Nursing care for the military veteran and their family

Abstract: Armed Forces personnel risk their lives in defence of their country, whilst their families are exposed to regular changes in location and spending long periods apart. Many veterans have witnessed dreadful incidents, including the death of friends and civilians of all ages and have a high prevalence of common mental health (MH) disorders (Finnegan & Randles, 2022). They are embedded in the fabric of society; for example, in the United Kingdom, there are an estimated 2 M veterans, and in the USA, 25 M. These figures can be multiplied by four to indicate the number of the wider Armed Forces Community (AFC) of serving personnel, veterans and their families.