3025-25: Veterans and Moral Injury: Recognition and Treatment Strategies

This presentation provides the opportunity for PMH nurses and APRNs to obtain understanding of the association between military trauma and the development of moral injury, how moral injury both intersects and is independent of the development of PTSD, and current methods utilized in the management of moral injury.

Presenter:  Angela DelGrande, PhD, CNP, PMHNP-BC

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  45 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Describe at least two key differences between PTSD and moral injury.

Key Takeaway(s): 

• The primary trigger of moral injury is a perceived violation of moral/ethical beliefs by oneself or others in the context of trauma.
• Moral repair is multidimensional with a focus on physical, social, psychological and spiritual healing.

Keywords:  Moral Injury, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Military, Veterans

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.75 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the entire presentation, complete the reflection activity, evaluation, and honor statement before the expiration date. Once all steps are successfully completed, a certificate will be generated online and available for you to print immediately. Contact hours cannot be awarded unless all required components are completed. 

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Release Date:  December 1, 2025
Access to this course will end:  December 1, 2028

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