Resilience of nursing students: A concept analysis study.

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Psychology
• Healthcare Resilience

Background:

• Resilience is crucial for nursing students facing academic and clinical challenges.
• Understanding resilience attributes is essential for supporting student well-being and retention.
• Previous research has not comprehensively identified the multifaceted attributes of resilience in this population.

Purpose of the Study:

• To identify and analyze the core attributes of resilience among nursing students.
• To provide a framework for understanding the components contributing to nursing student resilience.

Main Methods:

• A concept analysis method was employed.
• A systematic literature review of studies published in the last 10 years was conducted.
• Searches were performed across major academic databases (Science Direct, CINAHL, PubMed, Wiley Online Library) using predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Main Results:

• Seventeen studies were included in the final analysis.
• Resilience in nursing students was conceptualized through three main attributes: individual, educational, and situational.
• Individual attributes (15 sub-attributes) encompass personal competencies like self-confidence; educational attributes (7 sub-attributes) relate to academic and clinical coping; situational attributes (6 sub-attributes) involve adapting to circumstances like pandemics and social support.

Conclusions:

• The study identified specific resilience attributes relevant to nursing students and contemporary challenges.
• Findings underscore the need for validated assessment tools tailored to nursing student resilience.
• Developing and utilizing such tools can support targeted interventions to bolster resilience in nursing education.