TY  - JOUR
A1  - Pernica, Katrin
A1  - Virtanen, Heli
A1  - Lunddahl Bager, Ida
A1  - Jordan, Fionnuala
A1  - Dütthorn, Nadin
A1  - Stolt, Minna
T1  - Virtual reality simulation enabling high level immersion in undergraduate nursing education: A systematic review
JF  - Journal of Nursing Education and Practice
N2  - Background and objectives: Virtual reality simulation (VRS) can be used to complement experiential learning, as it enables nursing students to further learn and refine nursing skills outside of the clinical setting. However, gathering evidence for its effectiveness as a teaching method in achieving learning outcomes is still ongoing, and thus there is a lack of systematic synthesis. The objective of this systematic literature review is to analyze VRS scenarios with a high level of immersion and their impact on learning outcomes in nursing education.

Methods: A literature search was performed in the MEDLINE, CINAHL, and ERIC databases in November 2022. As a result, fifteen studies were included and analyzed using deductive content analysis.

Results: The studies reported twelve different scenarios for virtual reality simulations with high levels of immersion, the focus of which was on acute critical care, broader nursing processes, neonatal and pediatric care, single nursing interventions, and observation of patients’ symptoms. The associated learning objectives were mainly achieved in the domains of cognition and psychomotor skills.

Conclusions: There are several VRS scenarios that show potential for use in nursing education. The VRS scenarios are effective in improving learning outcomes, particularly those related to knowledge and skills. Overall, the supportive body of evidence gained through this review may help nurse educators in integrating virtual simulations in their curricula. In the future, nursing and adult learning theories should be given greater consideration, and the aspect of affective learning could be included in design and implementation. Moreover, future research could benefit from exploring the long-term effects of learning after using VRS with a high level of immersion to provide valuable evidence for developing VRS teaching methods in nursing.
Y1  - 2023
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v13n11p20
SN  - 1925-4059
VL  - Vol.13
IS  - 11
SP  - 17
EP  - 27
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Koskinen, Iina
A1  - Stolt, Minna
A1  - Tram Widmer, Christine
A1  - Pernica, Katrin
A1  - Dütthorn, Nadin
A1  - Groddeck, Luisa
A1  - Lunddahl Bager, Ida
A1  - Finn, Yvonne
A1  - Smyth, Siobhan
A1  - Virtanen, Heli
T1  - Methodological approaches and competence areas of nursing students in virtual reality simulation research – A scoping review
JF  - Nurse Education Today
Y1  - 2023
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:836-opus-174771
VL  - 133
SP  - 106033
ER  -