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Ingrid Tjoflåt1, Tone Knutsen Brandeggen1, Ellen Synnøve Strandberg2
1Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
Background:
vSim® for Nursing is the first web-based platform linked to the nursing education curriculum. It is an American simulation tool, developed in 2014 through a collaboration between Wolters Kluwer Health, Laerdal Medical and the National League for Nursing. To our knowledge, no studies have evaluated vSim® for Nursing from the nursing students' perspective in Norway. The aim of the study was to evaluate second year Norwegian nursing students' experiences with the virtual clinical simulation scenario in surgical nursing from vSim® for Nursing.
Methods:
A descriptive and a convergent mixed method design was utilised. The method comprised a 7-item questionnaire with five open-ended questions. Sixty-five nursing students participated in the study.
Results:
The majority of Norwegian nursing students evaluated the virtual clinical scenario in surgical nursing from vSim® for Nursing useful, realistic and educational in preparing for clinical placement in surgical care. However, a small portion of the nursing students had trouble understanding and navigating the American vSim® for Nursing program.
Conclusions:
Introducing virtual simulation tools into the nursing education encompasses faculty and student preparation, guidance from faculty members during the simulation session and support for students who are facing difficulties with the simulation program.
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