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Black Africans are one of the fastest growing immigrant and refugee populations in the United States, having increased by 100% in the 2000s. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of how Black African nurses experience nursing education within the United States. This qualitative study provided a rich description of the phenomenon. Nine Black African nurses from the midwestern United States participated. Five male and four female participants represented the countries of Sierra-Leone, Kenya, Liberia, Eritrea, and Ethiopia. Seven participants had been in the country less than 2 years, and two had been in the country less than 4 years. Optimistic determination was the essence of how participants adapted to challenges while in their nursing programs, and four themes emerged relating to academics, competing demands, culture, and relationships. Through an awareness of the unique needs of this student population, educators can develop strategies to improve retention. [J Nurs Educ. 2015;54(2):72-79.] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines the psychiatric consequences of the 1998 U.S. embassy bombing in Nairobi, Kenya. It offers an overview of the bombing wherein a truck bomb was used by the terrorists killing 213 people and injuring 5,000. It describes the injuries inflicted by the blast on the survivors including eye injuries. It discusses the complexities of providing psychiatric care to traumatized people in an overseas setting.