About the Authors The authors are faculty at the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, Georgia. Beth Ann Swan, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Charles F. and Peggy Evans Endowed Distinguished Professor for Simulation and Innovation. Nicholas A. Giordano, PhD, RN, is an assistant professor. This work was supported by a grant from the Woodruff Fund, Inc. For more information, contact Dr. Swan at
Nurs Educ Perspect. 2023;44(5):318-320. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001182. Epub 2023 Aug 3.
Immersive learning opportunities across care settings enhance nursing students' understanding of the environmental, social, cultural, and policy factors that influence patients' health (e.g., social determinants of health) and care utilization. Hotspotting happens when care teams visit patients with frequent hospital admissions to coordinate outpatient care. However, geographic limitations may inhibit the delivery of hotspotting learning opportunities available to students. Delivering immersive hotspotting opportunities over virtual reality helps to overcome this barrier. This overview summarizes the design and implementation of a virtual reality hotspotting experience designed to aid students in understanding the impact of social determinants of health on care transitions.
沉浸式学习机会贯穿护理实践环境，可增强护生对影响患者健康（如健康的社会决定因素）和护理利用的环境、社会、文化和政策因素的理解。当护理团队为经常住院的患者提供上门服务以协调门诊护理时，就会出现热点问题。然而，地理限制可能会阻碍学生获得热点学习机会。通过虚拟现实提供沉浸式热点学习机会有助于克服这一障碍。本文概述了虚拟现实热点体验的设计和实施，旨在帮助学生了解健康的社会决定因素对护理交接的影响。
