Exploring the use of immersive virtual reality in nursing education: A scoping review
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Date
2024
Authors
Vogelsang, Laura
Wright, Sheri
Risling, Tracie
de Padua, Anthony
Leidl, Donald
Wilson, Jay
Thompson, David
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Publisher
Elsevier
Abstract
Background: Virtual reality is an emerging technology for nursing education. This technology can
provide visual, motor, and auditory immersion into a virtual environment, thereby mimicking reality.
Virtual reality may be an effective pedagogical tool for nursing educators to meet the learning needs
of nursing students.
Objective: The aim of this scoping review was to map the existing literature on the use of immersive
virtual reality implemented within nursing education programs with nursing students.
Design: Scoping review following established methodology.
Data sources: A database search of ERIC (OVID), Medline (OVID), PubMed, Web of Science, and CINAHL
Plus with Full Text, and Nursing and Allied Health Database. Records published between January 2010
and August 2022.
Review methods: Two reviewers independently screened titles and abstracts of 2115 articles. Fourteen
articles were included in this scoping review.
Results: Five major themes were identified in the thematic analysis: Self-confidence, Skill acquisition,
Improved learning outcomes, Perspective taking, and Promoting engagement. Immersive virtual reality
is being utilized in a variety of clinical settings and with different intended purposes. Most virtual
reality research is focused on end-user satisfaction and perceptions of usability.
Conclusions: This scoping review provides a comprehensive understanding of the use of immersive
virtual reality within nursing education. There is a range of definitions of virtual reality utilized within.
Description
Open access. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) applies
Keywords
Extended reality , Immersive , Nursing education , Nursing students , Scoping review , Virtual reality
Citation
Vogelsang, L., Wright, S., Risling, T., de Padua, A., Leidl, D., Wilson, J., & Thompson, D. (2024). Exploring the use of immersive virtual reality in nursing education: A scoping review. Clinical Simulation and Learning, 97, Article 101648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2024.101648