Presenting the Organizational Knowledge Creation Model in Military Nursing Education in Iran with the Use of Meta-synthesis

Due to the limited current knowledge about the appropriate trainings for the improvement of competence in military nurses, it seems necessary to use the processes of creating and sharing knowledge to fill the gap between the current knowledge and the required one. Therefore, this research has searched for the model of organizational knowledge creation in military nursing education using a meta-synthesis method.

The research was conducted using the meta-synthesis method (thematic analysis), and the findings were systematically reviewed based on the seven-step model of Sandelowski, Barroso and Voils (2007). For this purpose, 348 articles were reviewed, and finally, 33 articles were confirmed by referring to valid and accessible documents of the sites.

The network of extracted themes was identified as an eight-component model including team-oriented approach, individual factors, managerial factors, technological factors, communication factors, organizational policy-making, implementation of knowledge creation process, and organizational culture.

The implementation of knowledge creation leads to the promotion of military nursing education and, as a result, to the improvement of military nurses performance. To this end, factors such as culture building, using the knowledge of experienced nurses, past successful experiences and updating systems with new information technology tools are effective in creating knowledge. This approach can be an influential factor in advancing the scientific and practical goals of the commanders regarding the creation of knowledge and reducing the waste of time and financial resources.