Reasonable Academic Accommodation Implementation in Clinical Nursing Education: A Scoping Review

AIM A scoping review was conducted to answer the question: What is known from existing literature about how reasonable academic accommodations have been implemented within clinical nursing education for prelicensure nursing students with physical disabilities? BACKGROUND An increased number of students with disabilities are entering nursing education. Many students with disabilities require accommodations to be successful; however, most nursing programs lack a developed framework for accommodation, and many nurse faculty lack knowledge on how to accommodate. These barriers can hinder student success. METHOD Arskey and O'Malley's 2005 framework was used to explore the nursing literature. RESULTS Four themes emerged from the literature: collaboration, evolving accommodation practices, previously used accommodations, and poorly understood implementation. CONCLUSION Current nursing research fails to adequately address clinical accommodations for nursing students with physical disabilities. Further research into how accommodations are used in nursing clinical education and how faculty can successfully accommodate students is needed.