Exploring undergraduate nursing student interactions with virtual patients to develop 'non-technical skills' through case study methodology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Virtual patients are a recent addition to the educational arsenal to develop non-technical skills in undergraduate health professionals. The Virtual Simulated Patient Resource (www.vspr.net.au) is a web-based resource that uses branching, narrative virtual patients to develop knowledge, attitude and practice of all categories of non-technical skills in undergraduate health professionals. However, there is limited literature exploring how the interaction with a virtual patient influences the development of knowledge, attitude and practice of non-technical skills in undergraduate nursing students.

Methods

An intrinsic case study method, using focus groups and individual interviews, enabled exploration of the experience of undergraduate nursing students when interact

SUBMITTER: Peddle M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6373120 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature