Effect of virtual reality training to decreases rates of needle stick/sharp injuries in new-coming medical and nursing interns in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Senior nursing and medical interns' lack of familiarity and confidence with respect to practicing universal precaution for the prevention of occupational needle stick (NSI)/sharp (SI) injuries may harm themselves. Trainees' self-reported NSI/SI rate was known to be especially high during the first two months of internship in Taiwan. This prospective cohort study aimed to know the effect of new developed (virtual reality (VR) game, which uses the Gangne's learning model to improved universal precaution for NSI/SI prevention and decrease the rates of needle stick/sharp injuries in new-coming medical and nursing interns in Taiwan. .

Methods

From 2017 to 2019, the VR system was developed and applied in training of 59 new-coming nursing and 50 medical interns. Occupationa

SUBMITTER: Wu SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7054630 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature