care, TSNRP continues to support this transformation to improve clinical outcomes service members. This supplement highlights clinically focused EBP projects conducted by military nurses, as well as essential infrastructure needed to advance EBP within the military healthcare system.
TriService Nursing Research Program: A Critical Component to Support Military Nursing Science
Nursing Outlook, Volume 70, Issue 6, Supplement 2, S100-S103
November 2022
Authors:
CAPT (ret) Heather C. King, PhD, PMHNP-BC, CRNA, FAAN
Laura A. Talbot, PhD, EdD, RN
COL Young J. Yauger, AN, USA, PhD, CRNA, FAANA
The TriService Nursing Research Program (TSNRP) is a Department of War program dedicated to supporting military nursing research and evidence-based practice (EBP) projects that contribute to advancing nursing practice and improving the quality of care service members receive. Specifically, TSNRP is committed to ensuring that all military service members, and their beneficiaries, receive evidence-based health care in all care settings—from military treatment facilities (i.e., hospitals and clinics located within military bases) to austere deployed operational environments worldwide. Leveraging scientific expertise developed over the last three decades, and driven by TSNRP's longstanding mission, strategic goals, and funding priorities, ensures that the most relevant high-quality projects receive funding. Investigator supported research examines the unique military health care needs of service members and beneficiaries and the health care system intended to meet those needs. However, TSNRP has accomplished more than simply funding research investigations and EBP projects. Over the last three decades, TSNRP has supported an expanding cadre of military nurse scholars, improved patient outcomes, optimized individual and unit operational readiness through support of over 500 funded projects ($160M), educational course offerings, research and EBP summits, and the support of six research interest groups.
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COVID-19 Palliative Care Toolkit: Biobehavioral Framework
Authors: Ceferina Brackett, RN, BSN; Rebecca Heyne, PhD, DNP, MBA, RN; Lt Col Sarah Huffman, USAF, NC, PhD, RN; LeAnne Lovett-Floom, DNP, MSN, PHN-BC; Lt Col Laurie Migliore, USAF, NC, PhD, RN; Capt Erin Repko, USAF, NC, MSN.
Prepare and support frontline workers in addressing unique
COVID-19 palliative care challenges related to physical and social isolation; limited access to “in-person/ face-to-face” supports (family, chaplains, therapists); the unpredictable rapid change of a patient’s clinical course; and the complex decision making and conversations required in our evolving healthcare delivery system. Based on best available evidence as of September 2020.
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Military Medicine Supplement
Military Nurses: Frontline Caregivers in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Volume 186, Issue Supplement_2, September-October 2021
Editors:
CAPT (ret) Heather C. King, PhD, PMHNP-BC, CRNA, FAAN
Dr. Emily Bell
Military nurses have been placed in the forefront of clinical and leadership roles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Serving in critical roles, military nurses have spearheaded innovations in clinical practice, conducted research, and implemented evidence-based practice projects that have advanced the capabilities of the Armed Forces Nurse Corps. This collection captures and highlights many of these military nursing contributions combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
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