Abstract:
Simulation has been integral to the nursing education curriculum for many years and has integrated high-level technology since the 1990s. As technology-driven simulators (manikins) have increased, educators have increased their knowledge and skills and incorporated best practices and standards to create, facilitate, and debrief a variety of nursing simulations. As the technology options become available the use of computer-based simulations, virtual and augmented reality simulations using head-mounted displays or HMD are becoming more widespread. This CE presentation will discuss the use of these new forms of technology-mediated nursing simulations. A brief overview of the “Extended Reality” (XR) technologies will be presented, along with educational frameworks that have been used with virtual education, exemplars and a brief review of some key literature in this area will be shared.
Learning Objectives:
- Examine key terms related to extended reality (XR) in nursing simulation and nursing education.
- Appraise current use cases of XR in nursing education, including mixed reality, virtual reality, and augmented reality.
- Integrate recommendations for clinical faculty development and curriculum integration.