1. An Innovative Community Health Nursing Virtual Reality Experience: A Mixed Methods Study.
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Hoffman, Jenni L, Wu, Tsu-Yin, and Argeros, Grigoris
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PSYCHOLOGY of college students , *SOCIAL determinants of health , *EVALUATION of human services programs , *PROFESSIONS , *CONFIDENCE , *VIRTUAL reality , *RESEARCH methodology , *BACCALAUREATE nursing education , *CONCEPTUAL structures , *T-test (Statistics) , *CULTURAL competence , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *RESEARCH funding , *NURSING students , *JUDGMENT sampling , *COMMUNITY health nursing - Abstract
Background: Virtual reality (VR) simulation in nursing education, especially about non-acute care including community health, is an emerging learning strategy; more research is needed about its effectiveness. Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative community health nursing VR simulation on prelicensure students' knowledge about social determinants of health and cultural competence, with a goal of enhancing students' preparation for practice. Methods: In a convergent mixed methods study, 100 prelicensure nursing students in a community health nursing course at a Midwestern U.S., urban, public university completed a pretest, a VR simulation, a posttest, and an evaluation. Pre- and posttests containing content questions adapted from leading community health nursing text faculty resources were used to assess learning, and the Simulation Effectiveness Tool-Modified (SET-M) was used to assess perceived effectiveness of the intervention. Results: The majority of participants' posttest scores were higher than their pretest scores. Most participants strongly agreed that the VR simulation was effective, and reported on new knowledge/skills learned, material found most helpful, and benefit to their nursing practice. Conclusions: The community health nursing VR simulation was effective at increasing participants' knowledge and their confidence in their knowledge and abilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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