The Challenges Experienced by International Nursing Students in Nursing Education: A Qualitative Study

Objective: The study aimed to determine the challenges experienced by international nursing undergraduate students during their education period. Methods: A qualitative research design was used. The study was conducted a foundation university in Turkey with 20 international nursing students enrolled. Results:Based on the study’s results, three main themes, ‘Learning in a different environment’, ‘Challenges’, ‘Solution-Non Solution’ and their sub-themes themes were created. Conclusions: The challenges experienced by the students directly affect their education and success. To that end, both the institutions they receive education and the academicians must support the students in various ways.