VA Nursing Crisis
Teshara Felder-Livingston of National Nurses United talks with Karen and Cat about the nursing crisis within our VA health care system. She discusses issues of retention, work schedules and patient/nurse ratios.Nurse Felder- Livingston is an RN and served for 10 years in the U.S. Navy as a Public Health Officer. She was part of the U.S. Navy Commissioned Officers Medical Service Corps, achieving the rank of LCDR. Felder-Livingston is an OEF/OIF veteran, serving 3 tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as medical support alongside our U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army service members.
The local Atlanta chapter of National Nurses United is hosting a rally on August 31st at 11 am at the Atlanta VA Hospital to highlight their concerns for our VA health system. To learn about the rally and for more information on the issue to go to atlnurse.com
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Teshara Felder-Livingston
Registered Nurse
Teshara E. Felder-Livingston
RN, MPH, BSN
Nursing is my second career. Prior to becoming a RN I served for 10 years in the U.S. Navy as a Public Health Officer, which is apart of the U.S. Navy Commissioned Officers Medical Service Corps, achieving the rank of LCDR. I am an OEF/OIF veteran, serving 3 tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as medical support alongside our U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army service members.
I separated from the U.S. Navy in 2014 to work on starting a family. However, in 2009, during my time in the Navy, I started my journey into nursing by completing pre-requisite college courses.
Graduated with my Bachelor’s Science in Nursing May 2017. I attended Avila University School of Nursing located in Kansas City, MO. I was hired as a nurse resident with the Atlanta VA Healthcare System as a Registered Nurse in 2017. I made the move here to Atlanta at and I have worked as a Registered Nurse with the Atlanta VA for 6yrs now.
I’m married to my wonderful husband Darlon whom I met more than 20 years ago in Jamaica, and we have a 7yr-old son, Lennix.
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