Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, 1001 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2011 Feb 10;75(1):7. doi: 10.5688/ajpe7517.
To provide a virtual environment for pharmacy students to learn United States Pharmacopeia Chapter 797 (USP 797) requirements, while recognizing the role of pharmacists in the safe use of intravenous (IV) medications.
A virtual laboratory was created that included stations for IV medications, product verification, medication safety, and patient cases pertaining to high-alert medications. Pharmacy students used 3-D glasses and a wireless controller to navigate through the session and identify violations of USP 797 regulations.
Pre-assessments and post-assessments were administered to students who completed the session in each of the 2 years it was offered. In the first year, 88% of students strongly agreed or agreed that the sessions met their expectation. Following their APPE clerkship, 92% of these students felt the virtual IV room prepared them for the IV clean room experience. In the second year, 88% of students felt the experience enhanced their understanding of clean room procedures. After session completion, 75% of participants perceived medication errors to be more significant. Written examinations also were administered and students' mean scores improved significantly compared to those of students' prior to implementation of the session (89.6% in year 0; 91.2% in year 1; and 96.1% in year 2).
The immersive virtual environment is a contemporary and effective way to teach USP 797 requirements and enhance the awareness of medication errors.
为药学学生提供一个虚拟环境，学习美国药典第 797 章（USP 797）的要求，同时认识到药师在静脉（IV）药物安全使用中的作用。
创建了一个虚拟实验室，其中包括 IV 药物、产品验证、药物安全以及涉及高警示药物的患者病例等站点。药学学生使用 3D 眼镜和无线控制器在课程中导航并识别违反 USP 797 法规的行为。
在该课程开设的 2 年中，对完成课程的学生进行了预评估和后评估。在第一年，88%的学生强烈同意或同意该课程满足他们的期望。在完成实习后，92%的学生认为虚拟 IV 室为他们在 IV 洁净室体验做好了准备。在第二年，88%的学生认为该体验增强了他们对洁净室程序的理解。课程完成后，75%的参与者认为药物错误更加严重。还进行了书面考试，与课程实施前的学生相比，学生的平均分数显著提高（0 年为 89.6%；1 年为 91.2%；2 年为 96.1%）。
沉浸式虚拟环境是教授 USP 797 要求和增强药物错误意识的一种现代而有效的方法。
