TY - GEN
T1 - The Experience of Virtual Reality in Gerontological Nursing Education among Nursing Students
AU - Liao, Ye Qian
AU - Hsu, Mei Hua Kerry
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PY - 2024/6/22
Y1 - 2024/6/22
N2 - As the global aging, gerontological nursing course is important in nursing education. The aim of this study was to explore nursing students' experiences and perceptions of using virtual reality (VR) in a gerontological nursing course. Three stages of implementation were planned and applied including preparation, application, and evaluation. A qualitative descriptive design was used to analyse nursing students' reflection reports after aged simulation and VR activities. This research was held at nursing lab in Macao. Of 85 nursing students completed VR simulation with reflection reports. Nursing students' experiences were analyzed and summarized including the feeling of being an older adult, safety concern, empathy, prospective aspect, and immersive experience. This study concluded that the use of VR technology in GN with traditional teaching methods can enhance nursing students' knowledge and empathy towards older people.
AB - As the global aging, gerontological nursing course is important in nursing education. The aim of this study was to explore nursing students' experiences and perceptions of using virtual reality (VR) in a gerontological nursing course. Three stages of implementation were planned and applied including preparation, application, and evaluation. A qualitative descriptive design was used to analyse nursing students' reflection reports after aged simulation and VR activities. This research was held at nursing lab in Macao. Of 85 nursing students completed VR simulation with reflection reports. Nursing students' experiences were analyzed and summarized including the feeling of being an older adult, safety concern, empathy, prospective aspect, and immersive experience. This study concluded that the use of VR technology in GN with traditional teaching methods can enhance nursing students' knowledge and empathy towards older people.
KW - Aged simulation
KW - Gerontological Nursing (GN)
KW - Nursing student
KW - Virtual reality (VR)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85205346444&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/3678726.3678743
DO - 10.1145/3678726.3678743
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85205346444
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
SP - 30
EP - 35
BT - ICEMT 2024 - 2024 8th International Conference on Education and Multimedia Technology
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
T2 - 8th International Conference on Education and Multimedia Technology, ICEMT 2024
Y2 - 22 June 2024 through 24 June 2024
ER -