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. 2024 Jul 26:10:e53106.
doi: 10.2196/53106.

Multidisciplinary Design-Based Multimodal Virtual Reality Simulation in Nursing Education: Mixed Methods Study

Ji-Young Yeo  1 , Hyeongil Nam  2 , Jong-Il Park  2 , Soo-Yeon Han  3
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Multidisciplinary Design-Based Multimodal Virtual Reality Simulation in Nursing Education: Mixed Methods Study

Ji-Young Yeo et al. JMIR Med Educ. .

Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the necessity for innovative educational methods in nursing. Our study takes a unique approach using a multidisciplinary simulation design, which offers a systematic and comprehensive strategy for developing virtual reality (VR) simulations in nursing education.

Objective: The aim of this study is to develop VR simulation content for a pediatric nursing module based on a multidisciplinary simulation design and to evaluate its feasibility for nursing education.

Methods: This study used a 1-group, posttest-only design. VR content for pediatric nursing practice was developed by integrating the technological characteristics of a multimodal VR system with the learning elements of traditional nursing simulation, combining various disciplines, including education, engineering, and nursing. A user test was conducted with 12 nursing graduates (preservice nurses) followed by post hoc surveys (assessing presence, VR systems, VR sickness, and simulation satisfaction) and in-depth, one-on-one interviews.

Results: User tests showed mean scores of 4.01 (SD 1.43) for presence, 4.91 (SD 0.81) for the VR system, 0.64 (SD 0.35) for VR sickness, and 5.00 (SD 1.00) for simulation satisfaction. In-depth interviews revealed that the main strengths of the immersive VR simulation for pediatric pneumonia nursing were effective visualization and direct experience through hands-on manipulation; the drawback was keyword-based voice interaction. To improve VR simulation quality, participants suggested increasing the number of nursing techniques and refining them in more detail.

Conclusions: This VR simulation content for a pediatric nursing practice using a multidisciplinary educational design model was confirmed to have positive educational potential. Further research is needed to confirm the specific learning effects of immersive nursing content based on multidisciplinary design models.

Keywords: VR; allied health; develop; development; education; educational; educator; educators; feasibility; interview; interviews; module; modules; multidisciplinary; multimodal; nurse; nurses; nursing; paediatric; paediatrics; pediatric; pediatrics; qualitative; satisfaction; simulation; simulations; teaching; usability; user test; user testing; virtual reality.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: None declared.

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Research overview. VR: virtual reality.
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Flow of the user test.
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Figure 3
Example of screens from the developed virtual reality content.
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