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Military Students' Strengths and Challenges Based on Their Military Experiences: An Integrative Review
Background:
Civilian nursing programs educate 100% of undergraduate military nursing students, yet many faculty are unaware of the challenges these students may encounter when they transition to the civilian classroom. The primary purpose of this integrative review was to ascertain the factors that challenge and/or facilitate a military student's transition to the civilian nursing classroom. A second purpose was to present recommendations so educators can become culturally competent to work with this unique student population.
Method:
Whittemore's and Knafl's five-step integrative review method (e.g., problem identification, literature search, data evaluation, data analysis, and presentation) was used to critically analyze and synthesize the literature regarding military students.
Results:
More than 70 articles were included in the final sample. They were framed by the interaction of the eight categories identified in Jeffreys' Nursing Universal Retention and Success model.
Conclusion:
Recommendations are offered based on the review of the literature. [J Nurs Educ. 2019;58(7):392-400.].