Finn Yvonne, Smyth Siobhan
School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, University of Galway, Galway, H91 TK33, Ireland.
School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, University of Galway, Galway, H91 TK33, Ireland.
MedEdPublish (2016). 2024 Oct 16;14:233. doi: 10.12688/mep.20697.1. eCollection 2024.
Virtual reality simulation (VRS) has the potential to disrupt and transform current understandings and practices in simulation-based education in health professions curricula. Recent technological developments, including AI applications, give the learner high levels of immersion into a virtual environment that even more closely mimic the real world than heretofore. At the same time, there are significant obstacles facing educators who strive to integrate VRS into their simulation curricula. We have written a VRS handbook for nurse educators, developed VR scenarios and delivered VRS workshops to undergraduate nursing students. Our twelve tips are aimed at undergraduate curriculum developers and simulation leaders, guiding them on how to support educators in integrating VRS into their curricula. The tips describe key considerations to be addressed in the development and integration of VRS into curricula. The tips are timely, as health professions education is on the cusp of entering technology-enhanced simulation, of which VRS will be a key player.
虚拟现实模拟（VRS）有潜力颠覆和改变健康职业课程中基于模拟的教育的当前理解和实践。包括人工智能应用在内的最新技术发展，使学习者能够高度沉浸在虚拟环境中，这种虚拟环境比以往任何时候都更接近现实世界。与此同时，努力将VRS整合到其模拟课程中的教育工作者面临着重大障碍。我们为护理教育工作者编写了一本VRS手册，开发了VR场景，并为本科护理学生举办了VRS工作坊。我们的十二条建议针对本科课程开发者和模拟教学负责人，指导他们如何支持教育工作者将VRS整合到他们的课程中。这些建议描述了在VRS开发和整合到课程中时需要考虑的关键因素。这些建议很及时，因为健康职业教育正处于进入技术增强模拟的关键时刻，而VRS将成为其中的关键因素。
