Factors That Affect the Success of Ethnically Diverse Nursing Students: An Integrative Review of the Literature

AIM The purpose of this research was to review nursing student retention literature to better understand how to help ethnically diverse undergraduate nursing students succeed. BACKGROUND Nursing student retention continues to be a major challenge. Additional research is needed to improve the retention of students from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. METHOD An integrative literature review was conducted. Qualitative analysis of 10 studies was used to identify emergent themes. RESULTS Analyses of the studies reveal the magnitude, complexity, and distinctiveness of the challenges ethnically diverse nursing students face. CONCLUSION The findings have implications for developing strategies for helping this important at-risk population of students complete their nursing degrees.