Crafting veteran to baccalaureate nursing programs.
Upon leaving the military, veteran health care personnel have difficulty finding commensurate civilian employment, yet their military transcripts document a strong record of health care education and experience. Vigorous Veterans' Bachelor of Science in Nursing (VBSN) programs can provide military p...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Professional Nursing Vol. 63; pp. 112 - 116 |
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| Formato: | research Journal Article |
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W B Saunders
Mar2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=192150377&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 192150377 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 87557223 4CK jtl: Journal of Professional Nursing issn: 87557223 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Mar2026 vid: 63 pid: 1351 pub: W B Saunders place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 192150377 192150377 192150377 10.1016/j.profnurs.2026.02.003 192150377 ppf: 112 ppct: 4 formats: tig: atl: Crafting veteran to baccalaureate nursing programs. aug: au: Sikes, Deborah L. Jones, Melinda Mitchell Armstrong, Myrna L. affil: Assistant Dean Outcomes Management and Evaluation and Co-Director Veterans Education Initiatives for Non-Traditional Undergraduate Programs, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, 3601 4th Street, Lubbock, TX, 79430-6264, United States sug: subj: Curriculum Development Military Nursing Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate Military Personnel Education Veterans Education Students, Nursing, Baccalaureate Career Mobility Student Retention Student Recruitment Program Development Multidisciplinary Care Team Licensure, Nursing Cultural Competence Education Cultural Diversity ab: Upon leaving the military, veteran health care personnel have difficulty finding commensurate civilian employment, yet their military transcripts document a strong record of health care education and experience. Vigorous Veterans' Bachelor of Science in Nursing (VBSN) programs can provide military personnel with opportunities to become registered nurses. This article describes the incremental planning, curriculum design, prior-learning evaluation option implementation, and student veteran results from one VBSN program with a ten-year history of successful, sustainable delivery. Formation of a multidisciplinary team that possesses ingenuity, knowledge of military culture, and persistence are important for program development. Over 170 veterans have already graduated from this Texas university, with their National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) first time pass rates results at 90%, with retakes of 99%. Gender, racial, and ethnic diversity of these graduates exceeds national averages. Information about this VBSN program provides further evidence of effective strategies used to promote development of new veteran-specific programs regarding recruitment, retention, and graduation. • Nursing programs for veterans can provide pathways to become registered nurses. • A multidisciplinary team is needed to support a strong, sustainable VBSN program. • Educating veterans takes ingenuity, knowledge of military culture, and persistence. • A current nursing program of study provides a platform to build a veterans track. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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