Abstract
Background: Nursing students attending clinical placement encounter similar exposure to aggression and violence as qualified clinicians. Universities encounter barriers in aggression and violence management education delivery due to resourcing and time requirements. Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) education may reduce barriers while maintaining comparable learning outcomes to face-to-face simulation-based education. Method: Nursing students (n = 72), recruited from one public university in Perth, Western Australia, completed a 15-20 minute IVR education program. Pre-, post-, and 4-month post-intervention questionnaires investigated self-reported confidence. Cross-sectional data were collected for system usability and motion sickness. Results: Significant differences in self-reported confidence were observed (p < .001, partial η2 = 0.53), with large improvements from pre- to post-intervention (p < .001, d = 1.21) and follow-up (p < .001, d = 1.25). Cross-sectional data indicated the program is easy to use and incurs negligible motion sickness. Conclusion: IVR can deliver effective aggression and violence education for nursing students. The short duration, high usability, and persistence of confidence improvements over time indicate potential for IVR to support current nursing education practices.
RAS ID
76400
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
12-1-2024
Volume
97
Funding Information
Department of Health, Government of Western Australia (G1004756)
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences / Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) / School of Arts and Humanities
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Publisher
Elsevier
Identifier
Joshua Johnson: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0375-0224
Sara Hansen: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8622-6710
Luke Hopper: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5059-7760
Wyatt De Souza: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3772-6138
Brennen Mills: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7409-7007
Recommended Citation
Johnson, J., Hansen, S., Hopper, L., Watson, J., Cashman, S., De Souza, W., & Mills, B. (2024). Immersive virtual reality aggression and violence management education for nursing students: A pre-test, post-test, follow-up evaluation. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2024.101644
Comments
Johnson, J., Hansen, S., Hopper, L., Watson, J., Cashman, S., De Souza, W., & Mills, B. (2024). Immersive virtual reality aggression and violence management education for nursing students: A pre-test, post-test, follow-up evaluation. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2024.101644