Development and Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Program for Immediate Newborn Care Training in Nursing Education: A Feasibility Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Nursing education equips students with the skills necessary to navigate the clinical environment. Repetitive training in complex skills ensures patient and student safety. Immersive virtual reality (VR) offers a realistic and safe environment for such repetitive learning processes. However, the feasibility of integrating such technology into the training of immediate newborn care skills remains unexplored.

Methods

In this feasibility study, the care procedure for immediate newborn care (INC) was standardized and converted into a VR teaching model. Experts and students were then recruited to assess and evaluate the suitability, usefulness and user-friendliness of the INC-VR model. A total of 35 students were recruited and allocated to a VR learning group and a tr

SUBMITTER: Hung HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11639688 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature